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German Automotive Firm to Build $193M Casting Facility in Kentucky Automotive parts manufacturer


Fritz Winter Eisengießerei GmbH & Co., Stadtallendorf, Germany, has announced plans to build a $193.7 million casting and machining facility in Franklin, Kentucky. Construction on the proposed 240,000-sq.-ft. facil- ity is expected to start early this year with casting and machining operations beginning in 2017. “T e decision by Fritz Winter to select Kentucky for its new foundry


underscores the advantages our state off ers automotive suppliers,” Kentucky governor Matt Bevin said. “Fritz Winter joins 64 other German-owned facilities already employing more than 10,500 full-time workers in Ken- tucky. We believe that this connection between Kentucky and Germany will grow only stronger in the future as we focus on becoming even more busi- ness friendly.” T e new facility, which will focus


primarily on casting and machining disc brake rotors, is expected to cre- ate 343 jobs. Fritz Winter chose the Kentucky spot because of its location in relation to automotive assembly plants in the U.S. “Franklin really meets all our


requirements in terms of proximity to our customers, availability of skilled labor, favorable electricity costs and industry-specifi c training possibili- ties,” said Jörg Rumikewitz, CEO, Fritz Winter. Founded in 1951, Fritz Winter


produces cast iron engine blocks and heads, brake rotors and drums, fl ywheels and hydraulic housings serving the international automotive and truck industries. T e company began exporting to


the U.S. in 1966 and currently em- ploys 3,700 people worldwide. ■


Newscast Waupaca Foundry Inc., Wau-


paca, Wisconsin, a Hitachi Metals company, received the Patriot Award in recognition of its support of employees serving in the Wisconsin National Guard. Supervisor Dar- rell Bartel was nominated for being highly supportive and respectful of his team member, T omas Walecki, while he was on active duty. Both men who serve work at the Waupaca gray iron casting facility. ESCO Corp., Portland, Oregon, announced in November it’s planning to close its main plant in Portland. Production is scheduled to end late this year or early in 2017. ■


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