# GF Linamar starts construction on $100M light metal die-casting plant in Mills River

GF Linamar LLC, a joint venture between GF Automotive and Linamar Corp., is constructing a new light metal die-casting plant in Mills River, North Carolina. The initial investment is over $100 million, and the plant will create over 340 manufacturing jobs, with operations planned to start in mid-2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-18
- Where: Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 340
- Starts operating: Jul 2017
- Status: under construction
- Products: light metal die-cast components, body and structure parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [GF Linamar LLC](https://endata.com/companies/24343.md)
- [Linamar](https://endata.com/companies/2609.md) (partner)
- [GF Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/24344.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [foundry-planet.com](https://www.foundry-planet.com/d/usa-construction-is-now-underway-on-the-new-gf-linamar-manufacturing-facility/), 2017-05-18: "The new plant is now under construction on a 57-acres site at the Ferncliff Industrial Park in Mills River."

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