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The Week in Germany: Business, Technology and the Environment November 9, 2007 ThyssenKrupp Breaks Ground on Alabama Plant ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA, LLC, today broke ground on the site of its $3.7 billion carbon and stainless steel processing facility in Calvert, Alabama. The groundbreaking marks the beginning of construction of the 3,500-acre plant. When it becomes operational in 2010, the plant will create 2,700 permanent jobs in the region. Chairman Ekkehard Schulz said the new mill is critical to ThyssenKrupp's global ambitions and represents one of the largest investments in the company's 196-year history. "This is the type of project that represents a very long-term commitment," Ekkehard Schulz, chairman of ThyssenKrupp, said in a statement. "We will be here in Alabama for decades to come, providing good jobs for many generations." ThyssenKrupp, which chose the site after an intense competition between Alabama and another proposed site in Louisiana, will process high quality steel there for use in cars, construction and appliances. The automotive industry is expanding in the Southeast, with a Mercedes facility in Alabama and a BMW plant in South Carolina. In Alabama, there are dozens of German firms that provide products and services for the automotive industry. ThyssenKrupp has said it will meet the most stringent environmental protection standards throughout the construction and operation of the new facility. The plant will use clean-burning natural gas and electricity instead of coal to fire its process heaters and furnaces. The process equipment will also be designed with extensive energy recovery and re-use technologies. Links:
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