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Essex Aluminum

1981 establishments in Ontario2009 disestablishments in OntarioAutomotive factory stubsEconomy of Windsor, OntarioFord factories
Industrial history of Ontario

Essex Aluminum Plant is a former Ford Motor Company metal casting plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1981, and produced aluminum cylinder heads and pistons for various Ford engine plants. In 2001, the plant was sold to Nemak, a joint venture between Ford and Mexican industrial conglomerate Alfa. With Nemak's consolidation of its operations in 2009, the plant was closed except for the melting operation, which closed in 2012.

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Essex Aluminum
Cantelon Drive, Windsor

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N8T 3B9 Windsor
Ontario, Canada
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