Golden Triangle builds on Steel Dynamics growth with new Kloeckner aluminum plant ...Middle East

COLUMBUS — The groundbreaking of Kloeckner Metals’ new facility was a celebration of the area’s long-term investment in manufacturing and a continued push for American-made goods.

“ Today’s groundbreaking is another example of the special things happening in our state,” Gov. Tate Reeves said at the event on Wednesday.

The Georgia-based company already has a presence in Louisville, and this new $90-million flat-rolled aluminum processing facility will create 40 direct jobs.

Kloeckner Metals is the first company to join the Aluminum Dynamics Customer Park in Columbus, a venture of Steel Dynamics. Kloeckner will make automotive and other goods from metal manufactured next door at the Aluminum Dynamics factory.

Mark Millet, the co-founder and CEO of Steel Dynamics, celebrated the partnership between Steel Dynamics and Mississippi that dates back to 2014 when the company purchased a factory in Columbus. He emphasized the company’s continued commitment to Mississippi and thanked Reeves for the incentives the company received from the state. These included a $247-million package for the aluminum factory passed by the Legislature in 2022. 

Agriculture was once the Golden Triangle’s primary industry. But local economic developers and leaders have successfully brought new manufacturing jobs to the area. Leroy Brooks, who represents District 5 on the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, recalled growing up and smelling cotton just a few pastures away from where the new factory will break ground. 

Meryl Fisackerly, COO of the Golden Triangle Development LINK, the area’s economic development agency, said the factory, “Means jobs, opportunity and long-term commitment to our people and our region’s future.” Fisackerly is overseeing day-to-day operations of LINK after the sudden departure of its longtime CEO Joe Max Higgins in August.

While speakers mainly focused on the partnership between local and state governments and industry, the event also highlighted the national push for more American manufacturing. This included a logo on the event backdrop that read, “We are building North America.”

“ This investment by (Aluminum Dynamics) brings aluminum production back to North America at a critical moment in time. And Kloeckner is excited to become a strategic supply chain partner that helps deliver American-made aluminum,” said John Ganem, CEO of Americas Kloeckner Metals. 

Talking with the press after the event, Reeves emphasized that Mississippi’s investment in manufacturing has positioned it well for the current business climate.

“The president is focused on an American-first agenda and that includes manufacturing in America. The good news for Mississippi is that’s what we do,” said Reeves.

The partnership between the companies and the state still has room to grow.

“ We know this is just the beginning. This facility has been designed with expansion in mind. We anticipate growth phases beyond the initial build,” said Ganem.

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