Local firm US Aluminum Company has signed an agreement with EGA and Century Aluminum, the companies behind the planned primary aluminium production plant in Inola, Oklahoma, to explore the development of an aluminium fabrication plant near the new smelter. 

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The project, named Oklahoma Primary Aluminium, is expected to double US  primary aluminium production and make Oklahoma a national centre of aluminium-related manufacturing. U.S. Aluminum Company is the first downstream firm to sign an agreement with the project developers.

US  Aluminium Company’s goal is to build a plant near the smelter to turn liquid aluminium into products for the electrical, defence, aerospace, automotive and machinery industries. US  Aluminum Company was founded by the Plotkin Family of Oklahoma City, owners of the leading aluminium fabrication company M-D Building Products, which has been a national leader in the hardware industry stretching back more than a century.

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Ryan Plotkin, President and CEO of US  Aluminum Company, said: “The development of America’s largest and most advanced primary aluminium production plant right here in Oklahoma is a transformative industrial opportunity for our state and country. U.S. Aluminum Company intends to leverage the availability of Oklahoma-made metal to be the cornerstone aluminium processing facility in Inola, creating additional jobs and making strategic products for the many downstream industries we expect will grow around the new smelter as well as customers throughout America”

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: “This project will help make Oklahoma – especially Inola – one of the top places in America to manufacture aluminium products, while creating thousands of new jobs for Oklahomans. We’re proud to sign our first downstream exploratory agreement before the smelter is even built, and even prouder that our first partner is an Oklahoma-based company. This is a strong signal that Oklahoma is ready to lead the future of aluminium manufacturing.”

Jesse Gary, Chief Executive Officer of Century Aluminum said, “By establishing an aluminium hub in Oklahoma, we are strengthening and shortening the supply chain for a critical metal that supports American industries. Today’s announcement highlights the multiplier effect of revitalising domestic production—attracting new infrastructure investment and creating jobs in adjacent industries.”

Construction of Oklahoma Primary Aluminium is expected to begin by the end of 2026, with the first primary aluminium production by the end of the decade. EGA and Century are developing the project in partnership, with EGA holding 60 per cent and Century holding 40 per cent. The plant will use EGA’s latest state-of-the-art EX technology, the most advanced ever installed in the United States.

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