Kaiser Aluminum announces $75 million expansion
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 31 Oct 2005 21:46
Kaiser Aluminum today announced a major $75 million expansion of its Trentwood, WA-based rolling mill.
The expansion is slated to proceed over the next three years, with full online capacity available in 2008.
Kaiser’s Trentwood facility provides heat treat aluminum sheet and plate to major manufacturers worldwide, and employs approximately 600 people. The expansion includes the addition of a state-of-the-art thick plate stretcher, horizontal heat treat furnaces, an ultrasonic inspection system and other ancillary equipment to complement existing capabilities for light-gauge aluminum plate and sheet at the facility. The new equipment will enable Kaiser to supply heavy-gauge heat-treat stretched plate in thicknesses of up to eight to 10 inches to the aerospace and general engineering markets.
“This is an important expansion to meet a growing worldwide demand in our major markets for high-quality fabricated aluminum products,” said Jack A. Hockema, Kaiser’s president and CEO.
Kaiser Aluminum has more than 2,000 employees and 11 plants in North America, with the capacity to produce more than 400 million pounds annually of value-added aluminum sheet, plate, extrusions, forgings, rod, bar, and tube.
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