Metals Innovation Initiative welcomes engineer veteran

Kentucky’s Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) team recently welcomed metals manufacturing industry veteran Laura Haury as the organization’s sustainability project coordinator. Haury’s role will bridge manufacturing operations, environmental stewardship and public education, one of the only roles of its kind in the state.

In her position, Haury will focus on recycling efforts, environmental education and outreach. In partnership with The Recycling Society’s Million Can contest, she will also help raise awareness about aluminum recycling while developing school and community programs to increase current recycling rates.

Haury brings decades of experience in environmental engineering and manufacturing sustainability to MI2.

Published May 2026