23 AUGUST 2012ajw.asahi.com
Kobe Steel aluminum forging plant begins production in China
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Kobe Steel Ltd. announced Aug. 22 that first-phase construction of an aluminum forging plant at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products Co. (KAAP China) has been completed and the facility has gone into commercial production.
A joint venture of Kobe Steel, Mitsui & Co. and Toyota Tsusho Corp., KAAP China produces aluminum forgings for automotive suspensions in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.
KAAP China is currently undertaking a second-phase expansion. When construction is completed in March, production capacity is anticipated to double.
First-phase construction required an investment of 2.5 billion yen ($31.5 million). The second phase will come to 4.5 billion yen.
A joint venture of Kobe Steel, Mitsui & Co. and Toyota Tsusho Corp., KAAP China produces aluminum forgings for automotive suspensions in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.
KAAP China is currently undertaking a second-phase expansion. When construction is completed in March, production capacity is anticipated to double.
First-phase construction required an investment of 2.5 billion yen ($31.5 million). The second phase will come to 4.5 billion yen.
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