# Hydro opens new HyForge casting line at Rackwitz aluminium recycling plant

Hydro opened a new HyForge casting line at its aluminium recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany, following a EUR 40 million investment and 14 months of construction. The line produces smaller diameter aluminium billets for direct forging into automotive components.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-09-14
- Where: Rackwitz, Germany, Germany
- Value: $42.8M (40.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 14 Sep 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: aluminium billets, HyForge forge stock
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Hydro Aluminium Metal](https://endata.com/companies/56204.md)

## Sources

- [hydro.com](https://www.hydro.com/en/global/media/news/2023/new-casting-line-opens-in-rackwitz-to-meet-growing-demand-for-low-carbon-aluminium/), 2023-09-14: "With HyForge, Hydro is literally forging the future of automotive, responding to the industry's increasing demand for low-carbon, lightweight aluminium components."

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