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wiredInUSA - August 2013
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INDEXFollowing continued growth in North
America, pewag chain has recently been
able to re-invest in the USA and is currently
building a new chain manufacturing plant
in Pueblo, Colorado. When the new plant
begins operations in 2014, pewag will be
the first European chain manufacturer to
produce chain in the USA.
The plant will be constructed in two
phases over the next three years. Phase
I will comprise approximately 30,000ft
2
,
and phase II will be an expansion of the
building to 50,000ft
2
. Initially, pewag will
manufacture traction chains used on cars,
trucks, buses and heavy equipment, but
there are plans to add additional product
lines in the future.
pewag has been operating in the United
States since 1975 and has built a strong
foothold in the North American market.
Construction starts on chain plant