Building Materials

Building materials manufacturing covers factory-made products used to build America's homes, commercial spaces, and infrastructure — cement, gypsum wallboard, roofing, siding, insulation, engineered wood, and architectural glass. These plants tend to serve regional markets, are highly capital-intensive relative to their headcount, and are closely tied to U.S. housing and construction cycles.

Projects
9
Investment
$3.52B
Jobs
899
Companies
7
States
9
Geographic Distribution

Projects across the country

Largest announced project
Building Materials

USG

Orange, Texas
Investment
$1.18B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Building Materials

USG & James Hardie

2 projects tied
Expected jobs
200
Top investing states

Building Materials by state

  1. Texas
    $1.18B
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  2. Indiana
    $600.0M
    1 proj · 52 jobs
  3. Maine
    $400.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
  4. Alabama
    $400.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  5. Kansas
    $300.0M
    1 proj · 130 jobs
  6. Florida
    $235.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
  7. Michigan
    $194.0M
    1 proj · 50 jobs
  8. North Carolina
    $118.8M
    1 proj · 37 jobs
  9. Mississippi
    $100.0M
    1 proj · 30 jobs
Top companies

By announced investment

  1. USG
    $1.18B
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  2. Heidelberg Materials
    $600.0M
    1 proj · 52 jobs
  3. LP Building Solutions
    $594.0M
    2 proj · 150 jobs
  4. James Hardie
    $400.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  5. CertainTeed
    $353.8M
    2 proj · 137 jobs
  6. GAF
    $300.0M
    1 proj · 130 jobs
  7. ROCKWOOL
    $100.0M
    1 proj · 30 jobs
Every tracked project

Building Materials ledger · 9

  • USG
    Building Materials
    Orange, Texas
    $1.18B
    200 jobs
    PlanningAnnounced May 14, 2026
  • ROCKWOOL
    Building Materials
    Byhalia, Mississippi
    $100.0M
    30 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Feb 19, 2025
  • GAF
    Building Materials
    Newton, Kansas
    $300.0M
    130 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Mar 20, 2024
  • CertainTeed (Saint-Gobain)
    Building Materials
    Palatka, Florida
    $235.0M
    100 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jun 29, 2023
  • LP Building Solutions
    Building Materials
    Houlton, Maine
    $400.0M
    100 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Nov 2, 2022
  • LP Building Solutions
    Building Materials
    Sagola Township, Michigan
    $194.0M
    50 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Aug 10, 2022
  • James Hardie
    Building Materials
    Prattville, Alabama
    $400.0M
    200 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jun 8, 2022
  • CertainTeed (Saint-Gobain)
    Building Materials
    Oxford, North Carolina
    $118.8M
    37 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Apr 13, 2022
  • Heidelberg Materials (Lehigh Hanson)
    Building Materials
    Mitchell, Indiana
    $600.0M
    52 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jul 12, 2018