Redcar-based ElringKlinger has made an agreement to supply engine parts to BMW Mini, making it the only high volume producer of underbody heat shields in the UK. The agreement will commence towards the end of 2013, leading to a significant investment of 2.5 million Euros into an embossing line, automated press and specialist gluing equipment machine, creating at least a dozen new jobs at the plant and potentially producing up to two million units annually for clients including BMW, Lotus and Bentley.