Tier I Automotive Supplier Breaks Ground on $20 Million Expansion in Alabama

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Info Resources; Houston, Texas). Rehau Holding, Incorporated (Leesburg, Virginia) has broken ground for a $20 million expansion of its Cullman, Alabama manufacturing plant.

The company is currently expanding an existing plant by constructing a 200,000 square-foot plant adjacent to the existing one to produce cross-linked polyethylene piping (PEX), a flexible tubing used in plumbing and other applications. The expansion will more than double the current plant output and create 100 jobs. It will also provide additional space for PEX production, warehousing and shipping. New extrusion equipment will also be installed. The new PEX plant will enable Rehau to combine production and distribution operations in one facility, eliminating a 60,000 square-foot PEX rental distribution center nearby. Ground breaking occurred on January 26, 2006. Site preparation is expected to begin in February 2006, with overall completion slated for December 1, 2006.

Gray Construction Company, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, was awarded the general construction contract for the expansion.

Rehau Holding, Incorporated, a polymer products manufacturer, was established in 1948 in Rehau, Germany. The company has been making products to serve the automotive industry for over 50 years by manufacturing polymer components for vehicles, which includes bumpers and front ends. They are a Tier 1 automotive supplier with customers like Mercedes-Benz, GM, Ford, and Nissan. The company also makes products for the construction industry by producing vinyl windows and doors and heating and plumbing components and also the furniture, appliance and medical-devices industry. The company has locations in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Cullman, Alabama plant was constructed in 1995 to service the southeastern United States automotive industry and manufacturing for the construction industry since 2003.

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