- Contract for South Africa smelter. (Industry
News).
In a 50/50 joint venture with Bateman group, Technip-Coflexin has been awarded, by Pechiney, a general construction and management contract valued at US $600 million for the construction of an aluminium smelter in the Republic of South Africa. The plant will be located at Coega, an industrial zone and harbour ......
- Dubal in India venture.
Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) will set up a Dh3.67bn (US$1bn) joint venture with Larsen & Toubro to build a combination bauxite mining and alumina refinery in India's Orissa state. Dubal and Larsen & Toubro one of India's leading diversified engineering and construction conglomerates entered into an understanding in March. The ......
- Alcan views joint venture in China. (Industry
News).
Alcan Inc. recently announced an agreement in principle to form a joint venture with Qingtongxia Aluminum Company (QTX), a leading aluminium company in China, for participation in its smelter. Construction of the Qingtongxia smelter was completed in 1999 and it was fully commissioned in 2001. The smelter currently uses modern ......
- Pechiney and Baotou form jv in
China.
Baotou Aluminium Co and Aluminium Pechiney have reached an agreement for the construction of a new production unit for the high-purity aluminium at Baotou, Inner Mongolia. This project essentially relies on the patented Pechiney technology for segregation of high grade aluminium to produce high purity aluminium, already in use in ......
- Cooper Tire and Kenda Rubber announce joint venture
plans.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. to build a plant to produce radial passenger and light truck tires. The plant will be located in the Jiangsu Province of the People's Republic of China outside Shanghai and will be owned jointly by ......
- Kobe Steel plans plant in Kentucky for Aluminum forging
Kobe Steel Ltd has unveiled plans to build a $32.7 million plant in Bowling Green, KY, to produce aluminum forgings for automotive suspension systems. The facility will be a joint venture of Kobe, Mitsui & Co., and Toyota Tsusho Corp., and known as Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products L.L.C. Construction on ......
- Caterpillar Claas America L.L.C.
Caterpillar Claas America L.L.C. (CCA) announced it will build a manufacturing facility near Omaha, Neb., to produce the Lexion line of combine harvesters. CCA is a 50-50 joint venture of Caterpillar and Claas in Germany. Groundbreaking in Sarpy County, Neb., is expected later this year, with construction of the facility ......