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Kobe Steel to double capacity of Kentucky aluminum extrusion plant by 2020 · Endata

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Dec 20, 2018EXPANSIONKentucky, United States

Kobe Steel to double capacity of Kentucky aluminum extrusion plant by 2020

Kobe Steel plans to invest $42 million to double the capacity of its aluminum extrusion plant in Kentucky from 500 t/month to 1,000 t/month by the first half of 2020, with installation of new furnaces and extruders.

Value

$42.0M

Starts operating

2020

Status

Announced

Capacity

1,000 t/month

Productsaluminum bumpersaluminum frames

CompaniesKobe Steel

Sectors#Automotive Components

“Kobe Steel plans to double the capacity of the Kentucky aluminum extrusion plant in the first half of 2020 due to the support of car demand.”news.metal.com

1 source
news.metal.comKobe Steel to double capacity of Aluminum Extrusion Business in the United States by 2020 - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)Dec 20, 2018

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