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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma state officials announced a deal
Friday with a private company in the United Arab Emirates for
the construction of a $4 billion aluminum manufacturing facility
in northeast Oklahoma.
Gov. Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Department of Commerce officials
say the deal with Emirates Global Aluminum would result in the
first new aluminum smelting facility to be built in the U.S. in
45 years.
The annual capacity of the smelter would be about 600,000 tons
(544,000 metric tons) of primary aluminum, according to a
memorandum of understanding signed by Stitt and the company's
CEO.
The project is expected to create about 1,000 direct jobs and
1,800 indirect jobs, commerce officials said. The facility would
be constructed on more than 350 acres (140 hectares) at the Port
of Inola, east of Tulsa. The agreement is contingent upon the
Oklahoma Legislature approving a package of financial incentives
that includes $275 million from the state, as well as state
property, sales and inventory tax exemptions.
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