Georgia-based aluminum manufacturer Novelis, a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced it will soon begin construction of a new $300 million manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. The facility, which is expected to be completed by 2020, will support 125 new jobs.

According to Novelis, the passage of historic tax reform combined with a strong balance sheet drove it to make the significant investment. The facility will be the first Novelis has opened in the United States in nearly 30 years.

Novelis President and CEO Steve Fisher described the new facility as a major construction project that will bring significant jobs and investments to Kentucky. The facility will prepare aluminum for use in vehicle parts:

Slated to open in 2020, the Greenfield facility will have an annual nameplate capacity of 200,000 metric tons. It will include heat treatment and pre-treatment lines, which prepare aluminum for use in vehicle parts such as body-in-white, hoods, doors, lift gates and fenders.

According to Bloomberg, auto manufacturers are increasingly turning to aluminum to minimize vehicle weight and boost efficiency:

Automotive companies continue to expand the amount of aluminum used in vehicles, in particular in trucks and SUVs. An industry report projects that aluminum content in North American passenger vehicles will increase 42 percent by 2028 from 2015.

Manufacturers account for nearly 20 percent of Kentucky’s output, generating nearly $38 billion. There were 243,600 manufacturing employees in Kentucky in 2016, with an average annual compensation of $68,728.

Watch the video from Novelis below for more details on the groundbreaking project.