# Almex USA to supply greenfield casthouse to Kobe Steel Group

Almex USA Inc. has been selected as technology and equipment provider for a new greenfield casthouse facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, owned by Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel Group. First metal production is targeted for early 2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-10-11
- Where: Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
- Status: under construction
- Products: aluminum extrusion casthouse equipment, automotive alloy extrusions
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [almexusa.com](https://almexusa.com/news/casthouse-greenfield-for-kobe-steel-group/), 2020-10-11: "Almex USA Inc. has announced its selection as the technology and equipment provider for a U.S. subsidiary of the Kobe Steel Group."

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