The ASK Chemicals Group company, based in Hilden in Germany, has recently successfully launched its new manufacturing plant in El Carmen, Nuevo León, where it seeks to strengthen its position in the North American automotive foundry market and increase its production. in 2022.

The plant received an investment of around 27 million dollars and generated 90 direct jobs. Its production has begun with lines of non-bake and cold box resins and will be followed by other product lines in the coming months, such as refractory paints and EXACTCAST exothermic liners.

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The plant will supply various clients in the Mexican market, including the supply chain of an automotive manufacturer and its suppliers.

Bob Gage, Executive Vice President North America, said: 'I am very proud of our team in Mexico – opening a plant during the pandemic was extremely difficult and challenging. The fact that the plant is now operational is an important and strategic step for our company. We look forward to better serving our Mexican customers and building a successful future together.'

The plant is located on an area of 50,000 square meters and has a production area of around 13,000 square meters.

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The location includes nine storage tanks of 38 cubic meters, 3 vertical cylinders for 10,000 gallons each, eight storage tanks of 114 cubic meters and vertical cylinders for 30,000 gallons, as well as 2 chemical reactors and 2 mixing tanks of 5 meters. cubic.

The plant has a capacity of more than 30,000 metric tons of resin and the capacity to produce 10,000 metric tons of paint and 5 million pieces of exothermic liners per year.

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