GF Linamar wins $300M order for magnesium components for US pickup
GF Linamar, a joint venture between Georg Fischer and Linamar, won a $300 million contract to produce lightweight magnesium cross car beams for a new US pickup model. Production will start in 2020 at a new plant in Mills River, North Carolina, which will officially open in October 2017.
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“GF Linamar, ein Gemeinschaftsunternehmen mit dem kanadischen Fertigungsspezialisten Linamar, produziert ab 2020 Magnesium-Leichtbaukomponenten für einen US-Autobauer in neuen Werk in Mills River, USA.”moneycab.com
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