MI Metals Company History

MI Metals constructed its first standalone aluminum extrusion operation in Oldsmar, Florida. The plant consisted of 2 aluminum extrusion presses, a cast house and an anodizing line. This plant was built primarily to provide extrusions to its then sister companies and initially supplied a very small amount of products to outside customers.

MI Metals expanded the extrusion capabilities with a new plant in Millen, Georgia that included a new aluminum extrusion press and a 20’ electrostatic paint line.

MI Metals then parent company J.T. Walker Industries, acquired BetterBilt, a manufacturer of aluminum and vinyl windows and doors that had two manufacturing facilities in Tennessee and Arizona.  Included in the acquisition were an extrusion press and an electrostatic paint line at each of the manufacturing facilities.

The operations of the extrusion equipment included in the BetterBilt acquisition came under the management of MI Metals.  With the addition of these two plants, MI Metals grew to be the size it is today with a total of five aluminum extrusion presses, three paint lines, one anodizing line and a cast house well positioned across the country: Oldsmar, FL, Millen, GA, Smyrna, TN and Prescott Valley, AZ.