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Alupress AG to Open New U.S. Plant in 2014 “We are pleased with the opportuni-
Alupress AG, South Tyrol, Italy, has announced plans to establish a new 30,000-sq.-ft. aluminum cast- ing production facility in Laurens County, S.C. T e $19.9 million investment is expected to generate 57 new jobs, according to the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce. Alu- press recently purchased Germany- based Koerber LLC, now named Alupress LLC.
Cast-Fab to Supply Large Defense Castings
Cast-Fab Technologies Inc., Cincinnati, has entered a multiyear agreement with a prime defense contractor to supply large castings for the military. Cast-Fab expects to produce more than 12,000 tons of iron over the length of the project. The project details are confidential. The company anticipates it will
be adding more than 20 new jobs at its manufacturing facility located in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincin- nati over the life of the contract. “Quite simply, Cast-Fab’s stated
purpose is to reaffirm America’s manufacturing excellence in ev- erything we do. I can think of no better way to help us fulfill our purpose than in support of our na- tion’s military,” said J. Ross Bush- man, president and CEO, Cast-Fab. “The timing of this project could not have been better, given this is the company’s 25th anniversary under my family’s ownership. It also gives us a solid long-term customer relationship that can help fuel even more growth.” Cast-Fab Technologies manufac-
tures and distributes gray and ductile iron castings up to 80,000 lbs. as well as heavy plate and sheet metal fabri- cations. It owns the Security Systems Equipment (SSE) and Collier brands in the bank equipment market and the Coldwell-Wilcox Technologies brand in the water and waste-water treatment markets. All products are designed, engineered and manufac- tured in its ISO 9001:2008 certifi ed facility in Ohio.
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ty to move forward with plans to locate our new production facility in Laurens County. T e new plant will give us close proximity to our customers,” said Wolf- gang Knollseisen, CFO, Alupress AG. “South Carolina provides us with an
excellent business environment and the sort of workforce talent we need. We appreciate all the support we’ve received from state and local offi cials.” T e new facility is expected to be-
gin operations in 2014, manufacturing automotive products.
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