The Korte Company, Spartan Light Metals Manufacturing Facility, Mexico, Mo.

    The Korte Company has recently begun construction on a 135,000-square-foot die cast manufacturing facility for Spartan Light Metals in Mexico, Mo.
    The new state-of-the-art facility will utilize lighter weight materials to meet the auto industry’s increasing demand for lightweight, more fuel-efficient structural components.
    The move aims to help solidify Spartan Light Metal Products’ position as a leader in the growing electric propulsion systems market.
    The project marks The Korte Company’s second project for Spartan Light Metals. In 2017, The Korte Company completed a design-build 92,000-square-foot expansion for the company in Sparta, Ill.
    When complete in 2019, the facility will have the capacity for four large tonnage die cast machines, 3,500 ton or larger with the ability to cast either magnesium or aluminum.
    The Korte Company, founded in 1958, is headquartered in St. Louis with offices in Highland in Illinois and in Norman, Okla.; and Las Vegas.
    The company manages, on average, an excess of $250 million in annual construction volume.
    The Korte Company’s project expertise includes building for federal, state and local government agencies as well as the design and construction of school, healthcare facilities, medical office buildings, warehouse/distribution centers, religious facilities, commercial buildings, recreation centers and office complexes.