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ALCAN AUTOMOTIVE 'SIGNS OFF' ON NEW HEADQUARTERS
21 November 2003 - Alcan Automotive
| Construction of Alcan Automotive’s new North American headquarters and manufacturing plant neared completion today with sign-raising ceremonies attended by company executives and city officials.
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The new 52,000-square-foot facility at 46555 Magellan Drive houses engineering, sales and administrative personnel formerly located in Farmington Hills, Mich. Beginning next spring, Alcan plans to manufacture advanced aluminum bumpers and other structural components for the company’s automotive customers in North America. Louis Csordas, Novi’s newly elected mayor, and Dale F. Ewing, newly appointed general manager, Alcan Automotive Structures North America, helped raised Alcan’s corporate logo onto the front of the new facility. 'We welcome Alcan to Novi and look forward to the jobs and revenue that world-class companies like Alcan bring to our city,” Csordas said. “This is a great day for the city of Novi as well as a great day for Alcan and its customers.' In addition to the Novi facility, Ewing will responsible for a new plant for manufacturing aluminum automotive structural assemblies under construction in the Saguenay region of Quebec, Canada. Both plants are scheduled to begin production in 2004.
“Our objective is to build on our leading position in the supply of lightweight solutions for automotive customers in North America by expanding our product range,” Ewing said. Other Alcan officials taking part in the sign-raising program included Alcan Automotive vice presidents Michael P. Kelly and Werner Steltzer, as well as Thomas P. Gannon, vice president, sales and marketing – industrial and automotive products, for Alcan Rolled Products North America.
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About: Alcan Automotive
Alcan is a multinational company in aluminium and packaging, as well as aluminium recycling, with operations in primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium as well as flexible and specialty packaging, aerospace applications, bauxite mining and alumina processing. Alcan employs 88,000 people and has operating facilities in 58 countries and regions.The merger of Alcan Inc. with Alusuisse Group Ltd. has created a materials company that offers global market coverage and advanced technology solutions in aluminium and other lightweight materials. Alcan has become a leader in the significant growth taking place for aluminium in the automotive sector as manufacturers strive to produce safer, lighter, affordable vehicles. The organisation currently represents a US$13 billion global enterprise with strong anticipated growth in our automotive businesses, operating under the banner of Alcan Automotive. A global R&D network, with technology centres located in key markets around the world, combined with an extensive network of aluminium smelters and manufacturing facilities, provides the automobile industry with complete solutions, from materials delivery to design and manufacture of quality vehicle components and modules. |
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