• Title: AK’s Greenfield Casthouse Produces Jumbo Billet and Slab to Supply Aerospace Al Globally
• Author: Joseph C. Benedyk
• Author Company: Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age
• Volume: Vol. 75, No. 4
• Year: 2017
• No. Pages: 2.5
• Description: AK Corporation started up its new greenfield casthouse in South Korea, which enables the company to cast large-sized 1xxx to 7xxx, aerospace-grade billet and slab for the global market. This article provides an overview of the company and its new casthouse, which was made possible in part through cooperation with a U.S. foreign military sale (FMS) program and the associated "Project 12," which involved U.S. technology transfer.
• Companies Mentioned: AK Corporation, American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems, Almex USA, Otto Junker
Product Code: AK