Kentucky Smelting Technology, Inc., a joint venture between Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. and its parent company, Toyota Tsusho Corp., are locating a new 50,000 square foot aluminum smelting facility in Bourbon County, Ky.
The location of Kentucky Smelting Technology in Paris will allow the company to work in partnership with CMC/CLA, a manufacturer of aluminum wheels.
“Our long standing relationship with Toyota Tsusho ensures that Kentucky Smelting Technology will be a welcome addition to our community,” added Frank Bellafato, chairman and CEO, CMC/CLA. “KST will be performing a vital operation for CMC/CLA in providing molten aluminum for our casting operations. We are expecting to expand our production of aluminum wheels in September to one million five hundred thousand per year. With KST providing the aluminum, CMC/CLA can focus our activities on our core business of casting and finishing aluminum wheels.”
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