Thyssenkrupp has set a groundbreaking date for its plant in SW Alabama, USA. The date is 2 November 2007. The plant will cost USD 3 point 7 billion dollars. Upwards of 30,000 people will be employed during the two years of construction. It will make carbon and stainless steel metals. The plant will be built in the Mount Vernon area just north of Mobile. Once open in 2010 it will employ 2700 people.
