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INDUSTRY NEWS NEWSCAST AMG Advanced Metallurgi-


cal Group N.V., Wayne, Pa., has completed the consolidation of its global aluminum operations into one centralized unit, AMG Aluminum, consisting of AMG


Aluminum North America, LLC (formerly KB Alloys, LLC), AMG Aluminum U.K. Limited (formerly part of London and Scandinavian Metallurgical Co. Limited), and the aluminum activities of LSM Brasil


S.A. AMG produces highly engi- neered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems for the global energy, aerospace, infra-structure and specialty metals and chemicals end markets.


Zircoa Inc., Cleveland, has


formed Zircoa GmbH to represent its business internationally. For more than 20 years, German firm DIDI- ER served as the representative for many of Zircoa’s products to Europe and parts of Asia. Zircoa GmbH will serve Eastern Europe, Russia and other European, Middle Eastern and African member countries. As part of its growth strategy,


Zircoa GmbH seeks to develop relationships with other ceramic and refractory materials companies with complementary products and similar sales objectives in the target markets.


Alfe Heat Treating, Fort Wayne,


Ind., has made a $5,000 dona- tion to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s College of Engineering and Doermer School of Business. The funds can be used for whatever the school sees fit, and past awards have been used to fund scholarships and entrepreneurial projects for students. Alfe Heat Treating Inc. is the largest com- mercial aluminum heat-treating operation in the United States. The company operates plants throughout the Midwest and Southeast serving aerospace, automotive, military and commercial customers with both ferrous and nonferrous facilities.


Norton Abrasives, Worcester,


Mass., a brand of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, has announced the in- troduction of a new global Norton brand standards program, including the Norton “Mark.” The standards are designed to unify its branding efforts worldwide for the Norton brand and Norton sub-brand prod- ucts for cutting, grinding, sanding and polishing applications.


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