Boral Bricks Opens Manufacturing Facility

The new plant, an estimated $34 million investment for the company, is expected to produce 100 million king-sized bricks annually, increasing Boral's overall brick manufacturing capacity in the United States by 6 percent. The facility will supply brick to customers throughout Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, eliminating the cost of shipping to these states from the company's east coast facilities.

The Union City plant will employ approximately 50 people from the area, including two production shifts and truck drivers for transport. In addition, contract carriers will be sourced for out-of-state deliveries, totaling about 50-70 trucks per day.