Sapa Group acquires Portland, Oregon, casting plant

Norway-based aluminum products company Sapa Group reports that it is acquiring a casting plant in The Dalles, Oregon, owned by Northwest Aluminum Specialties.

Sapa says the facility brings Sapa’s North American casthouse network to a total of nine locations and provides additional strength to Sapa Extrusion’s West region, which includes a Portland manufacturing plant. The company operates 20 casthouses in total.

Under the terms of the agreement, Sapa has purchased the physical assets of the Northwest Aluminum Specialties casting facility, including the plant, property, equipment and inventory. The company says it plans to retain a majority of the more than 50 employees employed at the plant.

“This asset acquisition provides us with vertical integration for our extrusion presses and expands our casting business, allowing us to better manage our internal metal supply chain while also growing our high quality aluminum log sales to the market,” says Michael Stier, vice president and general manager of Sapa's West region. “We look forward to welcoming The Dalles cast house to the Sapa family and continuing to strategically grow our business.”