# AK Corporation starts greenfield casthouse in South Korea

AK Corporation started operations of a new greenfield casthouse in South Korea in 2017, capable of casting aerospace-grade aluminum alloys at an annual capacity of 50,000 tons.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-30
- Where: Yeondong-myeon, Sejong City, South Korea, South Korea
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 50,000 tons per year
- Products: aerospace-grade aluminum alloys, jumbo billet and slab
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [AK Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/26653.md)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/casthouse/article-aks-greenfield-casthouse-produces-jumbo-billet-and-slab-to-supply-aerospace-al-globally/), 2017-08-30: "With the startup of its new greenfield casthouse in South Korea, which began operations in 2017, AK Corporation is able to cast aerospace grade aluminum alloys at an annual capacity of 50,000 tons."

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