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Шаблон:Infobox company Dowlais Group plc is a British company operating in the automotive and powder metallurgy industries. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[1]

History

In March 2023, Melrose Industries announced that it would demerge GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy from GKN as Dowlais Group.[2] The name selected, "Dowlais Group", was intended to evoke the Dowlais Ironworks where GKN licensed the Bessemer process, using it to produce steel, in 1865.[3]

GKN Automotive has its origins in the J. W. Garrington, which specialised in forgings; the forgings produced at the Garrington Darlaston plant, later supplemented by a large plant at Bromsgrove, enabled GKN to become a major supplier of crankshafts, connecting rods, half-shafts and numerous smaller forged components to the UK auto-industry, which had a period of massive expansion during the interwar period and beyond.[4] A new plant was established near Wellington, Shropshire, which was devoted to wheel production, and in the 1960s, the company became a manufacturer of constant-velocity joints, which are used to transfer the engine's power to the wheels.[4]

GKN Powder Metallurgy has its origins in Hoeganaes Corporation (HC) in North America, which GKN acquired in 1998.[5]

The demerger was completed on 20 April 2023.[6]

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