[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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           KANTUS CORP.: 10 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 5, 1994

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, This week Kantus Corp., one of North 
America's foremost suppliers of automotive instrument panel systems, is 
celebrating 10 years of manufacturing excellence in Lewisburg, TN.
  Since opening its doors in May 1984 with 100 employees, Kantus has 
grown to a workforce of almost 800 people. Its original $13 million 
investment in the Marshall County community has grown to more than $60 
million today.
  Kantus is truly a Tennessee success story, showing what midsized 
operations can mean to an entire State and region through leadership 
and innovation. Kantus is the only automotive supplier in North America 
able to manufacture a complete instrument panel system, including 
design and development of all plastics, instrumentation and harness 
components.
  The company also has begun in-house production of circuit boards for 
its meters and gauges and this year, it has begun the prototype and 
development of a new airbag door.
  In addition to supplying Nissan and Ford in the United States, 
Kantus, a wholly owned United States subsidiary of Kansei Corp., 
exports products to Japan and Mexico. Increased exports to Mexico are 
expected to begin in January 1995.
  Please join me in congratulating Kantus, and just as importantly, its 
800 workers in Lewisburg, TN, who are the backbone of this continuing 
success story.

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