French group Liébot's aluminium window and door manufacturer K-Line has embarked on the construction of a new factory in Llissá de Vall (Barcelona). The facilities will be divided into two production areas that will allow the company to triple its current production capacity: one on the ground floor with 13,000 square metres and the other on the first floor with 7,000 square metres.

The announcement coincides with the 25th anniversary of K-Line's arrival in Spain, and confirms the Liébot group's commitment to expansion in the Iberian market. With an investment of eighteen million euros, the new factory, which will be used for the production of aluminium doors and windows for the Iberian market, will be operational in autumn 2024, with the first aluminium casting scheduled for January 2025.

Circular economy
The plant, which will also house K-Line's headquarters in Spain and Portugal, will sort and process all three types of aluminium waste, from manufacturing scrap to end-of-life products. It will produce pure aluminium billet to achieve a circular economy with a manufacturing capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year.

The general manager of K-Line Spain and Portugal, Juan Carlos Castaño, argues that this new factory "will be a turning point for the company's growth, which will not only allow it to increase its production, but will also be a source of wealth and employment in the area, with cutting-edge facilities that are a benchmark in the sector".

Photovoltaic production for self-consumption
The Liébot Group's commitment to the decarbonisation of its sector, which includes the design of this plant as a circular economy project, covers other fronts. The reduction of its carbon footprint is expected to reach 30% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Among other initiatives, it is accelerating photovoltaic production for self-consumption, with an investment of six million euros to reach 29,200 square metres of solar panels by 2025.

The group is also committed to the reduction and reuse of packaging, which it collects from its customers, and to the elimination of non-reusable plastic. It currently has thirteen companies and thirteen factories in five countries.

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