Construction began yesterday on the first U.S.-based dry mortar plant for German company Uzin Utz AG.
Uzin Utz AG broke ground yesterday on the German company's first U.S.-based dry mortar plant, located in Dover, Del.
The facility is 53,000 square feet, and will also serve as a research and development center and an application area for testing and customer training. The plant is expect to create 23 jobs. Company officials were joined by the governor, lieutenant governor and the director of the Delaware Economic Development Office for the groundbreaking ceremony.
"We are very excited about the groundbreaking today. With this manufacturing plant we demonstrate our strong commitment to U.S. customers, the State of Delaware and the City of Dover. It has taken only seven months to get to the groundbreaking, which shows that Dover is a great place to set up new businesses," Uzin Utz AG Executive Philipp Utz said in a statement. "Dover is strategically located to our core customer markets, and Garrison Oak Technical Park provides an ideal location, with access to a skilled work force and modern infrastructure that will allow us to expand the plant in the future."
