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Under New Ownership, HWI Expands Manufacturing Capacity
20 December 2023 - Refractories maker HWI is completing a slate of investments – and eying more in the year ahead, the company reports.
Under New Ownership, HWI Sports a New Corporate Look
02 June 2023 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International (HWI) has unveiled its new brand identity following its February merger with Europe’s Calderys.
Investment Firm Completes HarbisonWalker Acquisition
22 February 2023 - Private equity investor Platinum Equity has closed on its acquisition of HarbisonWalker International, launching a new era for the refractories maker.
HarbisonWalker Agrees to Be Acquired by Private Equity Firm
16 December 2022 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International is being acquired by a private equity firm that plans to expand the manufacturer's reach by combining it with a refractories producer in Europe.
HarbisonWalker Refractories Plant Nears Completion
18 May 2022 - A new refractories plant meant to serve the southern U.S. steel production market remains on track for start-up later this year, according to the company that is building it.
HarbisonWalker Adds Refractories Capacity Through US$25M Investment
17 January 2022 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International will reopen an Alabama facility, repurposing to make magnesia-carbon brick, the company has announced.
HarbisonWalker to Build New U.S. Manufacturing Hub
04 October 2021 - Refractories supplier HarbisonWalker International (HWI) announced last week that it will construct a new state-of-the-art manufacturing and service hub in the United States.
HarbisonWalker Targets 25% Steel Refractories Capacity Increase
06 May 2019 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International is boosting production capacity by 25% at its key steel refractories plants as it looks to keep pace with demand from steel mills, the company said on Monday.
HarbisonWalker Begins Firing Up Ohio Refractories Facility
21 March 2018 - U.S. refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International has finished construction of its new monolithic refractories plant and is starting up operations.
HarbisonWalker Rounds Out Senior Leadership
23 February 2018 - Refractories manufacturer has named two manufacturing executives to its senior leadership team and has appointed a company veteran to lead development of new technologies, the company has announced.
HarbisonWalker Chief Executive Stepping Down
29 June 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International said its chairman and chief executive will retire and that it is promoting one of its executives to succeed him.
Construction Begins on New U.S. Refractories Plant
12 June 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International has broken ground on its planned US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in Ohio, the company has announced.
HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility
29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility.
HarbisonWalker International Plans New Refractories Plant
22 February 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International plans to build a US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in the Ohio River Valley, the company has announced.
Refractories Manufacturer Looks Overseas for Growth
16 May 2016 - Pittsburgh, Pa.-based refractory maker HarbisonWalker International has taken a few more steps to reorganize itself following its exit from asbestos-related bankruptcy, hiring a new chief technical officer, revealing its intent to expand overseas and unveiling a rebranding effort.
