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Todd Raba (left) receives the key to the city from the Mayor of Milan, Robert Bickley. Photos by Chris King.
MILAN, Ohio – Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company, held a groundbreaking ceremony at its new single-ply membrane manufacturing facility in Milan, Ohio. The production facility will manufacture Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) roofing products beginning in the second quarter of 2012.
The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by local officials, members of the Milan community, media and JM leadership. Milan Mayor Robert Bickley presented JM Chairman, President and CEO Todd Raba with the key to the city.
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The local troop of the Boy Scouts of America raised the flag at JM’s EPDM manufacturing facility in Mila, Ohio, as part of the official groundbreaking ceremony.
This facility marks the company’s third facility in Ohio, with representation in three lines of its North American businesses of Insulation Systems, Engineered Products and Roofing Systems. JM opened its Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) plant in Scottsboro, Ala., in November 2008. “This is the right time to invest in enhancing our product portfolio and JM now has one of the broadest offerings of commercial roofing products in the industry,” Raba noted.
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Wamboldt noted that JM strategically selected a location close to the majority of its customers to ensure efficient delivery. “It’s an ideal location,” he said. “Eighty percent of our customers for this type of product are in the Midwest and Northeast, so transportation is a big issue. We’ll be producing it here and shipping it to our neighbors.”
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The plant will offer reinforced and non-reinforced EPDM in a variety of thicknesses between 45 and 90 mils. “What you have here is a clear example of commitment to the industry,” Raba told Roofing Contractor. “We want to manufacture all types of products and sell customers the products they want to install.”
For more information, visitwww.jm.com.