Article: DAYTON THERMAL ALL BEHR; AUTO PARTS PLANT STILL ON GROWTH PLAN

German company takes full control of Dayton operation

DAYTON - Behr America, a subsidiary of Stuttgart, Germany-based Behr GmbH & Co., said Wednesday it now has full ownership of Behr Dayton Thermal Products, marking the end of a two-year joint venture with DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Behr America also announced it has completed the first phase of a multi-million-dollar expansion plan.

Hans-Joachim Lange, president of Behr America, said the company's investment exceeded $60 million during the past two years, on pace with Behr's original 2002 plan to spend $100 million to modernize its Dayton manufacturing complex by May 2005.

At the 1.1 million-square-foot site, Behr recently installed a ...

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