Callan JMB Inc. (NASDAQ: CJMB), a diversified preparedness, logistics, and critical-infrastructure company based in Spring Branch, Texas, announced on October 8, 2026, that it is making progress toward establishing domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing at the Atlas Complex in Marion, Alabama, through an equipment procurement and distribution collaboration with TRUKIN.
Equipment Procurement Anchors Planned Alabama Manufacturing Hub
The company has signed an initial purchase order and expects to make a USD 500,000 down payment toward approximately USD 28 million in pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment planned for installation at Atlas.
TRUKING, an international supplier of pharmaceutical equipment and integrated manufacturing solutions, will fabricate the equipment at its facilities in China and then ship it to Alabama, where Callan JMB will assemble and install it.
Equipment specifications are being developed at the Atlas Complex facility. The planned pharmaceutical production will take place at the Atlas Complex, supporting the initiative's objective of expanding domestic manufacturing capacity.
Distribution and Assembly Role Extends Beyond Atlas
The collaboration also provides for Callan JMB to serve as a North American distributor and assembly provider for TRUKING equipment.
This role extends the company's participation beyond the initial Atlas deployment to equipment distribution and assembly for additional planned pharmaceutical manufacturing sites and other commercial customers.
Callan JMB plans to establish a dedicated assembly team to support the Atlas Complex installation and subsequent equipment deployments.
Company teams are expected to participate in pre-shipment testing and qualification activities and to support installation, qualification, and validation at Atlas in preparation for manufacturing operations.
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Preparedness Experience Drives Supply Chain Integration
The initiative builds on Callan JMB's longstanding emergency-preparedness and response work by connecting planned domestic pharmaceutical production with the company's logistics, regulatory compliance, specialty packaging, warehousing, monitoring, and distribution capabilities used to protect and deliver critical supplies.
Bringing these functions together at the Atlas Complex is intended to support continuity of supply during routine operations and periods of heightened demand or disruption.
"Our work in preparedness and response has always depended on knowing how to source critical products, protect their integrity, and get them where they are needed," said Wayne Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Callan JMB.
"Developing pharmaceutical manufacturing at the Atlas Complex extends that experience further into the supply chain. By connecting U.S. production with our logistics and distribution capabilities, we aim to strengthen the availability of essential products before an emergency and support resupply when demand increases. Our role with TRUKING also creates an opportunity to support additional manufacturing projects and commercial customers."
Equipment distribution and assembly would also broaden the company's commercial participation in the infrastructure supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Marion 9 Facility and Production Timeline
The initial equipment deployment is being coordinated with development of the planned 90,000-square-foot Marion 9 manufacturing facility at the Atlas Complex.
The facility is intended to support U.S. production of pharmaceutical products affected by critical supply shortages, with equipment fabrication and facility construction expected to proceed in parallel.
Management currently anticipates approximately nine months for equipment fabrication and six to nine months for facility construction. Initial production is targeted before the end of 2027, subject to completion of construction, equipment delivery and installation, commissioning, validation, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Production Model Combines APIs with Fill-Finish Capabilities
The planned production model combines active pharmaceutical ingredients expected to be supplied by Walker's Pharmaceuticals with fill-finish capabilities at the Atlas Complex.
Callan JMB's supporting services are intended to connect those manufacturing activities with the storage, packaging, handling, and distribution required to deliver finished products to healthcare and commercial customers.
About the Atlas Complex and Callan JMB
The Atlas Complex by Callan JMB is a pharmaceutical, medical, and logistics campus located in Marion, Alabama.
Designed to support U.S. pharmaceutical onshoring and strengthen domestic supply chains, the campus provides scalable infrastructure for pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality assurance and quality control, research collaboration, workforce development, cold chain logistics, and distribution.
Callan JMB Inc. supports healthcare organizations, government agencies, and commercial partners with fulfillment, warehousing, cold-chain logistics, monitoring, regulatory compliance, specialty packaging, and emergency-preparedness and response services designed to protect critical products, strengthen supply chains, and support continuity of operations.
Through its portfolio of businesses, strategic partnerships, and acquisitions, the company is building a broader platform spanning healthcare and pharmaceutical logistics, domestic manufacturing, transformer and critical electrical-equipment manufacturing, critical-infrastructure services, and energy development.
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