Under the leadership of Julian Danielly and Larry Povlacs, this facility helped propel Aladan to become a world leader in latex manufacturing, capturing 17% of the global market by the early 1990s. The factory was renowned for its engineering innovation, specifically the “triple-dip” technology designed by Povlacs. While competitors were producing standard gloves, the Eufaula facility was churning out gloves that surpassed FDA surgical standards for impenetrability, as well as producing condoms for global HIV/AIDS prevention programs under massive USAID contracts.

At its peak, the facility was a powerhouse of rural manufacturing, described by industry insiders as comparing favorably with “any world-class latex facility, anywhere”.

THE FACTORY: Unrivaled Infrastructure
The Alabama industrial campus represents a significant investment in manufacturing hardware due to the sheer scale and replacement cost of its infrastructure, estimated today at over $100 million.

• The Machines: The heart of the factory consists of four massive, custom-built dipping lines. Each machine is approximately the length of a football field (250+ feet) and three stories high. These lines are capable of high-volume, continuous production of gloves or condoms, historically producing hundreds of millions of units annually.

• Strategic Logistics: Situated on the Chattahoochee River, the second-largest navigable waterway in the U.S., the facility boasts a private rail spur connected to CSX and Norfolk Southern lines. This allows for the efficient transport of raw latex imported via the Port of Savannah and Mobile directly into the plant’s bulk storage tank farm.

• Specialized Capabilities: The facility houses unique infrastructure for compounding, finishing, and packaging, including 23,000-gallon underground storage tanks and a specialized custom fabricated American manufacturing equipment.

THE GLAMOUR: A Presidential Mandate & Star Power
The factory’s modern history is touched by high-profile American ambition. Following the off-shoring of the textile and rubber industries, the plant was acquired by HarCal, an investment group formed by Montgomery businessman Greg Calhoun and entertainer Steve Harvey. The acquisition was catalyzed by a January 13, 2017 meeting at Trump Tower involving Calhoun, Harvey, and President-elect Donald Trump, focused specifically on revitalizing U.S. manufacturing and bringing jobs back to rural America. This lineage cements the factory’s status not just as a production site, but as a symbol of the “Made in America” renaissance and the drive to restore the U.S. industrial base.

THE FUTURE: Industries of the Americas
Today, under Industries of the Americas (IAMR), the facility serves as the only known operational facility in the United States historically registered with the FDA to manufacture disposable latex gloves. Building on the facility’s historical FDA registrations and 510(k) clearances, IAMR is currently executing a restart strategy starting with production of the American Safety Glove. With Asian supply chains increasingly fragile, this factory stands as a fortress of “rubber independence,” positioned to secure the domestic supply chain for critical medical and safety commodities.