INDUSTRY NEWS
Accuride Corp. Announced Strong Second Quarter Profits Operating income from Ac-
In late July, Accuride Corp., Evans-
ville, Ind., announced improved profits and sales when compared to the same period in 2014. Parent company of Brillion Iron Works, Brillion, Wis., the OEM supplier of medium and heavy duty wheels reported sales increased 13.1% and profits 15.3% compared to the previous year.
curide’s truck wheels business was up 46.7% from 2014, thanks largely to an increase in demand for alumi- num wheels. “Accuride achieved record
profitability in the quarter as the result of aftermarket share gains for aluminum wheels, and world-
Eck Industry Joins Critical Materials Institute Te Critical Materials Institute
(CMI), an Energy Innovation Hub of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced Eck Industries Inc., Manitowoc, Wis., as a new member in research and innovation. Eck Industries joins seven private sector members in partnership with four DOE national labs and seven universities. The group will collaborate in
CMI’s research to address short- ages of rare-earth and other critical materials. CMI’s research efforts target three goals: diversifying sup- ply, discovering substitute materials, and developing tools and processes for recycling materials. “I’ve rarely seen a project move as fast as our work with Eck Indus- tries,” said Alex King, director,
class operating performance and cost containment by wheels and Gunite,” Accuride President and CEO Rick Dauch said in a state- ment. “Looking ahead to the sec- ond half of 2015, we are confident in our outlook for continued strong performance from our wheels and Gunite businesses.
CMI. “There is a unique synergy between their expertise, the tools and capabilities of the other CMI institutions, a really interesting new alloy, and a use for an element that is currently produced in excess.” Eck Industries specializes in
structural aluminum castings for the military, aviation, construction and automotive industries.
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