# Kobelco Aluminum Products expands Bowling Green plant

Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. has reached full capacity at its new facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and is undergoing a $42 million expansion that will add 90 jobs, bringing total employment to 220 and total investment to $95 million.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-18
- Where: Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
- Value: $42.0M
- Jobs: 90
- Starts operating: Sep 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1,000 tons per month
- Products: aluminum bumper materials, aluminum sub-frame materials
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions](https://endata.com/companies/23305.md)
- [Kobe Steel](https://endata.com/companies/6583.md) (partner)
- [Almex USA](https://endata.com/companies/41407.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [k105.com](https://www.k105.com/2019/09/18/kobelco-aluminum-plant-begins-full-operations-expansion-already-underway-for-recently-established-facility/), 2019-09-19: "Kobelco announced the expansion in December 2018, which includes a new melting furnace, extrusion press and fabrication equipment."
- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/kobe-steel-unit-officially-opens-us-alloy-extrusion-plant/), 2019-09-19: "It will add an additional melting furnace and extrusion press, doubling the number to two of each."
- [almexusa.com](https://almexusa.com/news/kobelco-ceremony-casthouse-bowling-green-kentucky/), 2019-09-19: "Kobelco continuously strives for perfection in their manufacturing, quality standards, and customer satisfaction, and Almex takes great pride in partnering with them for the second time to help them not just meet their goals, but exceed them!"
- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/extrusion/kpex-opening-ceremony-extrusion-facility/), 2019-09-20: "The company will invest approximately $42 million to increase overall production capacity of its plant in Bowling Green."

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