Why this project qualifies
With $400 million in facility-specific investment and 200 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.
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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
- James Hardie
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Location
- Prattville, Alabama
- Investment
- $400.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 200
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Jun 8, 2022
- Operations began
- Jun 1, 2024
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://www.jameshardie.com/all-about-james-hardie/press-releases/performance/james-hardie-announces-the-expansion-of-its-u-s-manufacturing-facility-in-prattville-alabama/
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