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New Paint Shop for Ruukki's Unit in Jászberény
Feb. 15, 2010 Ruukki plans to invest in a new paint shop and packaging-dispatch department to serve engineering customers at the Jászberény plant in Hungary. The plant makes booms, heavy frames, and other welded components for the lifting, handling, and transportation equipment industry and for equipment manufacturers in the energy industry.
Coating capacity at Jászberény is expected to double as a result of the investment. Ruukki also notes that the new facility will be able to process larger components, weighing up to 50 tonnes, than before.
Solvent- and water-borne coating systems can be used in the new coating facility. Modern technology ensures high quality and meets the high environmental and quality requirements of both customers and authorities, according to Ruukki.
The new paint shop will come on stream in fall 2010; the investment will cost around EUR 5 million. Ruukki Construction will deliver the frame structures and roof trusses for the paint shop, as well as wall and roofing cladding material for the entire project.
Rautaruukki, which uses the marketing name Ruukki, supplies metal-based components, systems, and integrated systems to the construction and engineering industries. The company has a wide selection of metal products and services. It has operations in 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2009 totaled EUR 2.0 billion.