Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro has discontinued production and closed the doors at its aluminium tubing plant in Michigan, ending 70 years of manufacturing operations at the Adrian site.
Activities related to the closure, which Hydro announced last March, included the transfer of products and manufacturing equipment from the Adrian plant to Hydro's two other aluminium tubing sites in North America – in Florida and in Mexico.
The Adrian plant made its final product deliveries last week. Hydro has donated the property to the local township for future development. Hydro acquired the plant from Bohn in August 1990.
Demolition work and clean-up operations will begin immediately, with as much of the waste as possible being recycled. Plant manager Greg Hall, who is leading the process, says he expects these activities to last through September 2010.
Hydro is a global leader in the development of aluminium solutions for automotive and non-automotive heat transfer applications, including air-conditioning systems. Its precision tubing unit has about 1,200 employees at manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
(Press release)
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