Kennametal Inc. will close its facility in Grant, Ala. The company said it will relocate operations to other Kennametal locations in North America to better align its supply chain footprint with customer needs. Kennametal took over the plant's operations in November 2013 when it purchased Allegheny Technologies Inc.'s tungsten materials business.

About 93 employees work at the facility. The plant, which manufactures rods, wear carbide, insert blanks, flow tubes and other engineered products, is expected to close in September 2015. No other facilities are expected to be affected by the closure.