Aluminum Manufacturing Companies in Kentucky

Kentucky has approximately 4,200 manufacturing establishments and 260,000 manufacturing employees. Kentucky is a major automotive manufacturing state with Toyota, Ford, and GM assembly plants, plus GE Appliances' headquarters and a growing aerospace sector.

Kentucky is one of the leading states for aluminum manufacturing. Aluminum manufacturing includes primary smelting, secondary recycling, rolling, extrusion, casting, and finishing of aluminum products. While US primary aluminum production has declined, secondary aluminum production from recycled scrap and downstream operations including rolling mills, extrusion presses, and fabrication facilities remain a major manufacturing sector.

Aluminum Rolling Mills: Operations producing flat-rolled aluminum sheet, plate, and foil for automotive, aerospace, packaging, and building applications.

Aluminum Extrusion Companies: Companies operating extrusion presses to produce aluminum profiles, bars, and tubing for construction and industrial use.

Secondary Smelters: Recycling operations that melt aluminum scrap to produce alloy ingots and billets for manufacturing.

Aluminum Castings Producers: Companies producing sand, permanent mold, and die cast aluminum components for automotive and industrial applications.

Major industrial centers in Kentucky include Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Covington, and Georgetown. These cities have concentrations of manufacturers across sectors including automotive oem manufacturing, automotive tier 1 suppliers, and aerospace manufacturing.