The future looked bright Monday at ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA as the company officially fired up its final production line.The Melt Shop is the last in a series of stainless steel manufacturing processes the company has brought online over the last three years to serve its customers in the North American Market.

The official startup of the Melt Shop occurred on the second anniversary of the Calvert production site's official grand opening in December 2010,fulfilling the site's capabilities as a fully integrated stainless steel manufacturing facility.

The company first launched its production at the new Calvert site in September 2009 serving customers by finishing products in varying stages of the production process and working backwards until the official completion of the Melt Shop today.

Mr Michael Wallis CEO said"Today we celebrate with our Team Members,customers,and community our most important milestone to date.The full operation of the world's most technologically advanced stainless steel manufacturing facility is what we have all worked toward since we first announced we would make Alabama our home in May 2007.Along the way,we have created some outstanding jobs,hired some extraordinary Team Members,and worked with a state and community second to none as a place to work,to live and to do business."