Accuride expanding paint treatment capacity at steel wheel plant in US

摘要

USA - Wheel (Accuride) and wheel end (Gunite) component supplier to the commercial vehicle industry in North America, Accuride Corporation of Evansville, Indiana, is investing USD5.8m to expand its powder coating capacity with the installation of a new, advanced-technology coating line at its steel wheel production facility in Henderson, Kentucky. The paint technology upgrade is expected to generate 30 new jobs over the next few years, the company stated. Accuride's Henderson facility was established in 1974 as part of what was then Firestone Steel Products, the forerunner of Accuride Corporation. The plant, which currently has 33,817 sq m of manufacturing space on a 118 acre site in Henderson, currently employs 160 people. The Henderson facility is also Accuride's wheel research and development centre, as well as its wheel product development and testing facilities. To encourage the investment and job growth in Henderson, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority has approved tax incentives of up to USD0.6m through the Kentucky Business Investment programme.