INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞
ThyssenKrupp Changing Global Casting Strategy 蒂森克虜伯全球主角戰略轉變
Te executive board of steelmaker Tyssenkrupp AG,
Essen, Germany, recently announced it will divest its U.S.- based iron casting division as part of a plan to reduce debt and focus on the automotive sector, particularly in emerg- ing markets. “TyssenKrupp wants to focus the portfolio and discard
business activities for which alternative strategic options are more suitable,” read the company’s press release. A repre- sentative for the company declined to answer requests for further comment. TyssenKrupp reports the iron casting division, Tyssen-
Krupp Waupaca, Waupaca, Wis., U.S., has sales of more than $1 billion annually and about 3,000 employees. Te parent said the metalcasting company would be sold “within the context of a best owner process.” In addition to the sale of the iron casting division, Tys-
senKrupp announced it intends to divest TyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks, consolidate the Bilstein Group and Presta Steering, divest its traditional springs and stabilizers busi- ness activities, as well as the Brazilian Automotive Systems business, and “separate” Stainless Global from the group. TyssenKrupp already is in the process of divesting Tys- senKrupp Metal Forming and TyssenKrupp Xervon and implementing a partnership between Abu Dhabi Mar and TyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Based on data from the previous fiscal year, TyssenKrupp estimates the divestments to be worth more than $14 billion and involve 35,000 employees. Te diversified manufacturer currently has almost 177,000 employees in more than 80 countries and generated sales of more than $60 billion in FY2009-2010. During December 2010, Ekkehard Schulz, Thyssen-
Krupp’s chief executive officer, said the company planned to invest 170 million euros (about $222.5 million) in Shanghai for the production of crankshafts for the auto- motive industry. ■
位于德国埃森的钢铁制造商蒂森克虏伯股份公司（ 以下简称蒂森克虏伯）近日宣布将剥离其在美国的铸 铁公司，以减少债务并专注于汽车行业，尤其是新兴 市场。
“蒂森克虏伯希望更专注于投资组合，并舍弃某些 业务板块，使其战略选择更合乎市场要求，”该公司 公报称。该公司负责人拒绝了进一步就问题发表评论 的要求。
蒂森克虏伯在公告中声称，蒂森克虏伯沃帕卡暨该 集团铸造工厂
（位于美国威斯康星州），拥有3,000名员工，年销 售额超10亿美元。蒂森克虏伯称这家工厂将会被出售。 除了当前的对蒂森克虏伯金属结构、Xervon进行 剥离出售及落实阿布扎比Mar与蒂森克虏伯航海系统 之间的战略合作外，集团也将向监委会提出更加集中 发展的措施。如：剥离出售美国铸铁领域的市场引领 者Waupaca（约3000雇员，9亿欧元的销售额），分 拆汽车车体、底盘生产厂Tailored Blanks（约900雇 员，6亿欧元销售额），合并Bilstein和Presta Steer- ing（将成为全球最大的汽车底盘完整服务提供商，销 售额将达约22亿欧元，雇员近6500），剥离出售巴西 汽车零件厂。
基于上一财年数据，蒂森克虏伯估计，撤资将价值 超过140亿美元，涉及35000名员工。这个多元化制造 集团目前已接近17.7万员工，在超过80个国家和产生 的销售额超过600亿美元。 2010年12月期间，Ekkehard舒尔茨，蒂森克虏伯 公司首席执行官表示，该公司计划投资1.7亿欧元在上 海的生产曲轴。■
Australia-Based Bradken to Spend $40 Million on Two Plants
总部在澳大利亚的Bradken公司将投资4千万美元建2个工厂 Bradken, Newcastle, Australia, announced it has begun a $23 million project to expand the casting and inspection areas of its Tacoma, Wash., U.S., metalcasting facility, and made a $18.1 million investment to expand the capabilities and capacity of its Amite, La., metalcast- ing facility. Te Tacoma plant, referred to as Bradken Energy, will see
the addition of a 30,000-sq. ft. casting bay, which the com- pany expects will triple its large casting pouring capability. Bradken also will add a 15,000-sq. ft. finishing bay dedicated to the upgrade and inspection of large castings. Bradken’s Amite facility manufactures and machines
Bradken在澳大利亚的纽卡斯堡（Newcastle）宣 布该公司已经开始投资2千3百万美元项目，旨在扩展 它在美国华盛顿州Tacoma市的铸造和检测。仅在几个 星期前它才宣布过投资1千8百万美元扩大在洛杉矶的 Amite厂的铸造能力和产量。 Tacoma工厂属于Bradken Energy，该工厂将增加3 万平方英尺的铸造车间面积，公司希望这将使大型铸件 的浇注能力提高2倍。Bradken公司还将增加1.5万平方 英尺的清理面积用于大型铸件的升级和检测。
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