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Componenta is a major European casting solutions provider. The company's offering covers the entire supply chain of iron and aluminum castings from engineering to production, machining, finishing, and delivery. Componenta serves its customers through foundries and machine shops in Turkey, Finland, The Netherlands and Sweden, as well as through customer service centers and sales offices in USA, Germany, UK, Russia, France and Italy.The company's customers consist of market leaders in industries such as the heavy trucks, agricultural machinery, construction machinery, mining machinery, and automotive industries. Componenta is a member of the European Foundry Association. The Company is listed in Helsinki Stock Exchange.

History
The company was founded in 1918 in Finland by the name Rauta- ja Metallivalimo Suomi. In the years 1974–1989, it operated under the name Suomivalimo Oy, in the 1990's under JOT-Yhtiöt Oy, JOT Components Oy, Santasalo-Vaihteet Oy and Santasalo-JOT Oy, until in 1999 the current name, Componenta was taken to use. During the company's history, there have been many significant acquisitions. The most recent of these the acquisition of the Dutch De Globe (2004) and Turkish Döktas (2006).