MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. — Roxul Inc., the stone wool insulation manufacturer, has established its first U.S. facility, which went into production on June 10. The 600,000-square-foot facility sits on 100 acres in the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park, about 50 kilometres south of Memphis. The plant, which broke ground just over a year ago, was built at a cost of $160 million.
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