GF Linamar, a joint venture between GF Automotive and diversified manufacturing expert Linamar Corporation, inaugurated its new high-pressure die-casting facility focuses on lightweight solutions in aluminium and magnesium for the automotive industry.
Josef Edbauer, President of GF Automotive, said: “The opening of GF Linamar LLC is an important milestone for us to serve our global customers even better. The strong order intake shows that our expertise in reducing vehicle weight and therefore emissions is well appreciated by our customers, certainly a promising sign for the future.”
The first production is expected to start in 2018. The new plant is located on a 57-acres site at the Ferncliff Industrial Park in Mills River, North Carolina.
Linda Hasenfratz, CEO of Linamar Corporation, said: “We are proud to celebrate the opening of our new facility here in Mills River, North Carolina. GF Linamar LLC combines the complementary manufacturing excellence and competencies that both our companies share in the design, casting and machining of complex light metal products driving the vehicles of the future.”
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