# Union Partners acquires Heidtman Steel's Automotive Steel Technical Center

Union Partners LLC purchased Heidtman Steel's Automotive Steel Technical Center in Gibraltar, Michigan, a 9,500 square foot facility built in 2005, to support testing and research of advanced high-strength steels.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-12-26
- Where: Gibraltar, Michigan, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: advanced high-strength steel, ultra high-strength steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Heidtman Steel](https://endata.com/companies/23068.md) (target)
- [Union Partners LLC](https://endata.com/companies/29034.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/union-partners-acquires-automotive-steel-technical-center-300575350.html), 2017-12-26: "One of the biggest motivations for us in starting Union Partners was to identify and support – both financially and operationally – opportunities in the metals industry where innovation is alive and well."
- [thefabricator.com](https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/news/metalsmaterials/union-partners-acquires-automotive-steel-technical-center), 2018-01-02: "Union Partners will use the 9,500-sq.-ft. facility for testing and research in working with mills and OEMs to bring new AHSS and UHSS to the marketplace."

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