Overview
- State and local leaders announced Sept. 19 that Owens Corning will build an asphalt roofing facility in Prattville’s south industrial park with plans to hire about 100 people.
- Construction is expected to begin early next year, with production slated to start in 2027.
- The plant will operate a four-wide laminator capable of producing about 6 million squares of laminate shingles annually.
- Project support includes $4.9 million from the Growing Alabama program for industrial park improvements and AIDT workforce services valued at $885,000.
- Prattville will become Owens Corning’s 17th U.S. asphalt roofing and components site as the company extends a global network of 150 facilities.