UGN Inaugurates New Plant in Tennessee

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). On September 20th, UGN, Incorporated (Chicago, Illinois), a joint venture between Rieter Automotive Systems (dba Rieter Automotive North America, Incorporated) (Saint Joseph, Michigan) and Nihon Tokushu Toryo (Tokyo, Japan), officially opened a new manufacturing facility, its fourth, in Jackson, Tennessee, to manufacture its award-winning sound-absorbing products.

The 150,000 square foot manufacturing facility is located on 25 acres in the Tiger Jones Technology Park. This plant will supply acoustic components for Toyota vehicles. By the end of 2002, UGN also anticipates supplying components to Honda, Lexus, and Nissan. UGN Tennessee will employ 100 workers to start, and expects to expand to 200 in the near future. With the Nissan contract that was announced September 24, UGN expects to invest another $750,000 in the plant and hire another 10 workers.

UGN, the leading acoustics integrator for the Japanese automotive transplant industry, is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Rieter Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Michigan, is noted for its innovative leadership in theoretical acoustics. Rieter Automotive is a subsidiary of Rieter Automotive Management AG (Winterthur, Switzerland).

Nihon Tokushu Toryu (Nittoku), noted for its advanced manufacturing processes and quality system design, is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.