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Thursday 1 March 2018

SDK to establish new aluminium centre at Kitakata plant, Japan




Showa Denko KK (SDK) has decided to newly establish aluminiumproduct evaluation centre at its Kitakata plant (Japan), this will be the company’s main base to develop and produce cast and forged aluminium products.
As a laboratory subordinated to the institute for integrated product development, business development centre, in order to accelerate development of aluminium alloy materials.
The demand for aluminium alloys for automotive parts is expected to show steady growth. To respond to such demand for light-weight aluminium parts for automobiles, SDK produces and sells Shotic continuously cast aluminium stick, products forged from Shotic, large-sized aluminium extrusions, and cooling devices for power semiconductors used in electric vehicles.
Shotic especially has homogeneous and fine metal structure, which is realized by SDK’s proprietary continuous casting technology and shows high strength under high temperature, high abrasion resistance, and high corrosion resistance.

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