July 10, 2008
The Swedish iron powder producer Höganäs AB has reached agreement through its subsidiary North American Höganäs Inc. to take over the business of Kobelco Metal Powder of America, Inc (“KOMPA”), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd. The agreement was si ... Read more »
June 5, 2008
The 6th Edition of the European Powder Metallurgy Association’s ‘Introduction to Powder Metallurgy, The Process and its Products’ is now available to order from the EPMA. The original 1992 edition by Gordon Dowson, has been substantially revised by ... Read more »
June 2, 2008
Arlan J. Clayton was the first recipient of MPIF’s (Metal Powder Industries Federation, USA) Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award. Clayton’s career spanned four decades in the PM and MIM industries before he retired as president of FloMet ... Read more »
May 20, 2008
Jeffery Wilson has been appointed as vice president of operations for Hoeganaes North America. Previously, he served as general manager of the company’s Romanian planr in Buzau for four years. Howard Rutz has been promoted to vice president, research and ... Read more »
May 10, 2008
OM Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMG) today announced record net sales and operating profit for its first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net sales were $480.8 million compared with $216.2 million in the corresponding period of 2007. Revenue more than doubled, due pri ... Read more »
May 5, 2008
Höganäs AB, the Swedish-based iron powder producer, has reported first quarter pretax profits of SEK191million, a rise of 11 percent on the same period last year, with volumes growth rising 5%. Market expectations were for a first quarter pretax profit ... Read more »
May 5, 2008
Hoganas AB, the Swedish-based iron powder producer, has reported first quarter pretax profits of SEK191million, a rise of 11 percent on the same period last year, with volumes growth rising 5%. Market expectations were for a first quarter pretax profit of ... Read more »
April 15, 2008
AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) has acquired Reading Alloys, a privately held producer of specialty metal powders for a range of markets including Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) and Powder Metallurgy (PM). With annual sales of approximately $80 million, Reading ... Read more »
April 14, 2008
Egide, the UK based metal injection moulding (MIM) producer, reported strong demand for metal injection moulded parts in 2007, a year in which they experienced a 25% increase in business. Egide has high hopes of further growth in the region of 40% in 2008 ... Read more »
April 9, 2008
GKN Sinter Metals, a leading global powder metallurgy (PM) parts supplier, opened the doors of its Bad Langensalza metal injection moulding (MIM) plant to Powder Injection Moulding International late last year. GKN manufactures several hundred tons of MIM ... Read more »
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