Esco expands South American presence with plant in Chile.Esco Corp., Portland, Ore., and Elecmetal, Santiago, Chile Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile (Spanish: (helpinfo)), is the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation (Greater Santiago). , have signed a joint venture to build a metalcasting facility dedicated to the production of ground-engaging tools in the South American company's homeland. The move follows closely on the heels of a joint venture established in May between Esco and another South American manufacturer, wear-resistant steel product maker Soldering soldering Process that uses metal alloys with low melting points to join metallic surfaces without melting them. Tin-lead solders, once widely used in the electrical and plumbing industries, are now replaced by lead-free alloys. , Minas Gerais Minas Gerais (mē`nəs zhərīs`) [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais continues to produce more than half of Brazil's mineral wealth. , Brazil. Construction of the new facility is scheduled to begin in early 2008. Esco expects the facility to be completed in 2009, when it will begin casting ground-engaging tools for the mining and construction industries. Esco, a manufacturer of metal wearparts and components for industrial applications, has facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Belgium, U.K., Germany, France, China and Singapore. In addition to the new relationships in Brazil and Chile, its joint ventures and licensees are located in Australia, Japan, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. and China. The company employs 3,600 worldwide. Elecmetal, a metallurgical met·al·lur·gy n. 1. The science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals. 2. company, brings its experience with a variety of industries and 2,600 employees to the venture. |
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