Business View Civil and Municipal l January 2023

44 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Company Profile Established in 2011, SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS is a joint venture between La Farga Group in Spain and Steel Dynamics, one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers. It is the only company in the U.S. that utilizes state-of-the-art technology to reclaim processed copper, refine it and create new, high-quality copper products. This exclusive process has a low environmental impact. Product Line From its facility in New Haven, Indiana, COPPERWORKS manufactures copper rod, drawn solid wire and can welding wire. Produced in a shaft furnace commissioned in 2020, COPPERWORKS’ Elemental™ Copper Rod and Wire (ETP) is a form of copper rod and wire that meets the high demands required for magnet wire used in the electrical industry. Advantage™ Copper Rod and Wire is an economical product used to make power cables, building wiring and many other electrical wire products. Infinity™ Copper Rod and Wire (FRHC) is suitable for similar applications, is guaranteed to be manufactured with 100% recycled copper and carries an Environmental Product Declaration. Can-Do Culture Focusing exclusively on copper rod and wire, the COPPERWORKS team fosters high performance, continued innovation and a can-do attitude. Discover more at www.copperworks.com. SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS™ NEW HAVEN, INDIANA was served by the Wabash and Nickel Plate Railroads. Today, the Norfolk Southern Railway runs through the middle of the city, as does a stretch of the famous Lincoln Highway, one of the earliest transcontinental automobile routes, which first opened in 1913. New Haven is surrounded by an abundance of fertile soil, making agriculture one of its largest economic assets -- Central States Grain, a large soybean and grain processor, has its operational headquarters in New Haven. The city is also home to several manufacturing companies, chief among them is a branch of O’Neal Steel, the nation’s sixth largest steel supplier, as well as home- grown, Continental Diamond Tool, which specializes in advanced manufacturing. There are also several firms with international owners that have experienced significant growth the last several year. Sanko Gosei Technologies USA is a Japanese-owned company that manufactures molded plastic parts for medical equipment; SDI La Farga Copperworks produces copper rod and wire and is Spanish-owned; Multimatic New Haven, a Canadian firm, makes race track-approved suspensions for commercial vehicle use; and Trelleborg, a world leader in engineered polymer solutions, is Swedish. These days, New Haven is a city on the rise. In 2006, Allen County became part of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, a public/private partnership that works with 11 northeast counties to attract and compete for new business investments by stressing the region’s global competitiveness and economic resiliency. The city also works closely with Greater Fort Wayne (GFW), the chamber of commerce and economic development organization for Fort Wayne and Allen County, which has been active in helping to grow a more prosperous, vibrant community in the greater Fort Wayne area for years. First-term mayor of New Haven, Steven McMichael, is all on board with the plan to grow his city of just over 16,000