Why this project qualifies
With $235 million in facility-specific investment and 100 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →Why it matters
The building materials context.
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.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- CertainTeed (Saint-Gobain)
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Location
- Palatka, Florida
- Investment
- $235.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 100
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Jun 29, 2023
- Operations began
- Jun 1, 2025
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230629834099/en/Saint-Gobain-Announces-%24235-Million-Expansion-of-Its-CertainTeed-Gypsum-Facility-in-Palatka-Florida-More-Than-Doubling-Production-Capacity-and-Creating-Over-100-New-Jobs
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