WCA July 2007

Industry News

New Indian factory for Niehoff

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff opened a new plant in India at the beginning of February, representing an investment of US$1.5m. Located in a new industrial dev- elopment area near Hyderabad and boasting production facilities spanning around 3,500m², the production area includes a manufacturing shop for mechanical components, a warehouse, a paint shop, an assembly area, a test area, and a showroom for machines and assemblies. The need for the building and its modern equipment arose when it became apparent that the manu- facturing capacities of Niehoff of India (NoI) – Niehoff’s Indian subsidiary – had to be brought into line with the requirements of the growing Indian market and to be able to further expand NoI’s position as market leader in India. The country is also a strategic location for the future of the Niehoff Group with a view to extending business

The new Niehoff of India (NoI) factory

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operations surrounding countries, especially the Asian markets. NoI currently employs 43 staff and is expecting sales figures in the region of US$ 6.6m (€5m) in the 2006/07 trading year. Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 912297 7155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de to the

Bound for Turkey

Southwire Technologies, operating out of Georgia, USA, has signed a contract with Oznur Kablo for an SCR continuous rod casting system in Turkey. The contract calls for a 12 tons per hour copper rod system including a 9 stand Morgan rolling mill. The system will be capable of producing rod sizes ranging from 8mm-16mm. SCR

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