# CITIC Dicastal breaks ground on aluminum wheel plant in Hunan

CITIC Dicastal broke ground on a large-scale aluminum wheel project in Hunan province on November 5, 2016, with a total investment of 5 billion yuan, to produce 12 million aluminum wheels and 40,000 tonnes of aluminum castings per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-11-05
- Where: Hunan province, China
- Value: $720.0M (5.00B CNY)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 12 million aluminum wheels per year, 40,000 tonnes of aluminum castings
- Products: aluminum wheels, aluminum castings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [CITIC Dicastal](https://endata.com/companies/19653.md)

## Sources

- [news.metal.com](https://news.metal.com/newscontent/100710057-citic-dicastal-begins-building-aluminum-wheel-project-in-hunan), 2016-11-14: "CITIC Dicastal broke ground on its large-scale aluminum wheel project in Hunan province on November 5"

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