Murray & Roberts opens South African aluminum foundry. (Around the World).Murray & Roberts, Bedfordview, 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. , has commissioned a new R130 million greenfield aluminum foundry in Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth, city (1991 pop. 670,653), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa, on Algoa Bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean. It is a tourist center and a major seaport that ships diamonds, wool, fruit, and other items. , South Africa. The plant will be called Murray & Roberts Aluminum Castings (Alucast) and will focus production on the Ford RoCam 1.3-L cylinder head. "This facility represents a significant capital investment by Murray & Roberts and a statement of confidence in the South African economy," Group Chief Executive Brian Bruce Brian Bruce Date of birth: October 31, 1967 Place of birth: Philadelphia, PA Teams 1989 New York Giants 1990-1993 Philadelphia (PA) Marauders 1994-1999 Arlington (TX) Panthers 2000-2001 Texas Storm College Career said. The company was awarded an initial R1 billion contract to supply castings for Ford's 1.3-L and 1.6-L RoCam engines last year. The new Alucast plant has the capacity to produce 200,000 cylinder heads/yr and will rely on Tridem gravity die technology. In addition, Murray & Roberts will make cast iron engine blocks, silicon molybdenum molybdenum (məlĭb`dənəm) [Gr.,=leadlike], metallic chemical element; symbol Mo; at. no. 42; at. wt. 95.94; m.p. about 2,617°C;; b.p. about 4,612°C;; sp. gr. 10.22 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. ductile iron exhaust manifolds and bearing caps, and gray iron flywheel castings. |
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