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Released July 28, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Alabama is on the receiving end of more than 90 major industrial projects that are presently under construction and being tracked by Industrial Info. While the Metals & Minerals Industry features largely in the state's project activity, projects from various other industries such as Food & Beverage and Industrial Manufacturing also feature prominently.
The primary reason for the Metals & Minerals Industry's dominance in Alabama comes down to a single multibillion-dollar project: Novelis Incorporated's (Atlanta, Georgia) integrated aluminum rolling mill in Bay Minette, about 35 miles from Mobile. The facility will cater to the beverage can and automotive markets and will be able to produce 1.3 billion pounds per year of finished aluminum goods at full production. An accompanying recycling center will increase Novelis' recycling capacity by 16 billion cans per year, raising capacity to 90 billion cans per year globally. Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Fluor Corporation (Irving, Texas) is expected to wrap up construction on the plant in mid-2026. The facility is considered a "low-carbon" undertaking, in that Novelis is aiming for carbon neutrality of the plant in regard to Scope 1 and 2 emissions and will be partially powered by renewable energy. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Another Metals & Minerals project that broke ground last summer but has been in planning since at least 2011 may have a received a surprise boost from the Trump administration. Warrior Met Coal Incorporated (Brookwood, Alabama) is at work on a grassroot underground metallurgical coal (met coal) mine in Tuscaloosa County. Met coal is used to make about 30% of the nation's steel via coal-fired blast furnaces, versus the cleaner electric arc furnaces, which compose about 70% of the U.S.' steelmaking infrastructure. Because of this, much U.S.-produced met coal is exported to countries such as China, where it is used to make steel, often more cheaply than U.S.-produced steel. In May, under the direction issued in an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump, Energy Secretary Chris Wright deemed met coal a "critical mineral" in the U.S., generally reserved for minerals essential to the nation's economic and national security and vulnerable to supply chain disruption. Later, the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," signed into law in July, stipulated a 2.5% manufacturing tax credit for met coal producers.
While the Warrior's Blue Creek mine has produced a small amount of coal for market already, the project is slated for completion next summer, when it will begin ramping to full production of 6 million tons annually. Walt Scheller, chief executive officer of Warrior, noted during the company's conference call for fourth-quarter and full-year 2024, "During the fourth quarter of 2024, we delivered a strong operational and financial performance despite high-quality steelmaking coal prices reaching the lowest levels since 2021 due to a confluence of excess Chinese steel exports into our customers' markets, weaker demand and ample supply of steelmaking coals." The company's economics may have altered some since the U.S.' implementation of a 50% tariff on imported steel. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United (Birmingham, Alabama) is the second-largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S., and the nation's third-largest Coca-Cola bottler overall. The company is set to grow its operations even further with the construction of a new headquarters and warehousing complex in Birmingham. Design-build firm Brasfield & Gorrie LLC (Birmingham) is heading up work at the property, which formerly belonged to Stockham Valves. Of the 500,000 square feet of construction, 150,000 is being designated toward the new headquarters, 300,000 square feet will go toward warehousing, with 50,000 square feet for auxiliary buildings. The project is expected to wrap up in late 2027. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Intending to ramp up its production of the A320 family of jets, Airbus Americas Incorporated (Herndon, Virginia) is expanding its manufacturing plant in Mobile with the addition of 237,000 square feet of new building space and expansions of the final assembly line and paint shop. The work, which has been underway since 2023, is expected to wind down in the coming months. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Airbus rival The Boeing Company (Arlington, Virginia) also is expanding an Alabama plant with a focus not specifically on aircraft, but rather for weapons used by the U.S. military. At its Huntsville campus, Boeing is constructing a 35,000-square-foot building addition to increase production by 30% of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles, which provide active guidance data to help intercept threats including ballistic and cruise missiles, and aircraft. General contractor DPR Construction (Redwood City, California) is expected to complete the project in 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Data centers are popping up and expanding in seemingly all corners of the U.S., and Alabama is no exception, with a few data center projects underway. Two of the largest of these come from Meta Platforms Incorporated (Menlo Park, California), which is adding two 300,000-square-foot buildings to its campus in Huntsville, increasing the campus' total size to nearly 3.5 million square feet. Meta also broke ground on a grassroot data center complex in Alabama's capital city Montgomery in late 2024. Current work on the campus, which will be capable of processing heavy artificial intelligence loads, includes constructing a 715,000-square-foot data center building, constituting the first phase of work on the 1,540-acre site. Both the Montgomery and Huntsville projects are expected to wrap up in the second half of 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
The primary reason for the Metals & Minerals Industry's dominance in Alabama comes down to a single multibillion-dollar project: Novelis Incorporated's (Atlanta, Georgia) integrated aluminum rolling mill in Bay Minette, about 35 miles from Mobile. The facility will cater to the beverage can and automotive markets and will be able to produce 1.3 billion pounds per year of finished aluminum goods at full production. An accompanying recycling center will increase Novelis' recycling capacity by 16 billion cans per year, raising capacity to 90 billion cans per year globally. Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Fluor Corporation (Irving, Texas) is expected to wrap up construction on the plant in mid-2026. The facility is considered a "low-carbon" undertaking, in that Novelis is aiming for carbon neutrality of the plant in regard to Scope 1 and 2 emissions and will be partially powered by renewable energy. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Another Metals & Minerals project that broke ground last summer but has been in planning since at least 2011 may have a received a surprise boost from the Trump administration. Warrior Met Coal Incorporated (Brookwood, Alabama) is at work on a grassroot underground metallurgical coal (met coal) mine in Tuscaloosa County. Met coal is used to make about 30% of the nation's steel via coal-fired blast furnaces, versus the cleaner electric arc furnaces, which compose about 70% of the U.S.' steelmaking infrastructure. Because of this, much U.S.-produced met coal is exported to countries such as China, where it is used to make steel, often more cheaply than U.S.-produced steel. In May, under the direction issued in an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump, Energy Secretary Chris Wright deemed met coal a "critical mineral" in the U.S., generally reserved for minerals essential to the nation's economic and national security and vulnerable to supply chain disruption. Later, the "One Big, Beautiful Bill," signed into law in July, stipulated a 2.5% manufacturing tax credit for met coal producers.
While the Warrior's Blue Creek mine has produced a small amount of coal for market already, the project is slated for completion next summer, when it will begin ramping to full production of 6 million tons annually. Walt Scheller, chief executive officer of Warrior, noted during the company's conference call for fourth-quarter and full-year 2024, "During the fourth quarter of 2024, we delivered a strong operational and financial performance despite high-quality steelmaking coal prices reaching the lowest levels since 2021 due to a confluence of excess Chinese steel exports into our customers' markets, weaker demand and ample supply of steelmaking coals." The company's economics may have altered some since the U.S.' implementation of a 50% tariff on imported steel. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United (Birmingham, Alabama) is the second-largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S., and the nation's third-largest Coca-Cola bottler overall. The company is set to grow its operations even further with the construction of a new headquarters and warehousing complex in Birmingham. Design-build firm Brasfield & Gorrie LLC (Birmingham) is heading up work at the property, which formerly belonged to Stockham Valves. Of the 500,000 square feet of construction, 150,000 is being designated toward the new headquarters, 300,000 square feet will go toward warehousing, with 50,000 square feet for auxiliary buildings. The project is expected to wrap up in late 2027. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Intending to ramp up its production of the A320 family of jets, Airbus Americas Incorporated (Herndon, Virginia) is expanding its manufacturing plant in Mobile with the addition of 237,000 square feet of new building space and expansions of the final assembly line and paint shop. The work, which has been underway since 2023, is expected to wind down in the coming months. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Airbus rival The Boeing Company (Arlington, Virginia) also is expanding an Alabama plant with a focus not specifically on aircraft, but rather for weapons used by the U.S. military. At its Huntsville campus, Boeing is constructing a 35,000-square-foot building addition to increase production by 30% of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles, which provide active guidance data to help intercept threats including ballistic and cruise missiles, and aircraft. General contractor DPR Construction (Redwood City, California) is expected to complete the project in 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Data centers are popping up and expanding in seemingly all corners of the U.S., and Alabama is no exception, with a few data center projects underway. Two of the largest of these come from Meta Platforms Incorporated (Menlo Park, California), which is adding two 300,000-square-foot buildings to its campus in Huntsville, increasing the campus' total size to nearly 3.5 million square feet. Meta also broke ground on a grassroot data center complex in Alabama's capital city Montgomery in late 2024. Current work on the campus, which will be capable of processing heavy artificial intelligence loads, includes constructing a 715,000-square-foot data center building, constituting the first phase of work on the 1,540-acre site. Both the Montgomery and Huntsville projects are expected to wrap up in the second half of 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
