Released on July 1, 2010

Chicago Aluminum Castings Co., Chicago, has confirmed it has stopped doing business and soon will seek a buyer for its equipment.

The nonferrous metalcaster officially closed its doors on June 11 after 100 years in business. “[We] will probably have an auction of our assets by the end of July,” said company President Harold Horton.

Chicago Aluminum provided components up to 120 lbs. to a variety of end-use markets, including food processing, machine tool manufacture and scientific instrument manufacture. The company poured castings in multiple aluminum alloys out of a 14,000-sq.-ft. metalcasting facility operating both manual and automatic green sand molding lines. The company offered heat treating and machining and specialized in molding inserts.