Teksid supplies engine blocks, cylinder heads and other cast-iron engine components, as well as cast-iron components for transmissions, gearboxes and suspensions, and aluminium cylinder heads.
Teksid
Teksid represents the largest iron foundry Group in the world with a production capacity of approximately 600,000 tons annually. The Company, established in December 1978, has benefited from Fiat’s 60-year experience in steel and metallurgical technology, continuing its cooperation with the main European and American manufacturers in the field of highly technological systems of casting over the years.
The Company, which is specialized in casting and processing iron, has plants in France, Portugal, Poland, Brazil, Mexico and China. It designs and produces cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, drive shafts, camshafts and components for automobiles and commercial vehicles. Among its customers are the major producers of automobiles worldwide, in addition to manufacturers of commercial vehicles, agricultural tractors and diesel engines for various applications.
With sales of approximately US$850 million annually, Teksid is the only company in its industry which is among the top 75 suppliers for the automobile industry.
Teksid Aluminum
After its spin-off from Teksid S.p.A. in September 2002 and the subsequent partial sales that the Questor fund carried out in 2007, Teksid Aluminum S.r.l. was re-purchased by the Fiat Group in August 2007 and has been run by Teskid S.p.A. since December 2007.
The Teksid Aluminum site in Carmagnola (in the Province of Turin) is specialized in casting and producing auto components from aluminium alloys with different technological production methods: gravity casting, and low pressure and “lost foam” techniques. It designs and produces cylinder heads and upper-heads for gasoline and diesel engines. It also makes parts for suspensions. The most important car manufacturers in the world make up its client base.