
Shiloh Industries announced the opening of a new aluminium casting plant in Nantong to serve the growing electric vehicle market in China. It will focus on manufacturing new, innovative 9-speed, aluminium transmission carriers and reverse carriers through Shiloh's proprietary, high-integrity casting technology.

“We have experienced significant global demand for our lightweighting solutions and continue to invest resources to meet this growing need," said David Jaeger, senior vice president and managing director, CastLight.
The new aluminium casting plant enhances company’s current aluminium and magnesium casting capabilities in Asia, Europe and North America. The 150,000 square foot facility is located in the Jiangsu Nantong Science & Technology Industrial Zone.
"Our growth at this location will include our proprietary ThinTech technology, which optimizes the design and production of the lightest cast aluminium product. We will focus on body structure and specific products for the electric vehicle market," Weibo Weng, managing director, Asia explained. "In addition, we continue to enhance our research and development center here as well."
Shiloh designs and manufactures innovative lightweight products that enable OEMs to reduce on-vehicle weight without compromising strength, safety or performance.
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