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Company Name: Vesuvius Group S.A./N.V.
Company Type: Manufactur and development of isostatic pressing technology and alumina graphite isostatically pressed products
Company Profile
1916- VESUVIUS CRUCIBLE Company founded to manufacture clay graphite crucibles
1960- Worldwide expansion and development of isostatic pressing technology and alumina graphite isostatically pressed products
1986- COOKSON GROUP acquires VESUVIUS
1988- Acquisition of ACCUMETRIX CORP. (USA)
1989- Acquisition of STEEL SERVICE MALMÖ (Scandinavia), McDANEL REFRACTORY CO. (USA), FLO-CONTROL SYSTEMS (USA) and LAVA CRUCIBLE (USA)
1991- Acquisition of METACON (Switzerland), NEOMELT (a division of Ferro Corp. USA), TYLER (USA), MONTERREY (Mexico)
1993- Acquisition of LECO (USA)
Joint venture (50%) with KAWASAKI REFRACTORIES (Japan)
1995- Acquisition of HI-TECH CERAMICS (USA)
1997- Acquisition of MONOFRAX (USA), ZEDMARK REFRATTARI (Italy), CROW (Australia)
1998- Acquisition of HINCKLEY GROUP (Flogates & KSR, UK), IIE (Belgium), FLO-CONTROL ITALIANA (Italy), BECKER & PISCANTOR (Germany)
1999- Acquisition of VGT DYKO (Germany) and PREMIER REFRACTORIES INTERNATIONAL
2000- Acquisition of SKAWINA REFRACTORIES (Poland) Acquisition of monolithics plant at VISAKHAPATNAM (India)
Joint venture with PREMIER HERNIC REFRACTORIES (South Africa)
2002- Acquisition of SIR (Germany), the remaining shares of PREMIER HERNIC REFRACTORIES (South Africa) and AG REFRACTORY SERVICES (Australia)
2003- Acquisition of BLUE DIAMANT CY (Mehsana, India), our first Foundry plant in Asia Pacific
Opening of a new mix plant in China: VESUVIUS ADVANCED CERAMICS Co, Ltd (China)
Building of a new glass tempering rolls plant VESUVIUS ZYAROCK CERAMIC (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd. (China)
Set up of a new fused silica crucibles plant (used for the production of photovoltaic solar cells), VESUVIUS
SOLAR CRUCIBLES, s.r.o. (Czech Republic)
2004- Acquisition of SIDE DAMS (Italy)
Creation of sales offices: VESUVIUS Co. Ltd (Thailand) and VESUVIUS CORPORATION S.A., TAIWAN BRANCH (Taiwan)
Extension to the existing Kua Tang manufacturing plant VESUVIUS ZYAROCK CERAMIC (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., (China)
Take over of the monolithics business of BULLI REFRACTORIES (Australia)
Divestment of VGT DYKO (Germany) and PREMIER BELGIUM (Belgium)
2005- Joint venture with WUGANG-VESUVIUS ADVANCED CERAMICS Co, Ltd. (China) increasing to 50%
Disposals of non-core technical ceramics business (Mc Danels US)
2006- Divestment of Ceramics fibres and Carbon Blocks business (UK)
2007- Disposals of MONOFRAX fust-cast refractories and Snowshoe (Indiana) refractory brick business (USA)
About Company
VESUVIUS is a world leader in the design, engineering, manufacture and delivery of refractory products, systems and services for high-technology industrial applications:
- Refractories and systems used to control, regulate and protect the flow of steel in the continuous casting process:
.. Alumina graphite isostatically-pressed tubes, nozzles and stoppers,
.. Slide-gate and tube-changer systems and plates,
.. Gas-purging plugs and temperature control devices.
- Refractories for the foundry industry, such as crucibles, filters, stoppers and dedicated linings.
- Fused-silica refractories for flat glass manufacture and the melting of polycristalline silicon.
- Refractory linings for hig-temperature, heavy-duty industrial applications.
Having a global presence, quality of service and a wide range of products has always been part of the VESUVIUS corporate strategy to delight its customers.
VESUVIUS main goal is to be responsive to its customers's needs with outstanding products, materials and service to improve the end product's quality and lower production costs.
At every VESUVIUS location around the world, we make customer our first priority. We share their problems and challenges by working with them as business partners to develop successful solution.
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