Erdrich Umformtechnik to open plant in Georgia

Erdrich Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a German automotive supplier, will construct a $39 million metal stamping facility in Dublin, Ga., creating 178 jobs.

Erdrich is a midsized, family-owned company that produces complex metal parts and subassemblies for the automotive industry. The company has two plants in Germany, one in Czech Republic, and another in China that supplies parts to other automotive supplier companies, as well as to BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen.

The new, 130,000-sq.-ft. plant will be Erdrich's first U.S. location. The company expects the facility to mirror the size and importance of its German operations in supplying its North American customers.

Georgia's international office in Munich developed the relationship with Erdrich to initiate this business opportunity for the state.