| Schedule of Components of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
The lives used in computing depreciation for significant asset classes are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | Asset | | Range of Useful Lives, in Years | | Land improvements | | 10 to 30 | | Buildings and improvements | | 3 to 30 | | Automotive equipment | | 5 to 30 | | Machinery and equipment | | 1 to 30 | | Right-of-use (“ROU”) finance leases | | 25 | | Other | | 3 to 10 |
Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | (in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | Machinery and equipment | $ | 1,440,354 | | | $ | 1,435,691 | | | ROU finance lease | 25,543 | | | 25,076 | | | Buildings and improvements | 18,369 | | | 18,188 | | | Automotive equipment | 16,279 | | | 16,279 | | | Land and improvements | 15,266 | | | 14,959 | | | Construction in progress | 48,370 | | | 30,623 | | | Other | 3,467 | | | 2,939 | | | 1,567,648 | | | 1,543,755 | | Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (855,824) | | | (808,164) | | | Total property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 711,824 | | | $ | 735,591 | |
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