US Aluminum Company has signed an agreement with EGA and Century Aluminum to explore the development of a fabrication plant near a proposed Oklahoma smelter.
US Aluminum Company is the first downstream firm to sign an agreement with the project developers.
US Aluminum Company’s goal is to build a plant near the smelter to turn liquid aluminium into products for the electrical, defense, aerospace, automotive and machinery industries. It was founded by the Plotkin Family of Oklahoma City, owners of fabrication company M-D Building Products.
EGA and Century Aluminum have proposed to build a planned primary aluminium production plant in Inola, Oklahoma, USA.
The project, named Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, is expected to double US primary aluminium production and make Oklahoma a national centre of aluminium-related manufacturing.
Ryan Plotkin, President and CEO of U.S. Aluminum Company, said: “U.S. Aluminum Company intends to leverage the availability of Oklahoma-made metal to be the cornerstone aluminum processing facility in Inola, creating additional jobs and making strategic products for the many downstream industries we expect will grow around the new smelter as well as customers throughout America”
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: “This project will help make Oklahoma – especially Inola – one of the top places in America to manufacture aluminium products, while creating thousands of new jobs for Oklahomans. We’re proud to sign our first downstream exploratory agreement before the smelter is even built, and even prouder that our first partner is an Oklahoma-based company.”
Jesse Gary, Chief Executive Officer of Century Aluminum said: “By establishing a hub in Oklahoma, we are strengthening and shortening the supply chain for a critical metal that supports American industries.”
Construction of Oklahoma Primary Aluminum is expected to begin by the end of this year, with first primary production by the end of the decade.
