Audubon Metals Henderson Plant
Large load · 3055 OHIO DR., Henderson, KY
Audubon Metals LLC runs a secondary aluminum smelting operation at 3055 Ohio Drive in Henderson, Kentucky. The plant processes automobile shredder residue into aluminum alloys for die casters. Koch Enterprises Inc. owns the company.
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Overview
Automobile shredder residue (Zorba) is processed, dried, melted, alloyed to customer specification and delivered to diecasters. Audubon provides specification aluminum alloys in the form of ingot, sows and low-profile sows. In 2017 the Henderson facility could produce more than 30 million pounds monthly.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- A November 5, 2024 planning commission presentation lists Audubon Metals among the industries served from Substation #7 on South Green, which handles about 30% of the power the utility delivers. Henderson Municipal Power and Light is a municipality-owned utility that received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to join MISO as a transmission owner.
- Ownership and investment
- Audubon Metals says it is owned by Koch Enterprises Inc. In July 2017 the company announced a more than $8.3 million expansion of its Henderson plant that would create 39 full-time jobs, including a fifth reverberatory furnace for aluminum smelting.
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Facility
- Activity
- Secondary aluminum alloys from shredder residue
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- EPA ICIS-AIR record KY0000002110100118, AIR MAJOR
Related records
Timeline
- Jul 28, 2017
- Audubon Metals announced an $8.3 million Henderson expansion creating 39 jobs.
Audubon Metals to add 39 jobs with expansion in Henderson