Jupiter Aluminum said in a new web site notice this week that it still expected to resume operations this summer, which it said is essentially on schedule despite an originally anticipated earlier start. Jupiter initially expected the mills to be back up and running by the end of June after a late November 2006 fire took the aluminum rod, coil, plate, sheet and foil plant out of commission.
"The progress in the plant reconstruction is fantastic and we are still on schedule for a restart this summer," said this week's Jupiter notice. "The enormous work produced by our contractors and employees will allow Jupiter to restart faster than what you would usually see for the reconstruction of an aluminum plant. Actually, less than seven months after the fire, the commissioning of the equipment has already started on the hot line and will soon start on the cold mills."
It said the erection of the main building is on its way and should be completed around the end of the summer. In the meantime, production will be done in the temporary structures that were built back in January, Jupiter said.
According to scrap suppliers, the Hammond plant is expected to be back up in August/September, a little later than original expectations of end-June, and because of a backlog of scrap, Jupiter will not be buying scrap until October/November.
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