Canadian Al extruder to open Kentucky plant

Canada-based Dajcor Aluminum will spend nearly $20mn to open an extrusion plant in eastern Kentucky.

The company will open the facility in an existing building at the Coalfields Industrial Park in Perry County, which was formerly occupied by a cabinet maker.

Retrofitting and setup have already begun and operations are slated to begin by the end of the year.

The location has received preliminary approval for up to $4mn in tax credits through the Kentucky Businesses Investment program. The credits are conditional and based on Dajcor meeting the state's investment and hiring targets.

Several aluminum companies have Invested in Kentucky over the past two years, including Kobe Steel subsidiary Kobelco, which opened an extrusion plant in Bowling Green in 2017, and Braidy Industries, which plans to build a more than $1bn greenfield rolling mill in Ashland.

Dajcor makes extruded, anodized and fabricated aluminum products at its one location in Chatham, Ontario.