Arkal Automotive will supply protective casing for car batteries.
Arkal Automotive has won a €5 million, seven-year project to supply protective casing for car batteries for General Motors (NYSE: GM) in Europe.
The protective casing, which is made of plastic reinforced with fiberglass, will replace similar metal-based product. The casing provides thermal protection and safety in traffic accidents.
Israel company GM-UMI Technology (GM-UMIT), a joint venture of General Motors and Universal Motors Israel (UMI), locates and invests in research and technological development in the auto industry for General Motors. GM-UMIT is helping Arkal Automative expand its business connections with General Motors.
Arkal Automotive develops, manufactures, and supplies plastic-based structural parts and systems for the auto industry in Europe and the US. Founded in 1963, Arkal Plastics Products began working in the auto industry in 1997.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on July 11, 2004