CINNAMINSON, NJ , November 19, 2010 – Hoeganaes Corporation, leading global ferrous metal powder producer, has opened our new premixing and market support facility in Danyang, Jiangsu Province, China. This facility will support the growing China powder metallurgy market with quick delivery of press-ready premixes as well as warehousing the full portfolio of our company’s products.
Dave Kasputis, Hoeganaes Corporation president and Stefan Magirius, president of GKN China conducted the official ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the facility. Invited guests who also spoke at the opening included Zhou Hai Yang, vice general manager of NBTM, one of the largest PM companies in China; Ms. Chen Yue, general secretary of one of China’s larger PM associations, the CMPMA; and William Wang, China country manager for Hoeganaes.
The new facility is focused on serving Hoeganaes customers throughout China. This will be accomplished by its provision of a high-quality mixing facility, fully-equipped laboratory with technical support and quality assurance services local to the Chinese market. It will offer short lead-time production of press-ready premixes as well as warehousing the full portfolio of Hoeganaes Corporation products.
Dave Kasputis said: “Our China expansion allows us to significantly improve our support for this critical growth market, and is consistent with our strategic worldwide expansion plans to provide powder metallurgy solutions for every part of the world.”
Hoeganaes Corporation is a leading producer of ferrous metal powders for the sintered component, chemical, and welding industries, and serves the global powder metallurgy marketplace.
For more information, contact Hoeganaes Corporation, 1001 Taylors Lane, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077-2017.