# 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.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-09-15
- Where: Mills River, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $300.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: magnesium cross car beams, lightweight components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Georg Fischer](https://endata.com/companies/11126.md)
- [GF Linamar LLC](https://endata.com/companies/24343.md)
- [Linamar](https://endata.com/companies/2609.md) (partner)
- [GF Linamar LLC](https://endata.com/companies/24343.md) (supplier)
- [GF Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/24344.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [moneycab.com](https://www.moneycab.com/schweiz/georg-fischer-linamar-gewinnt-grossauftrag-fuer-leichtbaukomponenten/), 2017-09-15: "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."
- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/gf-linamar-wins-major-order-lightweight-components/), 2017-09-15: "The major order consists of cross car beams for a new pickup model and underlines GF Automotive’s expertise in lightweight components."
- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/gf-linamar-secures-us-magnesium-component-order/), 2017-09-18: "GF Linamar, a joint venture between GF Automotive and Linamar, has been awarded a large order from a unnamed US manufacturer to produce lightweight magnesium components."
- [asminternational.org](https://www.asminternational.org/ims/results/-/journal_content/56/10192/27631850/NEWS/), 2017-10-11: "The order consists of cross-car beams for a new pickup truck model, and underlines GF Automotive’s expertise in lightweight magnesium components."
- [asminternational.org](https://www.asminternational.org/smst/results/-/journal_content/56/10192/27631850/NEWS/), 2017-10-11: "The order consists of cross-car beams for a new pickup truck model, and underlines GF Automotive’s expertise in lightweight magnesium components."

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