Badin Business Park, located on the site of a former aluminum smelter operated by Alcoa Inc., sits adjacent to Badin Lake in Stanly County, NC. It is considered one of the best heavy industrial sites in North Carolina.

Alcoa began developing the Badin Business Park in 2011. After nearly a century of aluminum production, the company invested more than $15 million to remove buildings and develop the site for future industry. Enhancements included building shell upgrades, roof repairs, and new lighting to help attract Electronic Recyclers International to Badin Business Park in 2012.

In 2021, Custom Alloy Corp. announced that it would locate at Badin Business Park. A leading manufacturer of pipe fittings and forgings, Custom Alloy signed a long-term lease to produce critical components for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers at Badin Business Park.

Site Information

  • 130 acre main site: 50 acres shovel ready. Additional 320 acres available.
  • Quick access to US Hwy 52 and US Hwy 24/27. 30 minutes from I-85.
  • Zoned heavy industrial
  • Rail spur onsite
  • 20 ton cranes
  • Aggressive local incentives
  • Air attainment status
  • Foreign Trade Zone #57

Infrastructure

  • Electricity: Duke Energy (can handle electrical loads up to 50 MW at adjacent substation)
  • Water & Sewer: Stanly County with excess capacity from City of Albemarle
  • Natural Gas: Piedmont Natural Gas
  • Telecommunications: Windstream and Spectrum
  • Rail Service: Dual service with connections to CSX and Norfolk

Badin Business Park to remove former smelter buildings, pave way for future development

A large area of the Badin Business Park is being cleared to help attract future development to the site.

A contract has been awarded to demolish the former smelter buildings at the Badin Business Park. The areas targeted for demolition are highlighted on the map in yellow.

Leased buildings, including those occupied by Electric Recyclers International (ERI) and others, will remain.

Demolition potential was evaluated following a recommendation from the Stanly County Economic Development Commission. The commission has been working closely with Alcoa to market the Badin Business Park to prospective companies.

A demolition contractor was selected based on their technical ability, safety performance, and cost effectiveness. Planning for the project is underway and work is expected to begin in March. Workers will begin to prep the site in mid-March, with building demolition expected to begin in late March / early April.

Badin Business Park Tenants

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