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Linamar Corporation
Guelph, Ontario-based Canadian diversified manufacturer (TSX: LNR); ~$8.5B revenue. Primarily a precision machining/powertrain company for automotive. In 2026, acquired Georg Fischer (GF) Casting Solutions' Leipzig iron foundry (Germany) for ~€45M — Europe's largest moulding box for machine-moulded iron, 200,000 MT/year ductile iron capacity, ~300 employees. The Leipzig plant served agricultural, truck, and construction equipment markets. Linamar also owns MacDon (Winnipeg, Manitoba — a leading combine header maker), giving it both upstream casting capability and downstream agricultural equipment manufacturing. Linamar is now the operator of a key European agricultural iron casting facility.
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Mobility (Automotive Powertrain)
55%Industrial (MacDon, Skyjack)
30%Casting Solutions (GF - acquired 2026)
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Did you know2026
Linamar Corporation (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) is simultaneously: (1) the world's largest pure-play precision machining company for automotive powertrains; (2) the owner of MacDon Industries (Winnipeg, Manitoba — a leading global maker of combine draper headers and disc headers for Fendt, AGCO, and others); and (3) as of 2026, the new owner of the GF Casting Solutions Leipzig foundry (200,000 MT/year ductile iron, serving ag/truck/construction). Linamar has quietly assembled a position spanning upstream European iron casting → downstream North American combine header manufacturing. The same Canadian company now controls both the iron that goes into tractor drivetrain housings and the cutting head that harvests the grain.
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