Boatright Companies recently completed a $9 million upgrade to tie plant

Borate Cylinder Operational

Boatright Companies recently completed a $9 million upgrade to its tie plant in Montevallo, Ala., where the company installed new borate and creosote cylinders used to treat wood ties. In addition, construction continues on the company's new $40 million tie manufacturing plant in Chilton County, Ala., that's slated for completion in 2012.

"We want to increase our volume to [the Class 1s], and that's why we will continue to reinvest in ourselves," Boatright said.

The centerpiece of the expansion project is a 165-foot pressurized cylinder that can treat 8,000 ties per day with borate.