Manufacturing

Chinese glass maker brings new life to former GM Moraine plant

Fuyao Glass America's president, John Gauthier, left, observes workers checking the curvature of window glass at the supplier's plant near Dayton, Ohio.
November 14, 2015 05:00 AM
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At a glance
Company: Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Chairman: Cao Dewang Headquarters: Fuqing, China Products: Automotive glass U.S. operations: Float glass plant in Mount Zion, Ill.; fabrication plant in Moraine, Ohio; finishing plant in Orion Township, Mich. North American customers: GM, VW, FCA, Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Magna Source: Fuyao
OEM01_311169993_V2_-1_ZELXPOLCDHPD.jpg An autoclave, or special oven, inside Fuyao's Moraine, Ohio, factory is used to prepare laminated windshields.

DAYTON, Ohio -- General Motors' former Moraine assembly plant -- little more than a cavernous empty concrete shell since GM closed it in 2008 -- is bustling with activity.

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