Ferroglobe Selma Silicon Metal Plant
Large load · 2401 OLD MONTGOMERY HIGHWAY, Selma, AL
The Selma plant at 2401 Old Montgomery Hwy produces silicon metal using submerged arc furnaces. Facility operations have been idle since September 2023, according to Alabama's permit rationale. The two-furnace operation has a stated annual capacity of 22,000 tons of silicon metal.
Overview
Alabama Department of Environmental Management records state that Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical, Inc. produces silicon metal by utilizing submerged arc furnaces, and that facility operations have been idle since September 2023. The 170,000-square-foot manufacturing facility was shuttered in 2018 due to low prices caused by a flood of imported silicon metal. The two-furnace operation has a total annual capacity of 22,000 tons of silicon metal.
Profile
- Ownership
- Ferroglobe USA Metallurgical, Inc. is the current permittee. The plant is described as owned by Globe Metallurgical Inc., a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC.
- Financing and workforce
- A $13.5 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation was provided toward the refurbishment of two older silicon furnaces and infrastructure including on-site power facilities. A December 2023 report said the facility previously employed around 100 people and would employ closer to 60.
Facility
- Activity
- Silicon metal in submerged arc furnaces
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Idled
Reported Nov 12, 2025
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- NPDES permit AL0025216 reissuance
Issued Feb 18, 2026
Related records
Timeline
- Jan 31, 2023
- UB Community Development announces $13.5 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocations toward the Selma plant.
UB Community Development, a subsidiary of United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc., Announces $13.5 Million in New Markets Tax Credit Funds to Globe Metallurgical, Inc. - UB Community Development LLC
- Dec 21, 2023
- Selma facility employment expected to fall from around 100 to closer to 60.
Selma facility set to lay-off close to 40 workers in ‘right sizing’