Süd-Chemie acquires foundry supply activities from Degussa
Süd-Chemie supplies foundry undertakings all over the world with casting bentonite, which is required, for example, as a foundry sand binder in the production of high-quality cast parts, such as engines for the automotive industry. Above and beyond this, Süd-Chemie also holds a 50-percent stake in the Ashland-Südchemie-Kernfest Group (ASK Group) of Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The product portfolio of the ASK Group covers foundry requirements ranging from resins to core washes, feeders and ceramic filters. Acquiring the foundry supply activities of SKW Metallurgie AG enables Süd-Chemie to round off its problem-solving competency as a supplier to the foundry and automobile industries, particularly in the area of thin-wall iron casting. The thin-wall casting technique is used in the production of diesel engines, for example. The acquisition makes Süd-Chemie the only all-round supplier of casting chemicals for use in iron casting in Europe.
Degussa had already announced in 2002 its intention to divest its metallurgy operations as part of its concentration on specialty chemicals. The sale of the casting operations is one of the last steps in bringing its extensive divestment program to a successful conclusion.
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