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AREA INDUSTRY LISTINGS
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Carroll County is proud to be the home of many large, international industries, as well as a variety of moderately sized manufacturers. From state-of-the-art stainless steel manufacturing to world-class chemical companies to automotive parts and specialized packaging, Carroll County’s corporate citizens create a stable, diversified and well-balanced economy.
Carroll County Companies enjoy low-cost utilities, access to inexpensive transportation, and a large, well-educated workforce with a truly amazing work ethic.
Below is a sampling of local industries. To learn why you and your company should call Carroll County “home,” please contact the Carroll County Community Development Corporation at (502) 732-7035.
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 CARROLL COUNTY MANUFACTURERS
Air Liquide
P.O. Box 876
Highway 42 West
Ghent, KY 41045
(859) 567-8111
Plant Manager: Bob Madsen
Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. Their core business is to supply oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and many other gases and services to most industries.
Arkema Chemicals, Inc.
2316 Highland Avenue
Carrollton, Kentucky 41008
(502) 732-4411
Plant Manager: Annis Banks
Established: 1958
Number of Employees: 268
Products: Specialty chemicals
Website: www.atofina.com
ARKEMA Chemicals, Inc., formerly Elf Atochem North America, Inc., through its predecessor company, M&T Chemicals, began operations in the Carrollton, Kentucky, area in 1958. Since that time, the plant has been a vital contributor to the region's economy currently employing 268 people earning wages of several million dollars annually.
Arvin Meritor
5284 Hwy 42 East
Carrollton, Kentucky 41008
(502) 732-6635
Plant Manager: Brett Fisher
Established: 1972
Number of Employees: 350
Products: Disc brakes, drums and steering mechanisms
Website: www.arvinmeritor.com
The Carrollton Machine Center was built in 1972 and the Casting Center was built in 1979 by the Walther family, then known as Dayton Walther. Later it became Varity, Lucas Varity, and Meritor until the merger with Arvin in 2000. ArvinMeritor was presented the coveted "Business of the Year" award by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce in 2002 for the facility’s participation in local events including the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.
CertainTeed Gypsum
6040 Hwy 42 East
Carrollton, Kentucky 41008
(502) 347-9986
Plant Manager: Daniel Slosek
Established: 2000
Number of Employees: 150
Products: Gypsum wallboard
Website: www.certainteed.com
In November of 2000, CertainTeed opened one of the largest gypsum board manufacturing plants in the United States, a new state-of-the-art production facility in Carrollton, Kentucky, with an annual production capacity of 700 million square feet of gypsum board.
"The level of production sophistication, along with our line speed and capacity, certainly build on CertainTeed's reputation for consistently high quality gypsum products," says Daniel Slosek, plant manager.
The new plant, completed in October 2000 at a cost of approximately $72 million, features totally computer-controlled equipment. At capacity, it will employ approximately 100 salaried and hourly staff. It manufactures 1/4-inch, 3/8-inch, 1/2-inch and 5/8-inch thick boards, both 48 inches and 54 inches wide, with square, beveled and tapered edges, and is the only CertainTeed plant to manufacture the 54-inch-wide product.
Dow Corning Corporation
4770 Hwy 42 East
Carrollton, Kentucky 41008
(502) 732-2000
Plant Manager: D. Scott Niswonger
Established: 1967
Number of Employees: 400
Products: Silicon intermediates
Website: www.dowcorning.com
The facility resides on 125 developed acres of a 1600-acre site. It is located on U.S. Highway 42 along the Ohio River, three miles east of Carrollton, 50 miles northeast of Louisville, Kentucky, and 50 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. Major transportation routes serving the area include the CSXT Railroad, the Ohio River, Interstate 71, and U.S. Highway 42.
The site began operation in December 1966 and has undergone a series of phased expansions. Current site capacity is approximately 40 times the original capacity, making it one of the largest silicone production plants in the world.
Major raw materials include silicon, methyl chloride, and methanol. In addition, the site uses sulfuric acid, heptane, hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid, and various catalysts. Major products are methylchlorosilanes and dimethylsilicones - building blocks for many of Dow Corning’s products.
Dow Corning maintains a corporate ISO 9001 registration. Tools to meet customer requirements include: internal and external audits, a Quality Notification system, and Six Sigma® project methodology.
DRC Packaging Industries
904 Hawkins Street
Carrollton, KY 41008
(502) 732-1001
Plant Manager: Daniel Click
Established: 2003
Number of Employees: 19
Products: Packaging supplies
From its beginnings distributing and warehousing packaging supplies, DRC Industries has quickly expanded its manufacturing capabilities. Located in an 80,000 square foot facility, DRC has invested in a roll-coating laminator that produces concrete curing blankets for the construction industry. Additional manufacturing expansions are currently underway that will all DRC to produce heat blankets, bubble foil, food packs and a variety of other goods.
Gallatin Steel
P.O. Box 320
4831 Hwy 42 East
Ghent, Kentucky 41045
(859) 567-3100
Plant Manager: Don Daily
Established: 1993
Number of Employees: 400
Products: Hot rolled coiled carbon steel
Website: www.gallatinsteel.com
Construction of the Gallatin Steel Compact Strip Production facility, one of the most technologically-advanced of its kind, began in 1993. Gallatin Steel began start-up operations in the second quarter of 1995. The steel manufacturing facility is located along the banks of the Ohio River on U.S. 42 in Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA. Less than an hour from both Louisville and Cincinnati, Gallatin Steel is close to interstate, rail and a navigable waterway.
Ghent Steel Industries
P.O. Box 1210
500 Montgomery Road
Ghent, Kentucky 41095
(859) 567-3100
Plant Manager: Rob Semmel
Established: 2001
Number of Employees: 25
Products: Coiled carbon steel processing
Website: www.ghentsteel.com
Ghent Steel is a subsidiary of Gallatin Steel.
Kentucky Utilities Company
P.O. Box 338
Ghent, Kentucky 41045
(502) 347-5383
Plant Manager: Jeff Joyce
Established: 1973
Number of Employees: 186
Website: www.lgeenergy.com
Kentucky Utilities Company is an electric utility serving more than 478,000 customers in 77 counties of Kentucky and five counties in southwestern Virginia. It is a subsidiary of LG&E Energy Corp. of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
KU's newest and largest coal-fired power plant, the units at Ghent's 1,700-acre site generate approximately 75% of KU's electricity - more than the company's other four coal-burning generating stations combined.
KU's rates are more than 40 percent below the national average.
North American Stainless
6870 Hwy 42 East
Ghent, Kentucky 41045-9615
(502) 347-6000
Plant Manager: Chris Fuentes
Established: 1990
Number of Employees: 1000
Products: Stainless steel coils
Website: www.northamericanstainless.com
Situated on 1100 acres in Carroll County, Kentucky, NAS is owned by Acerinox SA. The initial facility and the carefully planned expansion phases that have followed are all part of a coordinated and comprehensive plan to create the premier facility of its kind. At North American Stainless, our goal is simple. We strive to supply you, our customer, the finest stainless steel products available. Founded in 1990, North American Stainless is fulfilling its promise to be the finest stainless steel producing mill in the Western Hemisphere.
Ohio Valley Asphalt
3580 Hwy 227
Carrollton, KY 41008
Plant Manager: John Schuring
Rec Mix of KY, Inc.
P.O. Box 409
6870 Hwy 42 East
Ghent, Kentucky 41045
502-347-0130
Plant Manager: Marion Bergeron
Established:
Number of Employees: 20
Rec Mix specializes in recycling stainless steel.
Steel Technologies, Inc.
3985 Hwy 42 E
P.O. Box 334
Ghent, Kentucky 41045
(859) 567-7502
Plant Manager: Tony Adams
Established: 1995
Number of Employees: 125
Products: Steel service center: pickling, leveling and slitting coils
Website: www.steeltechnologies.com
Opened in 1995, Steel Technologies is located near Gallatin Steel on U.S. Highway 42.
The Scotts Company
252 Ladder Lane
Carrollton, Kentucky 41008
(502) 732-8141
Plant Manager: Richard Thurston
Number of Employees: 20
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