Released on October 15, 2011

Brake manufacturer Brembo S.p.A., Stezzano, Italy, has completed construction on the new metalcasting facility it first announced in July 2008.

The $140-million plant is located next to Brembo’s current casting facility in Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland. The plant is expected to more than double the company’s casting capacity.

“It is my pleasure to open this new factory in Poland, which reinforces our presence in a country that is becoming the geographical center of the automotive industry in Europe,” Brembo President Alberto Bombassei said during the official opening ceremony of the facility on Oct. 14.

The new metalcasting facility will employ 1,200 people. Brembo operates a second production site in Czestochowa, Poland. The customer list of Brembo’s Polish operations includes Audi, BMW, Daimler, Fiat, Ford, Land Rover, PSA, Volvo, Iveco and Schmitz Cargo Bull.