Hayes Lemmerz sells Schenk Foundry to Metallwerke KloB. (Acquisitions).Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, Michigan Northville is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 6,459 at the 2000 census. The city is equally divided between Oakland and Wayne Counties. The Oakland County portion is surrounded by the city of Novi. , has sold its Schenk Foundry, Maulbronn, Germany, to the German firm Metallwerke KloB Gmbh (MWK MWK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Malawi Kwacha. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). Hayes Lemmerz acquired the Schenk Foundry in 2000. Schenk Foundry is an aluminum and magnesium magnesium (măgnē`zēəm, –zhəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Mg; at. no. 12; at. wt. 24.305; m.p. about 648.8°C;; b.p. about 1,090°C;; sp. gr. 1.738 at 20°C;; valence +2. caster that produces components for the automotive, motorcycle and electric industries using sand, permanent mold and high-pressure diecasting processes. The MWK Group is an owner-managed group of companies that produces aluminum and magnesium cast parts for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. . MWK has 650 employees working at four plants in Germany, and one each in Hungary and Spain. Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. is a global supplier of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes, powertrain and other lightweight components. The firm has 42 plants, two joint venture facilities and 12,000 employees worldwide. |
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