Copper Supplier Begins on $500M Expansion of IL Facility 

Wieland, a supplier of copper and copper alloy solutions, has started a $500 million modernization and expansion of its facility in East Alton, Illinois. Construction has mobilized on the project, representing the first stage in this capital investment plan to re-equip, modernize, and expand a facility initially opened in 1916. Wieland selected Graycor Construction Company and Helmkamp Construction Co. as their construction team for the multi-phase project.

The overarching, multi-phase project will replace a more than 100-year-old hot rolling facility in East Alton. The new facility will feature hot mill lines, milling lines, a cold rolling mill, high-bay storage with automated material handling, and overhead cranes.

“With copper having an integral role in the energy transition, this endeavor better positions Wieland as a provider of sustainable solutions for our customer’s ever-changing needs,” said Greg Keown, President of Wieland Rolled Products North America.

The Graycor I Helmkamp team, as the design-builder, has teamed with Vestal Corporation to provide civil, structural, architectural, and building MEP design services and Salas O’Brien to provide process engineering design services.