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$18.1 Million Expansion Planned at Bradken’s Amite Plant (continued from page 10)
facility for this expansion was made easier due to our existing excellent workforce base and the assistance and benefits provided by the Louisiana Department of Economic Develop- ment,” said Tom Armstrong, president and chief operating officer of Brad- ken’s North American division. Te expansion, which will approxi-
mately double Amite’s molding capac- ity and includes a 160-ft. extension of the existing molding/coremaking area, is expected to be completed in about 18 months. Once complete and operational, the facility is expected to employ approximately 350. “We need to expand our capacity to meet the long-term demand of our customers and the growing markets they serve, and [we] are pleased to have the opportunity to undertake such a significant expansion to our operations,” said Kevin McDermed, president of the industrial division of Bradken’s North American operations. Bradken is a supplier of consumable
and capital products. Te company employs more than 4,800 and operates
ITC Pulls Antidumping Order (continued from page 12)
voted in the affirmative with respect to China and in the negative with respect to Russia. Commissioner Charlotte Lane voted in the affirma- tive with respect to both countries. Commissioner Dean Pinkert did not participate in the reviews. Te North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) said in a press release the decision was “an impor- tant victory” for the U.S. magnesium diecasting industry. “Te harm to the diecasting indus-
try will be lessened, but lack of access to Chinese alloy magnesium will con- tinue to hamper our ability to recover, since Russian magnesium producers probably will not be selling significant quantities of alloy magnesium in the U.S.,” NADCA President Daniel Twarog said.
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28 manufacturing and service facilities in Australia, New Zealand, the U.S., Canada, China and the U.K. “Tis strategic investment will
provide added flexibility between our
North American manufacturing facili- ties and, through transfer of product, enable us to manufacture Bradken wear products at other…facilities,” Armstrong said.
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