Jeffersonville, Indiana-based VOSS Clark announced Wednesday its intention to improve its steel processing facility. Upon the approval of tax abatement by the Jeffersonville City Council, VOSS Clark will invest $12 million in upgrading their equipment in a project that will span from February 2014 until December 2015.
A subsidiary of VOSS Industries, VOSS Clark is a 540,000 square-foot steel processing plant offering hydrochloric acid pickling, slitting, and first operation blanking. The company specializes in additional services including tension leveling, pre-wash, automated critical surface inspection, special coatings, gauge and width monitoring, and electrostatic oiling. The company currently employs 132 at their Jeffersonville facility.
"The automotive and steel industries are using more advanced high strength steels in order to meet the stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards. In order to maintain our position as a viable steel processor for the automotive industry, VOSS Clark must upgrade its manufacturing equipment to effectively process these advanced high strength steels," said Joseph Rhodea, President of VOSS Clark. "These enhancements will continue to improve our efficiency and position at VOSS Clark to meet the changing challenges of the steel processing industry. Although Southern Indiana is a logistically exceptional location and we have state-of-the-art steel processing equipment and systems, we feel the true key to our success is our employees. They are a very loyal, hardworking and committed team dedicated to providing excellent customer service and superior product quality."