INDUSTRY NEWS/行业新闻 as co-lenders to provide a maximum credit amount of $150 million. Wells Fargo will serve as the administrative agent and lead arranger for the revolving credit portion of the facility, while TCW will serve as the administrative agent and lead arranger for the term loan portion of the facility. “We are proud to be working with Wells Fargo and TCW,” said Joe Perkins, CEO, Busche Performance Group. “Their belief in our vision was apparent through this short, efficient fundraising process.” ■
作为共同贷方，为其提供1.5亿美元的最高信贷额度。 富国银行将担任该信贷项目循环信贷部分的行政代理 人和牵头人，而TCW公司将担任该项目定期贷款部分的 行政代理人和牵头人。 “我们很自豪能与富国银行和TCW合作，”Busche集 团首席执行官乔•珀金斯说，“通过这次快速有效的筹款 过程，他们认同我们的发展愿景的信念显而易见。” ■
Petmin planning new Ohio pig iron plant 南非Petmin公司计划在俄亥俄州建生铁厂 Petmin USA, a subsidiary of South African company Petmin, is planning to build a new pig iron plant in Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. Bradley Doig, president and CEO of Petmin USA, told the Star Beacon the proposed $474 million facility would be Petmin’s first in the U.S. The proposed plant would produce nodular pig iron, which is used in castings for automotive, aerospace, rail, construction, and other industries. “Metal casting is the backbone of the U.S. manufacturing economy,” Doig told the newspaper. “It is a $33 billion industry that provides nearly 200,000 U.S. jobs. The industry is central to a growing economy, modern infrastructure and national defense.” The facility would produce 425,000 tons of pig iron per year, and design of the project could be completed by June. Construction could begin as soon as July, and production at the site could start in 2021. ■
南非Petmin公司的美国子公司计划在俄亥俄州阿什塔 比拉建新的生铁厂。 据当地媒体Star Beacon报道，Petmin美国公司的 总裁兼首席执行官布兰德利•多伊格表示，投资金额达 4.74亿美元的新厂将是Petmin在美国的第一家工厂，将 用于生产汽车、航空航天、铁路、建筑等行业铸件的球 墨铸铁用生铁。 金属铸造是美国制造业的支柱产业，”多伊格说，“ 这是一个产值达330亿美元、为美国提供大约20万个就 业岗位的行业。铸造行业对经济发展、现代基础设施建 设和国防起着重要作用。” 工厂每年将生产42.5万吨生铁，项目设计预计将于6月 完成，工程建设将于7月启动，计划于2021年投产。 ■
Nucor acquires precision castings company in Mexico 纽柯钢铁公司收购墨西哥精密铸造企业 Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.) announced it is acquiring Corporacion POK, S.A. de C.V. (POK), a fully integrated precision castings company with a facility in Guadalajara, Mexico. POK produces complex castings and precision machined products used by the oil and gas, mining and sugar processing industries. “Our company has had a presence in Mexico for more than a decade. We know the market and the customers there. This acquisition supports Nucor’s strategy in Mexico, which is focused on downstream processing for high-quality, value-added applications targeting niche markets,” said John Ferriola, chairman, CEO and president of Nucor Corporation. “Expanding our capability to produce value-added products is a key component of our strategy for long-term profitable growth.” POK produces precision castings using steel, bronze, iron and specialty exotic alloys. In a news release, Nucor said “the acquisition of POK will enable Nucor to broaden its current product offerings and gives the company the opportunity to increase sales into new and existing markets. POK currently employs 425 people at its Guadalajara production facility.” ■ 18
位于美国北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市的纽柯钢铁公司宣布 收购墨西哥POK公司。POK公司是一家完全整合的精密 铸件公司，在墨西哥瓜达拉哈拉设有工厂，为石油和天 然气、采矿和糖加工行业生产复杂的铸件和精密机械加 工的零部件。 “纽柯钢铁公司在墨西哥已有十多年的历史。我们了 解墨西哥市场和这里的客户。此次收购支持纽柯钢铁公 司在墨西哥的发展战略，即专注于针对新兴市场的高质 量、增值应用的下游行业，”纽柯钢铁公司董事长、首席 执行官兼总裁John Ferriola表示，“增强公司生产增值 产品的能力是我们实现长期增长战略的关键组成部分。” POK公司使用钢、青铜、铁和特种异种合金生产精密 铸件。纽柯钢铁公司在新闻发布会上表示，“收购POK 将使纽柯钢铁公司扩大现有产品范围，并使公司有机会 扩大在新市场和现有市场的销售。目前，POK的瓜达拉 哈拉工厂拥有425名员工。” ■
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