Irish Aluminium Company
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Iralco or the Irish Aluminium Company[1] is the former name of a car parts manufacturer situated in Collinstown, County Westmeath in Ireland. The company was initially established in 1964 by Franz Pohl, a German entrepreneur.
As of 2008, it was producing components for a number of car manufacturers in Europe, including Audi, Bentley, Ford, Volkswagen and Volvo.[2]
In August 2008, the company was taken over by C&F Automotive Limited,[3][4] and in 2018 was sold to Decotek Automotive Limited.[5][4] At the time of the 2018 sale, it had approximately 390 employees.[4]
As of 2023, Decotek Automotive still had operations in Collinstown.[6]
