Mobile Wins ThyssenKrupp Steel Plant

May 11th, 2007

Mobile Mayor Sam Jones, along with Council President Reggie Copeland the entire Mobile City Council welcomed the announcement that ThyssenKrupp will build their record $4.2 billion steel plant here. The announcement was made early this morning at a meeting at ThyssenKrupp’s headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany.

“This is a game-changing decision for Mobile, Alabama,” said Mayor Jones. “We are no longer living on potential – we are living up to it. This plant will have a tremendously positive impact on our citizens for years to come.”

“I am so excited about knowing this is coming to Mobile - the jobs, the economic growth, and most importantly, the people who will learn why this city is such a great place to live,” Council President Copeland added.

The project calls for 2,700 permanent workers and nearly 30,000 workers to build the plant. The permanent jobs could pay between $50,000 and $65,000 annually once the plant is operational in 2010.

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About the Facility

$3.7 billion investment.

Plant expected to be operational in 2010.

The facility will have annual capacity of 5.1 million metric tons of end products.

The site will be approximately 3,500 acres.

Facility will operate 24 hours per day.

Plant will employ 2,700 people once fully operational.

Site on the Tombigbee River in northern Mobile County and southern Washington County.

Facility requires river, rail, and road access for transportation of incoming materials and supplies and outgoing products.

Plant layout will be sensitive to the environment.