# Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions expands Bowling Green facility

Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. announced a $42 million expansion of its Bowling Green, Kentucky facility, adding a melting furnace, extrusion press, and fabrication equipment, creating 90 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-19
- Where: Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $42.0M
- Jobs: 90
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminum extrusions for automotive
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions](https://endata.com/companies/23305.md)
- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md) (investor)
- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bgchamber.com](https://www.bgchamber.com/news/2018/12/19/main/kobelco-aluminum-products-extrusions-inc.-announces-expansion-includes-investment-of-42-million-creating-90-new-jobs/), 2018-12-19: "Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. announced the expansion of their facility on Kobe Way in Bowling Green."
- [southcentralky.com](https://www.southcentralky.com/news/2018/12/19/main/kobelco-aluminum-products-extrusions-inc.-announces-expansion-includes-investment-of-42-million-creating-90-new-jobs/), 2018-12-19: "Today, Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. announced the expansion of their facility on Kobe Way in Bowling Green."
- [wkyufm.org](https://www.wkyufm.org/business/2018-12-19/kobe-aluminum-expands-bowling-green-manufacturing-plant-for-automotive-parts), 2018-12-19: "The company is investing $42 million to add a melting furnace, an extrusion press and fabrication equipment."
- [tradeandindustrydev.com](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/region/kentucky/news/ky-kobelco-expand-creating-90-new-jobs-14833), 2019-01-03: "Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. announced the expansion of their facility on Kobe Way in Bowling Green."

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