25% Output Expansion Planned at KMCT Thailand - 0 views
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William Pratt on 05 Aug 08Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, a JV between Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Materials, will raise production at its Thai subsidiary by 25% to 30,000 t/y. The ¥1 billion expansion, due for completion by the end of 2009, will produce tube for the Japanese air conditioner market. Meanwhile, KMCT's Malaysian operation will "raise output ratios of high-value-added products, such as capillary tube, and define separate roles for Thai and Malaysian plants," said the company.