Kaiser Aluminum to invest more in automotive

Oct 26, 2012 | 03:38 PM | Suzy Waite

Tags  Kaiser Aluminum, Jack Hockema, automotive, aerospace, aluminum, Ducker Worldwide, CAFE, Corporate Average Fuel Economy Ford



NEW YORK — Kaiser Aluminum Corp. is considering investing further in its automotive capacities, its top executive said.

"We anticipate we’ll be making (more) investments for our automotive growth," chairman, president, chief executive officer Jack Hockema told analysts in an earnings conference call.

This will likely include its operations at London, Ontario, Sherman, Texas and Bellwood, Va., a Kaiser spokeswoman told AMM after the call, although she declined to discuss when the investments would occur or how much they would lift capacity.....





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