# KS Kolbenschmidt licenses steel piston production to ZYNP in China

Rheinmetall Automotive's KS Kolbenschmidt signed a licence agreement with ZYNP to produce and market commercial vehicle steel pistons in China, with a new plant in Mengzhou, Henan province, funded by an unspecified double-digit million euro investment.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2017-05-15
- Where: Mengzhou, Henan province, China
- Status: announced
- Products: commercial vehicle steel pistons, cylinder liners
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/1095.md) (partner)
- [KS Kolbenschmidt](https://endata.com/companies/1438.md) (partner)
- [ZYNP](https://endata.com/companies/1439.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/zynp-to-produce-commercial-vehicle-steel-pistons-for-kolbenschmidt-in-china/), 2017-05-15: "The investment for the new plant and its equipment will be an unspecified double-digit million euro amount."

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