# Hitachi Metals plans to sell AAP St. Marys to Kosei Aluminum

Hitachi Metals, parent of AAP St. Marys Corp., plans to sell the aluminum wheel manufacturing company to Kosei Aluminum of Japan. The sale is expected to occur March 1, 2019, with no layoffs planned.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-20
- Where: St. Marys, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 million wheels per year
- Products: aluminum wheels
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Metals, Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/27153.md) (partner)
- [AAP St. Marys Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/36302.md) (target)
- [Kosei Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/36303.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [dailystandard.com](https://dailystandard.com/archive/2018-12-20/stories/36670/aap-sale-to-kosei-planned), 2018-12-20: "the sale is expected to occur March 1."

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