Manufacturing and Distribution

Austal USA wins $128 million dry dock contract

Austal USA has been awarded a $128 million contract to design and build an auxiliary dry dock for the U.S. Navy.

Master Boat Builders wins contract for tug

Master Boat Builders has been awarded a contract for a 4,000-ton tug for PNE Marine Holdings Inc. It will serve as a sister ship to the tug Polaris.

Outokumpu makes emission-minimized stainless steel

Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has introduced its newest product, emission-minimized stainless steel called Circle Green.

Fontaine awarded $38 million Army contract

Springville-based Fontaine Commercial Trailer Inc. has been awarded a $38 million contract from the U.S. Army to procure 25-ton semi-trailers.

Masters of civilian boatbuilding

Master Boat Builders, a third-generation company, is constructing the most advanced tugboats in the country.

Boise Cascade acquires Coastal Plywood

Boise Cascade Co. has acquired Coastal Plywood Co. and its two manufacturing locations, one of which is in Chapman in Butler County.

James Hardie to expand Prattville facility

James Hardie is hiring 200 workers as the company expands its manufacturing plant in Prattville, doubling its workforce.

Linde plans $83 million hydrogen plant in Alabama

Linde, a U.K.-based producer of industrial gases, will build an $83 million hydrogen plant in McIntosh in Washington County

Three Alabama companies receive DoD contracts

Alabama Shipyard LLC, IronMountain Solutions Inc. and Radiance Technologies Inc. were awarded Department of Defense contracts on Tuesday.

Ruffner Page named president and COO at O’Neal Industries

Ruffner Page has been named O’Neal Industries’ next president and chief operating officer, effective June 1.

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