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Low voltage expansion ABB will invest $30 million in building a new manufacturing site for its low voltage products division near Memphis, Tennessee. “As part of ABB’s Next Level strategy, we are expanding our offering of low voltage products in the United States. This will allow us to provide the full ABB portfolio of products to our customers across the US, through the strong distributor network of Thomas & Betts,” said low voltage products division president Tarak Mehta. “This investment will boost ABB’s organic growth potential through improved customer focus and a broader portfolio of electrical connection, protection and control products.” The new 11,000m 2 facility will assemble products from across ABB’s low voltage products portfolio, including its integrated breaker and power manager, Emax2. The site will also house research and development, product development and an upgraded training suite.

Rebar in Brazil Grupo Simec SAB de CV has announced the start of rebar and wire rod production at its Brazilian facility. Following an investment of almost $500,000,000 the unit will have an annual capacity of over 500,000 tons.

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and Chris Jodoin, both respected within the wire and cable industry and with nearly 40 years of industry experience between them. Susanne Seibert will be based at Allied’s Wisconsin office. Chris Jodoin, based in New York, previously worked for 24 years as an inside sales representative at Simcona Electronics Corp. Allied is pleased to have recruited these highly qualified and enthusiastic professionals, but further hires are expected. The company is seeking more industry veterans and next-generation wire and cable experts alike. The company has also announced the sale of its Ottawa recycling and processing center, and sold the land and building of its La Prairie, Quebec, recycling and processing center to American Iron & Metal Co, headquartered in Montreal. Louis-Philippe Péloquin, ArcelorMittal Montreal’s director of communications, said: ”After a thorough analysis of the market, we determined that using Contrecoeur-Feruni as our main scrap processing platform was the most efficient use of our assets. We remain committed in the scrap metal business as it enables us to manufacture safe, sustainable steel with recycled materials.” ArcelorMittal Montreal has 11 locations in Quebec and Ontario. The company’s main production facilities are located at the Contrecoeur headquarters, and include a direct reduction plant, two steel plants, a bar mill and a wire rod mill. Other facilities include a bar mill in Longueuil (Quebec), and wire mills in St Patrick (Montreal) and Hamilton, Ontario. The company specializes in manufacturing semi-finished products including bars and rod. Recycling restart ArcelorMittal Montreal, headquartered in Contrecoeur, Quebec, is to restart the auto shredder at its Contrecoeur-Feruni scrap recycling and processing facility. Idle since December 2012, the shredder will serve as a main scrap processing and sorting operation when it is restarted.

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