Refractory Supplier Celebrates Manufacturing Facility Expansion

A supplier of refractory products and services in North America recently celebrated the completion of its phase one facility expansion plan.

HarbisonWalker International (HWI) hosted a ribbon-cutting event at its manufacturing operations in White Cloud, Michigan, to celebrate completion of the first phase of an expansion that increases the floor space of the facility by 35%.  The project is part of a $9 million investment being made this year to significantly increase warehousing space along with the addition of new, advanced manufacturing and hydraulic press technologies.

Carol Jackson
President & CEO
HarbisonWalker International

“White Cloud is an extremely important facility that has been vital to our company and the community for more than four decades,” said Carol Jackson, chairman and CEO at HWI. “Historically, and especially in the past two years, the team at White Cloud has helped fuel our steel industry customers’ success by consistently delivering on their tremendous demand for the refractory products we produce here. We’re so proud of the great work our White Cloud employees do every day for our company and our customers.”

HWI’s White Cloud operations primarily produces refractory products that are utilized by the steel industry.