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| Rockfon breaks ground on its first North American acoustic ceiling panel manufacturing facility  Rockfon LLC hosted a celebration event for the groundbreaking of its first North American acoustic ceiling panel manufacturing facility, under construction in Marshall County, Mississippi. Rockfon is the leading supplier of stone wool acoustic solutions, a subsidiary of Denmark-based Rockwool International A/S and an affiliate to Roxul Inc.Company leaders from Rockfon, Rockwool and Roxul were joined at the construction site by Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, Philip Gunn, in addition to Rockfon customers, and other leaders from the community, company and industry. The Mississippi facility will be Rockfon's fifth manufacturing facility in the world, extending global capacity and meeting the growing demand for Rockfon's stone wool acoustic ceiling products in North America. The new facility represents an initial investment of approximately $40 million U.S. dollars (€36 million) by Rockwool. Located approximately 31 miles (50 km) from Memphis, Tennessee, the new Rockfon facility in Marshall County will span 130,000 square feet (12,000 square meters) with room for future expansion. Production is expected to begin mid-2017. Rockfon's new manufacturing facility in Mississippi, and its strategically positioned U.S. distribution centers, will provide for comprehensive coverage and servicing of the North American market. In North America, Rockwool operates under the name Roxul. Roxul has been in North America since 1988. Rockfon's new facility will be adjacent to Roxul's existing facility in Marshall County, which manufactures its full line of residential, commercial, industrial and roof board products. Rockfon has been operating in North America since Jan. 2013. With the acquisition of Chicago Metallic in Oct. 2013, Rockfon provides customers with a complete ceiling system. Its product offering combines Rockfon stone wool and specialty metal ceiling panels with Chicago Metallic suspension systems. The new facility in Mississippi will manufacture Rockfon stone wool acoustic ceiling products. Rockfon will continue to manufacture its specialty metal ceiling panels and Chicago Metallic suspension systems in its Chicago and Baltimore facilities. Chicago Metallic suspension systems also are manufactured in Belgium, Malaysia and China. Rockfon's other stone wool manufacturing facilities are located in the Netherlands, Poland, France and Russia. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Construction News :: home page |