# Trimet Aluminium invests €50M to expand Harzgerode foundry

Trimet Aluminium SE is investing around 50 million euros to expand production capacity at its foundry in Harzgerode, Germany, and build new processing halls, creating about 100 new jobs. The expansion is enabled by a major contract to produce up to one million aluminum clutch housings annually for an automotive supplier starting in 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-29
- Where: Harzgerode, Germany
- Value: $54.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: up to 1 million aluminum clutch housings per year
- Products: aluminum clutch housings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [TRIMET Aluminium SE](https://endata.com/companies/18923.md)

## Sources

- [mz.de](https://www.mz.de/mitteldeutschland/landkreis-harz/trimet-aluminium-bald-100-weitere-jobs-in-harzgerode-1291953), 2017-03-29: "Der symbolische Spatenstich für eine etwa 6.500 Quadratmeter große Halle erfolgt am Mittwochnachmittag."

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