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GM Nameplate and Northern Engraving Joint Venture

Agreements allows for activity in China

Published

13 years ago

April 7, 2011

Robin Donovan Signs of the Times April 2011 Issue

GM Nameplate (Seattle, WA) and Northern Engraving (Sparta, WI) have agreed to a joint venture to manufacture nameplates, overlays, dials and decorative trim in China. GM Nameplate opened its first plant in China in 2005; the facility has since seen several expansions. The joint venture will expand finishing and texturing options for metal nameplates and leverage existing technologies for the companies’ China-based customers.

Both companies will continue to manufacture products in the U.S.

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