Alcoa Opens Aluminum Wheel Facility in Suzhou, China

Alcoa

today announced that its Alcoa Wheel and Transportation (AWTP) business is opening a production facility in Suzhou, China, marking an expansion that creates a full wheel manufacturing, distribution, sales and service network in China. This facility brings to China Alcoa's industry-leading forged aluminum wheel technology that manufactures lighter, stronger and more fuel efficient commercial truck, trailer and bus wheels. This is the first wheel manufacturing facility Alcoa has opened in China, adding to the list of existing wheel facilities in North America, Europe and Japan. “With the growth of China's infrastructure and the success Alcoa's wheel products have seen in the Chinese market over the past several years, it