Luvata uses cookies. To learn more read our Public Policies page DECLINE COOKIES ACCEPT COOKIES Home / Company / News / Luvata announces €34M investment in Finland hot extrusion line Luvata announces €34M investment in Finland hot extrusion line (24 May 2021). Luvata in Pori, Finland announces a €34M investment in a new hot extrusion line and facility on its premises in the Pori Copper Industrial Complex. This new 5237-square metre facility will be home to a 130-metre long by 30-metre wide, 55 meganewton (MN) hot extrusion press that includes the latest in robotics and automation. Construction of the new building includes over 1000 concrete and steel piles to support the 1000-ton hot extrusion press, roughly 5X the weight of a Boeing 747. The building’s infrastructure and equipment will enable improved efficiencies in terms of productivity, quality, safety and energy efficiency. The complex installation involves components from Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, and Italy coming to Finland in over twenty truckloads at prescribed times and in designated sequences. “This extremely complex project reflects the technical competence and confidence we have in our employees and suppliers,” indicates Jyrki Rantanen, Managing Director of Luvata Pori Oy. “It also reflects Luvata’s long-term commitment in meeting the growing needs of our customers.” Luvata Pori Oy produces a wide variety of oxygen-free high-conductivity copper and copper-alloy products including hollow conductors, tubes, wires, strip and other specialty profiles that serve the automotive, electronics, healthcare, mining, power generation and distribution and renewable energy markets. The new extrusion press will double Pori’s current capacity and expand available billet sizes, wire sizes and alloys to meet the company’s growing demand for high-quality copper-alloy products and solutions. Construction of the new building is now underway with production estimated to begin in Q2 2022. The new extrusion press will eventually replace Pori’s nearly 60-year old 25-meganewton press currently in operation. - End – Share About Luvata Luvata is a world leader in metal solutions manufacturing and related engineering services to industries such as renewable energy, automotive, healthcare, and power generation and distribution. The company's continued success is attributed to its longevity, technological excellence and strategy of building partnerships beyond metals. Employing approximately 1,400 staff in 7 countries, Luvata works in partnership with customers including ABB, CERN, Siemens and Toyota. Luvata is a group company of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. Media Contact Susan Porter Communications Director Phone: +1 740 368 7750 Email: susan.porter[@]luvata.com Products Superconductors Ultra Pure Copper Products OFE Copper Products Hollow Conductors Metallurgical Components Profiles and Specialities Rods, Bars, Strip and Tape Connectors Tubes Welding Products Wires Photovoltaic Ribbon Sunwire Anodes Industries Automotive E-mobility Electronics Healthcare Metals & Mining Power Generation & Distribution Renewable Energy Scientific Applications Welding About us Careers News Events Document Library Public policies Contact Locations Appleton Branford Delaware Pasir Gudang Pori Sao Paulo St. Petersburg Suzhou Waterbury Welwyn Garden City Wolverhampton Zhongshan SEARCH COPYRIGHT © 2021 LUVATA