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Show KENNECOTT MAPS MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION PLAN A $1,000,000 expansion program at the electrolytic refinery of the Utah Copper Division of the Kcnnecott Copper Corp., at Garfield Gar-field will get under way soon, company officials said Friday. L. F. Pett, division general manager, said the expansion program would include an 80 by 203-foot addition to the building and new machinery. The addition will be designed to produce vertical castings and ! "cakes". Mr. Pett said such cast ings go to fabricators producing copper tubing, pipe and wire. The refinery now produces cathode sheets, ingots and wire ' bars. Mr, Pett said production of vertical castings and "cakes" would give greater diversification diversifica-tion of products and would meet the requirements of a number of fabricators. Construction of the new three- bay unit is expected to get under way this year. Contracts will be awarded next week. O |