# Hydro starts up €130M automotive aluminum sheet line in Grevenbroich, Germany

Hydro inaugurated a new automotive aluminum sheet line in Grevenbroich, Germany, costing €130 million. The line increases annual production of car body sheet from 50,000 to 200,000 tonnes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-12
- Where: Grevenbroich, Germany, Germany
- Value: $145.0M (130.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 12 Jun 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 200,000 tonnes per year of car body sheet
- Products: automotive aluminum sheet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Hydro Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/1478.md)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/flat-rolled-sheet/hydro-starts-up-automotive-sheet-line-in-germany/), 2017-06-12: "While global demand for aluminum is growing by 2-3% per year, we expect demand from the automotive industry to accelerate by 14% every year."

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