# UACJ to spend $488M expanding US and Thai aluminum mills

Japanese aluminum roller UACJ announced it will spend 55 billion yen ($488 million) to lift overseas production capacity by 40%, with investments in the U.S. and Thailand.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2016-11-29
- Value: $488.0M (55.0B JPY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40% increase in overseas production capacity
- Products: flat-rolled aluminum
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [UACJ](https://endata.com/companies/19822.md)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/japan-s-uacj-to-pour-488m-into-us-thai-mills), 2016-11-29: "Japanese aluminum roller UACJ said Tuesday it will spend 55 billion yen ($488 million) in the U.S. and Thailand to lift overseas production capacity by 40%."

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