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Martinrea Honsel delivers structural parts and extruded profiles for the aluminium body of the new Mercedes Benz SL
Meschede/Soest, April 2, 2012: With a car body nearly completely made of aluminium Mercedes Benz launches the new SL. In comparison to the steel body of the predecessor the aluminium structure offers substantial weight savings...
> Read the complete articleMartinrea Honsel wins 1st price in the International Aluminium Die Casting Competition
Up to now, the intermediate transmission housing for the Actros truck from Daimler has been produced in permanent mold casting. A support arm in steel needed to be fitted to the part in addition. The engineers at Daimler AG have...
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Closing accomplished: Martinrea Honsel Germany GmbH commences operations
Meschede, Germany 01.08.2011: Martinrea International Inc., based in Ontario, Canada purchased the assets of the plants Meschede, Nuttlar and Soest of the insolvent Honsel AG through its new subsidiary Martinrea Honsel Germany...
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Honsel restructuring set for completion after only seven months
Meschede 05.05.2011: Honsel AG will be getting new owners and investors with Canadian automotive supplier MartinRea International Inc. and the financial investor Anchorage. MartinRea will be acquiring the majority and with it...
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Proven 50 million times: Precise control parts from Honsel are providing high shifting comfort in automatic transmissions
Meschede, 1 February 2011. In mid-January, Honsel shipped the 50 millionth control component for automatic transmissions. In 2010 alone, the automotive supplier produced 4 million of these high-precision components, which control...
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Honsel completes first step in restructuring: French subsidiary Fonderie Lorraine to be sold to main customer ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Meschede, 12 November 2010. The provisional insolvency administrator, Dr. Frank Kebekus, and ZF Friedrichshafen AG have today concluded the sale of Honsel’s subsidiary Fonderie Lorraine S.A.S. to ZF Friedrichshafen. With this...
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Honsel files for insolvency
Meschede, 25 October 2010 - Honsel AG has applied to the District Court in Arnsberg for insolvency proceedings to be initiated. At all Honsel locations, everything possible is being done to ensure that deliveries to customers...
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Improved casting process with inorganic core binders makes cylinder heads stronger and lighter
Meschede/Wolfsburg, 6 October 2010. Honsel has improved the casting process for the technically complex aluminium cylinder heads of modern diesel engines still further: On the occasion of the International Suppliers Fair (IZB)...
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Changes in the Executive Board of Honsel AG
Meschede, September 21st, 2010. Peter Harbig (51), Chairman of the Executive Board of Honsel AG, has resigned in mutual agreement after an extraordinary meeting of the Company’s Supervisory Board today. With immediate effect,...
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For tough tasks in automotive: Honsel develops corrosion-resistant extruded aluminium profiles
Meschede, September 9, 2010. Honsel has developed a new generation of extruded aluminium profiles featuring extreme corrosion-resistance. These profiles are also very strong, so they are ideal especially for load-bearing...
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