FRANKFORT, Ky. — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
The governor is hoping that a state incentives package will help close the deal. He predicted that state lawmakers will provide “the tools that we need” in the closing days of their legislative session. Gary referred to the announcement Monday as “another step in our continued long-standing relationship with the state, and we look forward to the opportunity to help be a part of growing commerce in eastern Kentucky, an outcome that is very attractive to Century Aluminum.”
The region had its hopes of landing a massive aluminum plant dashed before. Unity Aluminum, formerly known as Braidy Industries, planned to build an aluminum mill near Ashland in northeastern Kentucky but the project — which was pushed by Beshear’s predecessor, former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin — never came to fruition as the company struggled to line up sufficient financing.
“We’re going to work hard to help get this over the finish line,” Chaney said later in a phone interview. “This is a great opportunity for northeast Kentucky and the entire state.” Aluminum produced by the new plant will support national defense, electric vehicles, semiconductors, building and construction and green energy applications, Beshear said.
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