The U.S. subsidiary of an Italian company is investing $1.5 million in a manufacturing plant in Bay Minette, creating 70 jobs.
Morganton Pressure Vessels, the North American arm of parent company, Italy-based Baglioni Group SPA, produces compressed-air systems. Globally, the company has 11 locations and 800 employees in Europe, North America and China.
The Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance said Morganton Pressure Vessels is taking the former Citation Aluminum site and will initially create 30 jobs on its way to 70 at full production.
Franco Tartaglino, president and CEO of Baglioni Group, said the Baldwin County site puts it close to its customers in the region.
“Our new Bay Minette facility is ideal logistically,” he said. “The area helps support our standards in quality and competitiveness, and the proximity to the market is a main point for our business success. Bay Minette is a key location for at least three of our divisions, and is close to (standard pressure vessel) and petrochemical industry customers, as well to main seaports.”
The Morganton Pressure Vessels Bay Minette facility will produce standard and customized vessels that will serve North American customers in the compressed air and oil and gas industries.
“The city of Bay Minette is very excited to welcome Morganton Pressure Vessels to our community. They are an excellent company that produces a high-quality product, and brings well-paying job opportunities for our citizens,” said Bay Minette Mayor Robert Wills. “The city is dedicated to attracting, developing and expanding good industry in Bay Minette, and the availability of good jobs right here at home is the lifeblood for progress.”
Lee Lawson, president and CEO of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, said Morganton Pressure Vessels further diversifies the county’s industrial base.
“Morganton Pressure Vessels and its parent company Baglioni Group choosing Bay Minette for their next North American facility shows that Bay Minette and Baldwin County are great places for foreign direct investment,” he said. “We appreciate Mr. Tartaglino and Baglioni’s confidence in Baldwin County and we know that this facility with proximity to a great workforce and a growing customer base will pay dividends to this company for years to come.”
