Mattr Commences Production at Two New Composite Technologies Facilities, on Time and on Budget
July 17 2024 - 7:31AM
Mattr Corp. (“Mattr” or the “Company”) (TSX: MATR) announced today
that it has completed the establishment of two new state-of-the-art
Composite Technologies manufacturing sites.
In April 2023 the Company announced its intent
to direct approximately $60 million of growth capital to establish
an additional production facility for its Flexpipe® business,
located in Rockwall, Texas and an additional production facility
for its Xerxes® business, located in Blythewood, South Carolina.
Each of these new sites were substantially completed during the
first half of 2024, with both locations commencing production early
in July, consistent with original budget and schedule.
These facilities will be initially populated
with approximately 50% of the production equipment that their
footprints are ultimately capable of accommodating and are expected
to approach normalized levels of production in 2026. In
combination, the Company continues to believe that these
facilities, with initial equipment installations, have the
potential to enable over $100M of incremental annual revenue
generating capacity as they approach efficient utilization levels.
The Company retains the option of adding further production
equipment to each site in a phased manner in future years.
“I am pleased by our teams’ ability to execute
these major growth capital programs on time and on budget, all
while continuing to meet existing production commitments,” said
Martin Perez, Group President of Mattr’s Composite Technologies
segment. “These new facilities will enable us to keep up with the
growing demand for our products and to serve our customers even
more efficiently. The added scale and modernized footprint is
expected to contribute to margin expansion for the Composite
Technologies segment over time.”
In addition to these two new facilities, the
Company’s total capital spend in 2023 and guidance for 2024
included a variety of incremental modernization, expansion and
optimization initiatives. Within the Composites Technologies
segment, among these investments is a dedicated, fully automated
storm water chamber production line, co-located within the
Rockwall, Texas facility; expansion of Xerxes production capacity
within the Company’s existing Edmonton site; and modernization of
the Company’s existing Xerxes production site in Seguin, Texas.
Collectively these additional enhancements to the segment’s
production footprint are expected to further improve total output,
elevate efficiency and contribute to higher segment margins over
time.
The Company continues to progress on the
relocation, bifurcation and modernization of its Connection
Technologies segment North American production footprint, with two
new production sites in Fairfield, Ohio and Vaughan, Ontario still
expected to be completed by mid-2025.
About Mattr
Mattr is a growth-oriented, global materials
technology company broadly serving critical infrastructure markets,
including transportation, communication, water management, energy
and electrification. The Company operates through a network of
fixed manufacturing facilities. Its two business segments,
Composite Technologies and Connection Technologies, enable
responsible renewal and enhancement of critical infrastructure
while lowering risk.
The Composite Technologies segment is comprised
of two businesses: Flexpipe and Xerxes. The Flexpipe business
manufactures premium flexible fiberglass reinforced composite pipe
used for oil and gas gathering and water disposal lines, carbon
dioxide injection lines and other applications requiring corrosion
resistance and high-pressure capabilities. The Xerxes business
manufactures market-leading fiberglass reinforced plastic
underground storage tanks, primarily used within the retail fuel,
storm water and wastewater markets.
The Connection Technologies segment is comprised
of two businesses: DSG-Canusa and Shawflex. The DSG-Canusa business
manufactures high-quality heat & cold shrink tubing products
and accessories for automotive, communications, electrical utility,
electronic and energy markets. The Shawflex business manufactures
highly specified custom wire and cable products and assemblies for
complex applications and extreme environments.
For further information, please contact
Meghan MacEachernVP, External Communications & ESG
Telephone: 437.341.1848Email: meghan.maceachern@mattr.comWebsite:
www.mattr.com
Source: Mattr Corp.
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