NEW CASTLE, Pa. (WHTM) — A global critical materials company announced a major investment to construct a chrome metal manufacturing plant here in Pennsylvania.

AMG Critical Materials N.V. recently announced that its management board has approved an investment of $15 million in order to establish an aluminothermic production facility, which will be utilized to manufacture chrome metal in the United States.

The new facility is going to be constructed in New Castle, Pa. and will be situated right next door to AMG Titanium’s facility.

According to a spokesperson with AMG, construction on the facility has begun and initially the facility will boast 40,000 square feet of space, with scope to expand in the future. The company expects to initially create 25 new jobs with the new plant.

Once constructed, the facility will have an annual capacity of up to 6,500 tons.

The company expects the new chrome metal manufacturing facility to debut in the first quarter of 2026.

“AMG Chrome is a major producer of chrome metal in the UK,” AMG said in a news release. “The New Castle, Pennsylvania facility will be the only chrome metal production facility in operation within the United States. Chrome metal is deemed a Critical Material in the United States due to its importance in various industrial alloys and lack of US production.”

The new chrome metal manufacturing plant will mostly serve industries such as aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, and automotive.

According to AMG, they are a leader in lithium production that employs approximately 3,600 employees. Currently operates production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, China, Mexico, Brazil, India, and Sri Lanka, and has sales and customer service offices in Japan.

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