TITANIUM TODAY - INDUSTRIAL EDITION 2020

Industrial EDITION

CONTENTS Meet the ITA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Editorial: Titanium Industry Eyes Potentially Lucrative Market For the Design and Production of Marine Scrubbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tom Captain “Health” of global supply chain disrupted by Covid-19 . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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USGS Survey Titanium Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Stack Metallurgical Launches Production of New HIP Process Installed by Quintus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 NJ Manufacturer Invests in an Apprenticeship Program To Support Growth, Keep Pace with Customer Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Today’s Titanium: An Available and Affordable Material of Construction for Industrial Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Sitting in a New Jersey Diner, Thomas Melito Recalls His 50-Year Career and a ‘Lifelong Friend’: Titanium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Grade 12 approval by NACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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MEET THE ITA Board of Directors

ITA President Donald E. Larsen

President, KineTic Engineering

Mike graduated from Hamilton College in 1981 with a BA in economics, and from Carnegie – Mellon University in 1983 with an MBA.

ITA Secretary/Treasurer Professor Markus Holz

Donald E. Larsen is currently President of KineTic Engineering a consulting firm that provides expertise across the Titanium industry. Prior to this he spent over 30 years at Howmet Aerospace/Arconic retiring in 2018 as Vice President, R&D, General Manager Advanced Manufacturing for Arconic. In this role, he was responsible for leading R&D and production teams working on priority titanium technology projects, including 3D printing and advanced manufacturing activities.

He also served as a liaison to the Arconic Technical Center (ATC) and Arconic’s Whitehall Technology Center. Don retired in Q3 of 2018 and temporarily took on the role of Interim Plant Manager Ti-Ingot Operation and Director of Special Projects. Don joined the Howmet Aerospace in 1988 and served in a number of roles focused on the research, development and production of titanium products. He has also held operational and sales and marketing roles with the company. Don has a master’s degree in metallurgical engineering from The Ohio State University, and is the holder of 11 U.S. patents. He has published more than 30 technical articles in the field of titanium.

ITA Vice President Michael G. Metz President VSMPO Tirus US

Education Committee Co-Chair Titanium Europe Conference Chair

Dr. Markus Holz is presently an ITA Academic Member.

Formerly President of AMG’s Engineering Systems Division and CEO of Vacuum Technologies GmbH from 2012 to 2019. He joined the ALD Management Board in October 2011. Dr. Holz graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 1986 and earned his PhD in 1992. Following his 10 years of service in the German Airforce, Dr. Holz began his career with ThyssenKrupp in 1992, where he assumed several executive positions mainly in the stainless steel and special metals branch. In 1999, Dr. Holz became Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Titanium GmbH (formerly Deutsche Titan GmbH) and in 2002 he was appointed Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Titanium S.p.A. (formerly Titania S.p.A.). Furthermore, he was responsible for Tubifi cio di Terni, Italien, from 2004 through 2007. From 2007 to 2009 he was CEO of the ThyssenKrupp Titanium Group (Germany and Italy). In January 2010 he joined the Managing Board of Hempel Special Metals, Oberhausen, Germany. He is Honorary Professor at University of Applied Sciences Anhalt Teaching Operations Management.

ITA Past President Henry S. Seiner

Vice President – Business Strategy TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation Michael Metz joined VSMPO - Tirus, US in November 2003 as Vice President, Commercial and was named President of the organization in 2007. VSMPO is the largest producer of titanium in the world, vertically integrated from titanium sponge manufacture through melting and mill products such as plate, sheet, bar, billet, wire, and welded and seamless tubing. In addition, VSMPO supplies titanium closed die forgings for airframe and engine applications. Mike has served on the International Titanium Association Board of Directors since 2007 holding the positions of Director, Vice President and President.

He has significant experience in the titanium industry, having had held positions in sales, distribution, product management, market research and forecasting at Titanium Metals Corporation from 1986 to 2003 before joining VSMPO.

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Mr. Seiner, TIMET’s Vice President of Business Strategy, oversees the Marketing, Product Management, Purchasing and Production Planning organizations for TIMET. In this role, he has responsibility for and visibility into all aspects of TIMET’s supply chain. Henry is based in TIMET’s Toronto, OH facility — which is geographically and structurally in the middle of TIMET’s global supply chain. He has held various positions in Production Planning, Manufacturing, Purchasing and Marketing in his 25 year tenure at TIMET. Prior to coming to TIMET, Henry spent six years at U. S. Steel Corporation in Sales, Marketing and Production Planning.

His educational background includes a Masters Degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and a Bachelor’s Degree from Duke University in Durham, NC. Henry is a native of Pittsburgh and continues to reside in Western Pennsylvania.

Board of Directors (cont.)

Albert Bruneau

President Neotiss High Performance Tube ITA Director

Neotiss High Performance Tube (formerly Vallourec) headquartered in France, is the worldwide leader of titanium and stainless steel welded tubes for heat exchangers, with facilities and sales forces based in five countries on three continents: France, United States, China, India and Korea.

Prior to Vallourec Heat Exchanger Tubes, Albert Bruneau has held numerous senior sales & marketing management positions within Vallourec group mainly for the Oil & Gas industry, involved in Europe, South America, Africa and Middle East.

Albert Bruneau graduated from French Engineering School ESPCI and conducted one Executive MBA at the French Business School HEC.

Brian J. Malloy

Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Carpenter Technology Corporation ITA Director ITA Powder Committee Chair Brian J. Malloy was named Vice President and Chief Commerical officer of Carpenter Technology Corporation in March 2016. Brian is responsible for overseeing all of the company’s commericial operations which account for $2.2 billion in total annual net sales.

This includes marketing, sales and customer service for both the Specialty Alloys Operations (SAO) and Peformance Engineered Products (PEP) business segments. Brian joined Carpenter in August 2015 as Vice President, Sales & Customer Service for the SAO segment, which accounts for nearly 80 percent of Carpenter’s total annual net sales.ss Administration.

Director of Operations, and COO during his career with Titanium Industries. Prior to joining Titanium Industries, Inc. in 2001, he was Director of Operations for one of the nation’s largest structural steel fabricator/erectors and Principal of an Eastern US engineering design and consulting firm. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in engineering and a master’s of science degree in structural mechanics from Lehigh University and is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Brett is currently serving as an Officer on the International Titanium Association’s Board of Directors. Brett enjoys many outdoor sports including skiing, swimming and running as well as leisure time boating across the East Coast of the U.S.

Frank L. Perryman

President and Chief Executive Officer Perryman Company ITA Director

Mr. Perryman graduated from Millikin University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. In 1988 he co-founded Perryman Company with his father and brother. Since December of 2008 he has held the position of President and CEO of Perryman Company. Perryman Company is a fully integrated supplier of specialty titanium products. From melting through finishing, Perryman produces titanium bar, coil, fine wire, net shapes, and hot rolled products for the aerospace, medical, consumer, industrial and recreation markets worldwide. Through its Forging and Fabrication Group the company also offers forging of titanium and other metals and fabrication of titanium, plastics, and other metals. Perryman Company is headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania. Company offices are located in Philadelphia, Warsaw, IN, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Tokyo and Xi’an.

Martin Pike

Vice President - Commercial ATI Specialty Materials ITA Director

Brett Paddock

President and Chief Executive Officer T.I. (Titanium Industries, Inc.) ITA Director ITA Nominating Committee Chair Brett is the President and CEO of Titanium Industries, Inc. His diverse metals background consists of engineering consulting, fabrication, manufacturing, contracting, and sales. He has held positions of VP of Sales and Marketing,

Martin Pike is the Vice President - Commercial for ATI Specialty Materials with responsibilities which include international product management, sales, and long-term agreements with customers. Martin joined ATI in August 2001 and held several positions with increasing responsibility including Titanium Rolled Products, Product Manager and Director of Sales. Prior to joining ATI, Martin worked in manufacturing where he held various commercial positions including Regional Vice-President of Sales. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Board of Directors (cont.)

Edward A. Sobota

Michael Stitzlein

President TSI Titanium

President Tricor Metals

ITA Director TSI, located in Derry, Pennsylvania, is a leading manufacturer of titanium bar products. Sobota began his career in titanium in 1988 as an assistant in TSI’s quality department. He spent extensive time observing hot working operations (rolling and forging) at various mills subcontracted by TSI Titanium. Upon graduating from Pennsylvania State University, with a BS in Metals Science and Engineering in 1994, Sobota joined BethForge (Bethlehem Steel’s large forging division) as an engineer in the technology department.

In 1995 Sobota returned to TSI as a process metallurgist. He has held various responsibilities at TSI, mainly focusing on operations. The past decade has seen great expansion for TSI; installation and continual improvements to the rolling facility, extensive upgrading and expansion of the finishing facility and the recent upgrade to TSI’s 1500 ton forging press.

ITA Director

Mr. Stitzlein is President of Tricor Metals, a supplier of titanium mill products, forgings and fabrication of ASME-code equipment for the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, mining, aerospace, and biomedical markets.

Tricor is based in Wooster, Ohio, and has operations in Texas, California and Michigan. Stitzlein is a 1973 graduate of The Ohio State University. He earned an MBA at Ashland University, Ashland, OH, in 1989, and one year later purchased Tricor Industrial. The company has a headcount of more than 150 employees and stocks over 1 million pounds of inventory.

Graham P. Walker

Business Consultant Ametek Specialty Metal Products ITA Director Education Committee Co-Chair Graham P. Walker is currently Vice President, Sales and Marketing at AMETEK Specialty Metal Products. He is a qualified Metallurgist with a BSc from the University of Leeds (UK) and a MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College (OH).

Prior to joining Reading Alloys, he spent over twenty years in a variety of roles within the Foseco Group,

specializing in product development and technical sales to the foundry and aluminum industries. His life and career include extensive foreign work and travel that provide a valuable international perspective.

Bessie Williams

Director of Procurement Operations Howmet Aerospace ITA Director Bessie Williams is the Global Director of Procurement of Howmet Aerospace, a world-class producer of titanium aero ingots and mill products and a leader in highly-engineered, multi-material structures for aircraft. AES combines metallurgical expertise in titanium and aluminum with vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities—including forging, extruding, hot forming and machining—to produce innovative products for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. Bessie joined the Company in 2005. Since 2005, Bessie has served in a progression of leadership roles at Alcoa, RTI International Metals, Inc, and Arconic Engineered Structures, which is now Howmet Aerospace. She led the procurement integration following two acquisitions that included Traco and RTI International Metals, Inc. as both businesses were acquired by Alcoa.

Bessie graduated with a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 2005 from the University of Arkansas. She also received an MBA from the University of Arkansas, Walton College of Business in 2008.

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Industrial Applications Committee: Robert Henson Manager, Business Development VSMPO - Tirus, US

Medical Technology: Stephen Smith

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Titanium Industry Eyes Potentially Lucrative Market For the Design and Production of Marine Scrubbers

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ver in search of new business opportunities and high-end industrial applications, the titanium industry, through the work of the International Titanium Association’s (ITA) Industrial Applications Committee, has set its sights on promoting titanium as a material of choice for marine scrubbers—pollution control devices that are fitted on tankers, bulkers, cruise and intermodal cargo ships.

Rob Henson of VSMPO Tirus US, chairman of the ITA committee, explained that this opportunity for titanium initially unfolded due to global regulations established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Effective on Jan. 1, 2020, this regulation restricts the amount of sulfur in marine fuel in order to reduce the sulfur oxide (SOx) exhaust gases leaving a ship’s smokestacks.

The regulation, originally unveiled several years ago, extends to an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 oceangoing vessels, representing a large and potentially lucrative market for utilizing titanium in marine scrubber construction.

These ocean-going vessels are a critical link in the global supply chain and the fuel costs they incur are a key factor in remaining competitive. The global mandate by the IMO is significant as fuel is a major expense for ocean-going ships, which generally utilize marine-grade “bunker” diesel fuel that has a high sulfur content (3.5 percent). The IMO regulation calls for a lower fuel oil sulfur content of 0.5 percent if the ships desire to sail along most global

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shipping routes. The heavy fuel oil with its higher sulfur content is less expensive, but pollutes more and the smokestack emissions must be reduced through the use of scrubbers.

A marine scrubber is a metal cylinder typically measuring 35

feet in length and 6 to 8 feet in diameter. In addition to the cylinder, the scrubber system includes other industrial components such as pipes, tubes, valves and a high-volume water supply system. Specialty stainless steels and nickel alloys have historically been widely used for

Market for Marine Scrubbers (continued)

marine scrubbers, but these metals have a limited service life. By contrast, titanium offers lifecycle advantages in its superior resistance to the sulfur laden exhaust gases, high operating temperatures (660 degrees F and higher) and the corrosive seawater spray used to cool the scrubber system. Henson said titanium Grade 2 and possibly Grade 12 are well suited for marine scrubber fabrications.

There is an extensive service history for titanium in elevated temperature seawater environments as well as in land-based flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) exhaust systems, including petrochemical, refining and power generating services. Additionally, laboratory work conducted in 2008 and presented in the paper “Corrosion resistant material selection for the manufacturing of marine diesel exhaust scrubbers” (see below, Reference 1) found titanium fully resistant to corrosion in the postquench environments of the scrubber.

While titanium has a higher upfront installation cost for a marine scrubber compared with super austenitic stainless steel (SASS), the increased investment for titanium can

Courtesy of Ecospray Technologies

While to-date evidence of corrosion problems has been mostly anecdotal, a recent blog posted by Splash 247, an online newsletter, shares empirical evidence of corrosion problems. The pictures and video shared by Japanese Classification Society ClassNK demonstrate the impact of seawater corrosion on the ships scrubber and come with a warning to ship Masters to make routine inspections. ClassNK reported “it had received several reports of leaks and is concerned (that) heavy water ingress into ship’s engine room could cause a serious accident” (see sidebar).

popular Carnival cruise line company holds a majority ownership stake in Ecospray. According to a report in the April 8 edition of The New York Times, it’s estimated that Carnival Corp. serves half of the global cruise market, about 11.5 million travelers a year.)

be shown to provide a considerably longer service life and a lower “total cost of ownership” based on the aforementioned FGD and seawater environment. Henson pointed out that, unlike specialty stainless steel or nickel alloys, titanium—when properly welded and assembled— maintains an overall corrosion resistance level comparable to the base metal without the requirement for post-weld heat treatment.

Alberto Di Cecio, director, marine department, for Ecospray Technologies Srl, Alzano Scrivia, Italy, said his company, during the last 10-plus years, has installed over 400 marine scrubbers on a variety of vessels, mostly cruise ships. Di Cecio estimated his company has a back order of 300 marine scrubbers. SASS and nickel alloys represent Ecospray’s materials of choice for the vast majority of installations to date. (The

Di Cecio, during a long-distance telephone interview, acknowledged that ship builders, especially luxury cruise liners, have expressed interest in using titanium for marine scrubbers, in light of the requirements to conform to the IMO pollution regulations. “Yes, titanium could be an interesting material for this application,” he said, revealing that Ecospray is currently involved in a study with an Ohio-based fabricator.

He said that, on paper, titanium could prove to be an improvement over nickel-based or stainless steel alloys, given titanium’s long-term, life-cycle advantages and corrosion resistance properties. “I’m interested in exploring this. I like the challenge,” he said. For the near term, titanium might be specified for applications on cruise ships or ferries, but cargo ships and oil tankers would most likely have little interest, given titanium’s perceived cost premium, according to Di Cecio.

Despite titanium’s promise and superior properties, Di Cecio said fabricator acceptance, in-port or in-transit repairs, along with supply chain questions, all pose major hurdles for titanium use in marine scrubbers. On a larger manufacturing scale, it would be very complicated to change the supply chain and part specifications in order to accommodate titanium, he said. He also considered the time, effort and cost needed to do repairs on board ships.

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welding and machining would all be different for titanium,” he said, anticipating resistance from fabricators to implement such changes. Ecospray and its fabricators also would have to reconsider the handling of internal scrubber components such as pipes, nozzles and valves. Ecospray utilizes 22 fabricators throughout Europe, North America and Asia to build its scrubbers. It sources SASS from several mills.

Another source, a marine professional engaged in IMO compliance technologies, concurred with Di Cecio’s assessment.

“Titanium may be the answer (as an enhanced material for marine scrubbers), but without one in operation it’s a bit hard to tell. People see (titanium) as an exotic and expensive material, and you need to overcome this perception.”

The concerns expressed by Di Cecio are not new challenges to industrial application development for titanium and make it clear that the ITA must continue its mission to connect those interested in titanium with industry experts to assure accurate perception of the global titanium supply chain. Henson argues that when taking a “high-altitude” look at the real total cost of ownership for a titanium scrubber, the units actually cost the vessel owner considerably less over the expected 25-year life of the vessel.

Addressing concerns about the global titanium supply chain, Kevin Cain, President of Uniti Titanium, said that the industry is well equipped and currently supports a broad variety of industrial and marine applications. This includes thermal desalination, acid production, gold and nickel plants, and refinery equipment for the production of low-sulfur fuels. “Our supply chain is well stocked and up to the challenge of supporting this potential new scrubber business. We have participated in providing 6,000 metric tons of titanium tube skelp and coil to the tube manufacturers for the worlds’ largest thermal desalination plant and have supplied titanium alloy plate for the fabrication of a titanium clad-steel autoclave weighing over 980 metric tons.” (The total weight of the autoclave is 980 metric tons—carbon steel clad with titanium.)

The overarching reason for considering titanium for scrubber construction is that it’s anticipated to last much longer than the SASS materials currently being used around the world, according to Henson. One source working in scrubber installation and maintenance reports that “the SASS materials don’t hold up in the high temperature, highly acidic environment of a marine scrubber.

The high internal temperatures, the reality of interruptions to the sea water flow and the acid generation mechanism of sulfur and water all make for a very tough operating environment. Add to this the cyclic heating and cooling of the scrubber shell and you have a very hostile environment for SASS materials. Cracks have been witnessed in the scrubber shells, which allow a path for acids to leak out of the scrubber and downhill onto machinery, steel decks and framing, with a resulting loss of steel material.”

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Forecasts Project Growth In Marine Scrubber Market Late last year several online newswire stories, citing various studies, reported on forecasts regarding the scope and projected global growth for the marine scrubber market. However, these reports made no mention of any industrial metals competing to be a material of choice for this industrial application, but did identify a “growing demand for retrofit application as ship owners race against time for complying with the impending (IMO) regulations.”

One wire story citing a study by London-based consultant and business information company Visiongain Ltd. reported that the global marine scrubber market spending will reach $1.1 billion in 2020. “Ships are needing to restrict sulfur emissions within and outside SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAs) in accordance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards,” the story reported. “The International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) launched laws to avoid petrol and other toxic materials from pollution in the marine environment. Stringency in these regulations will drive the demand for technology called exhaust gas cleaning (EGC) popularly known as scrubbers.”

“A substantial proportion of ship owners therefore embrace the possibility of retrofitting their ships with marine scrubber systems in order to remain consistent with global legislation after the 2020 date, while still using elevated sulfur fuel oil. However, during the forecast period, the new-build application segment is projected to witness comparatively rapid growth as increasing numbers of fleet owners with new shipbuilding on order opt to install marine scrubber systems on their vessels, which costs comparatively lower than retrofits that may later be required.”

Another online report citing a separate study suggested that the worldwide market for marine scrubbers could reach $4 billion by the year 2024.

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Market for Marine Scrubbers (continued)

Additional technical information on corrosion in marine exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) had been slated to be presented at the Corrosion 2020 conference (on March 14 in Houston, sponsored by NACE International). Unfortunately, this forum was postponed due to concerns regarding the coronavirus.

The presentation, which was to have been delivered by a fellow ITA committee member, argued that “total cost of ownership” for titanium scrubbers is much less than that for SASS units, and can eliminate the 5-7 year replacement cycle that is just now beginning to manifest in ships outfitted early in the IMO 2020 compliance cycle. “We have discussed this replacement cycle with professionals in the cruise line community and it points to the recurring need to remove and replace scrubbers on the order of 5-7 years.” The cost to transport the new units, and remove/replace the old units is considerable, the ITA committee member said.

On cruise ships, repairs and replacement are difficult to do without disruption to the passenger experience and loss of revenue generating bed space to the company, the ITA committee member pointed out. “If one compares the CAPEX (capital expenditure) between SASS and titanium, the titanium scrubber costs about 35-percent more at construction. But over time, this cost is eclipsed by the replacement expenses associated with changing out a SASS scrubber three to four times over 25 years, while the titanium unit continues to operate.

The delta in OPEX (operational expenditure) over 25 years is quite large, to say nothing of the interruption to vessel operations and loss of revenue.”

A final corrosion concern/titanium opportunity involves the discharge of sea water based effluent from marine scrubbers in “open-loop” operation. The scrubber overboard sea water flow is discharged into the surrounding sea water, while the vessel is at sea and sometimes in port. This effluent will have a low pH, meaning that it is a strong acid. This acid can, over time, attack the external skin of the steel ship with resulting corrosion. Titanium can have a positive impact on preventing this corrosion if placed around the effluent “overboard discharge” area. n [Editor’s note: Reference 1: “Corrosion resistant material selection for the manufacturing of marine diesel exhaust scrubbers, E. Aragon, J. Woillez, C Perice, F Tabaries and M. Sitz” (posted online by Science Direct, Elsevier, Materials & Design, Volume 30, Issue 5, May 2009): www.sciencedirect. com/science/article/pii/S0261306908003968?via%3Dihub] 14

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Newsletter Cites Potential Hazards From Marine Scrubber Corrosion Splash 247, an online newsletter, posted an article on April 16, 2020 that underlined the serious problems from marine scrubber corrosion, in light of the global regulations being imposed by the International Maritime Organization. While the article makes no recommendations for materials of choice used to build marine scrubbers, it does—by extension— offers a glimpse of a potential business opportunity for titanium executives in the global industrial market.

According to the Splash report written by correspondent Sam Chambers (“ClassNK warns scrubber corrosion issues could lead to a serious accident”; https://splash247.com/ classnk-warns-scrubber-corrosion-issues-could-lead-toa-serious-accident), the Japanese classification society (ClassNK) “has warned in a technical note to clients of a number of incidents of seawater leaks from scrubber kits due to corrosion around certain welded parts of the exhaust gas cleaning kits. ClassNK said it had received several reports of leaks and is concerned heavy water ingress into a ships engine room could cause a serious accident.”

The Splash report also quoted Bjorn Hojgaard, the CEO of ship management company Anglo-Eastern, who warned that “scrubbers are sensitive pieces of equipment sitting in the hostile, hot and acidy environment of a ship’s funnel. There are going to be plenty more maintenance issues than people expect,” Hojgaard said, mentioning that he knew of one ship owner who spent $100,000 in scrubber maintenance per ship.

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority, cited in the Splash article, recently issued “extensive advice” on marine scrubber maintenance. “It is imperative that the structural integrity of the scrubber and associated pipework is constantly checked for signs of leakage or corrosion. (There are reports) of scrubber corrosion repairs being required less than six months after installation. In view of the acidic nature of the scrubber washwater, correct material selection for the scrubber body, pipework, components and accessories, together with good installation workmanship, are critical to avoid subsequent safety issues.”

Asia Shipping Media (ASM), headquartered in Singapore, is the publisher of the Splash online newsletter (website: https://splash247.com). The newsletter provides extensive coverage of the maritime industry, along with other publications by ASM.

Tom Captain Shares His Insights on Recovery Scenario For Health of Aerospace Industry Impacted by Covid-19

By Tom Captain

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s of late April, 2020, it’s estimated that there have been over 180,000 fatalities worldwide from the COVID-19 virus, with over 45,000 in the United States alone, on a base of almost 3 million confirmed cases globally. In the coming weeks and months, these levels will undoubtedly increase well beyond that, depending on which forecasting models one relies on. The impact on lives is devastating and the impact on the world economy is unprecedented in modern times.

The impact on the global March 31, 2020: Hoofddorp, Holland. Aerial view of Schiphol Amsterdam International Airport. aerospace industry no doubt has 5 Airbus 330 Airliners from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Air France are parked nose to wing, due to been devastating as well due mostly Corona crisis. to government actions to stem the being impacted in different ways. In order to understand pandemic. As of mid-April, it was estimated that over these impacts, it is important to observe where it all starts – 2,200 aircraft have been idled due to the pandemic in the the demand side of the equation. This paper focuses on the United States alone with flights reportedly down over 90 commercial aircraft subsector. percent. In the midst of the crisis, it is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we are optimistic for Airline Operations on a Torrid Pace several good reasons.

For the commercial aircraft market, the demand for Background travel by paying customers has been on a torrid pace for the last 4 decades, with revenue passenger kilometers Firstly, the global aerospace industry can be divided (RPK’s) crossing the 1 trillion RPKs per year threshold into subsectors as follows: a) the commercial aircraft in 1980 and growing to 8 trillion RPKs per year by 2019. industry, b) the defense industry, and c) the space industry.

The reason for this growth can be traced to 2 principal Secondly, the sector is made up of various descending tiers factors: a) the growth in the middle class, mostly in China, of suppliers to customers as follows: a) original equipment the Middle East, India and the Asia/Pacific region, and, manufacturers, e.g., commercial aircraft, regional aircraft, b) the inflation-adjusted price to fly has decreased about fighter jets; b) tier 1 systems suppliers, e.g., auxiliary power 47 percent in the last two decades, making air travel more units, navigation systems, seats, large aero structures; c) tier affordable. Yet it is estimated that only 25 percent of the 7.8 2 systems suppliers, those that make subsystems and parts billion people on earth have ever flown on an airplane, so for tier 1 system providers, e.g., actuation systems, power there is opportunity for much more growth. supplies, proximity sensors; d) tier 3 suppliers, typically piece parts suppliers, e.g., minor aero structures, ears, wiring harnesses, capacitors, diodes; e) tier 4 commodity suppliers, those that provide the basic materials such as carbon fiber composites, fasteners, shims, forgings, and aluminum and titanium slabs and rolls.

Each of these subsectors and tiered level suppliers are

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The knock-on impact to the airline operators has resulted in record number of flights, aircraft in service and flying customers. By 2019, the average industry load factor, a measure of how full is the aircraft, had crossed over 86 percent, an all-time record. In turn, this has resulted in record orders and production of aircraft by Boeing, Airbus

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By January 2020, the worldwide backlog of orders, and yet to be produced commercial aircraft, had reached approximately 11,000 aircraft, which at current production rates resulted in about a nine-year backlog.

The commercial aircraft production rate had reached 1,600 airplanes built per year. The global airline operators were making record profits—about $30 billion in 2019, flying about 26,000 aircraft at record utilization rates. That was then….

What Happened?

All this changed in February and March 2020 when governmental decrees virtually stopped international and domestic air travel due to the need for social distancing and travel restrictions to geographical virus “hot spots.” Airlines, airports, and the supporting travel industry, for all intents and purposes, stopped working, due to this precipitous fall in RPK volume. One estimate is that global airlines will lose $314 billion in ticket sales due to the pandemic.

With little or no travel demand forecasted, airlines started to cancel or defer aircraft orders. Aircraft producers stopped or severely reduced production volume. This meant that the supplier base was directly impacted and in many cases, in turn, stopped working or severely reduced production volume, laid off workers and stopped ordering from their suppliers.

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many public companies serving the industry have stopped giving financial forecasts and guidance in their quarterly earnings reports.

For suppliers, some customers in the value chain have elected to continue production at a modest pace in order to keep the skilled workforce in place and to build up inventory, with the expectation that when the recovery begins, they need to ramp up production to fulfill delivery contracts. In the United States, the CARES act passed into law in early April helped sustain portions of the workforce with several weeks of salary continuance. The impact at least in the short term is that the workforce is still employed and ready to ramp up quickly as soon as restrictions are lifted and customer production demand returns. There is discussion about extending salary continuance support with new legislation that could keep workers on the payroll further into May and June if required.

Although this article is focused on the commercial aircraft subsector, many suppliers also have customers in the defense and space subsectors.

Defense is less impacted by the pandemic in that their customers— the defense departments of sovereign nations—have not appreciably reduced demand as budgets typically

are annualized and have not been impacted. That of course could change as defense affordability changes when/if the crisis continues into the summer and fall of 2020.

Thus tier 2, 3 and 4 suppliers may have a bit of a cushion if they also have a significant presence as a supplier to defense companies such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies (newly created with the United Technologies and Raytheon merger), L3/Harris, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, and others.

How Will This Play Out? The big question is: “what is a reasonable recovery scenario?”

Our view is that the basics of travel demand have been artificially truncated due to government actions, for good reason, but that the basic demand for travel has not changed in the mid to long term.

When social distancing restrictions are eased and air travel to domestic and international destinations are allowed again, commercial aircraft production will recover, slowly at first.

There are several factors to consider in a recovery scenario; a) the timing of when restrictions are lifted, b) what restrictions will in place, and c) customer expectations.

The way in which the recovery works will dictate how fast a return to normalcy will occur. For example, if social distancing restrictions remain in place and airline operators are allowed to begin international flights, the recovery will be very slow. Think of it: an Airbus A330 having 236 seats in a 3 Class configuration would only allow for about 50 passengers, if a six-foot distance is required.

This economic model doesn’t work as the required load factor to break even globally would normally be 65.9 percent, or 156 passengers on that

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aircraft. Also, if airports are capacity restricted in order to observe the sixfoot social distancing requirement, then again the economic model may not work for airlines as the check-in lines would be long and passenger waiting areas would be capacity restricted. Frequency of takeoffs would be so severely limited as to not justify the cost of operations.

In the United States, pandemic recovery legislation in April 2020 was enacted to protect employment in the US airline industry with a $61 billion economic assistance package.

This will be important to keep a skilled workforce in place to be able to quickly ramp up operations once restrictions are lifted. Current plans are to implement a phased approach to opening up the economy, which is expected to lead to the recovery of airline flight volume. However due to the phased approach, it is more likely that RPK volume would not return to previous levels for some time.

An important factor to also consider is customer expectations.

Airplanes require passengers to be seated in close proximity to other passengers. Should social distancing requirements be eliminated, potential passengers may continue to wish to avoid crowds and close proximity to others. Above all, this issue will be key to the recovery of the industry.

Passengers will need to trust that the pandemic is over, that they would not become infected by being in crowded spaces and that flying is safe again.

More than any government policy decree, this is the “X factor” in a return to normalcy in travel demand.

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be reduced from six feet to maybe two to three feet of separation. Perhaps the middle seat in coach would become off-limits, as has been suggested by some. Face masks and hand sanitizers might be handed to each embarking passenger. Passenger fares may decrease substantially at first to attract customers, then to levels that would still be below pre-crisis levels.

Of course, this type of post crisis restart activity would not be profitable for airlines, so in the short term the airlines would need to be supported with governmental economic assistance packages. But at least the airline industry would experience a much needed restart.

Reason for Optimism However, in the longer term, a key reason for optimism is that the fundamentals of travel demand have not changed. There is an instinctual desire for mankind to meet face to face. With the trend towards cheaper travel costs and a growing global middle class, this inevitable trend no doubt will continue, once restrictions are eliminated. This will take some time. A return of travel demand will ripple quickly thru the value chain, starting with airline operators, then aircraft producers, then their tiered supply chains. In addition, with the global economy becoming more interconnected, there is an insatiable appetite for goods to be shipped worldwide at an increasing pace, having a positive impact on cargo operators.

All of the speculation about when will be the recovery in the commercial aircraft industry is just that: speculation. However, upon closer examination, it is clear that the industry’s recovery is highly dependent on the return of travel demand and the

reduction/elimination of government restrictions on social distancing. This in turn will depend on the availability of widespread and easily available testing, availability of vaccines, and the creation of pharmaceutical solutions to treat the disease.

Customers will require a level of trust in congregating in close proximity to other passengers. They must have confidence they will not get sick. Airlines will get back to transporting the 1 billion people who make 4.3 billion enplanements traveling 8 trillion RPKs per year, when the virus is contained with testing, treatments and vaccines.

The good news reported from the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries is that solutions are expected in the next 12 months. If this comes to pass, we expect air travel to achieve a 50 percent return to normal in 12 months, and a full return to normal in 18-24 months.

Amongst all the gloom and angst, this is indeed cause for optimism.

One thing is certain: the industry will recover. n Editor’s note: Tom Captain is the managing director of Captain Global Advisory, LLC, headquartered in Mercer Island, WA, and is a 40-year industry veteran and expert in the aerospace, defense and space sector. He is the retired vice chairman of a Big Four consultancy where he led their global industry practice. Captain currently serves on the boards of several industry-related organizations. In 2018 he was the keynote speaker for the TITANIUM USA 2018 conference and exhibition, sponsored and organized by the International Titanium Association.

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USGS Survey Titanium Participation

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t’s a clarion call to members of the International Titanium Association (ITA), and the message is urgent and quite clear: if you don’t participate and provide information to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), then the category of titanium most likely will be delisted from the organization’s quarterly survey.

Last fall Henry Seiner, vice president, business strategy, Titanium Metals Corporation (Timet), and Jennifer Simpson, executive director of the ITA, reached out to ITA members and encouraged them to take the time to respond to the USGS survey. Seiner, an influential member of the ITA’s executive board, a frequent speaker at the ITA’s conferences, and an executive who has extensive knowledge of the titanium industry’s global supply chain, underlined the importance of the USGS survey in a recent email to industry colleagues: “If the U.S. titanium industry wishes to continue to receive favorable treatment regarding trade and national security matters, including maintaining tariff protection as free trade agreements are under consideration and the Specialty Metals Law faces periodic scrutiny, it is naive to think that our government does not take notice of our collective failure to spend the couple hours a quarter required to submit the requested information (to the USGS quarterly survey).”

“The USGS is frequently consulted in government matters and are the resident government experts on all things titanium. Reporting support by most of your companies has either never occurred or has ceased in recent years. No one company benefits nor suffers from continued publication 22

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of this quarterly report.” In other words, Seiner asked ITA members to consider participating in order to benefit the “greater good” of the U.S. titanium industry as a whole.

“The bottom line is that the USGS survey is our pipeline to the government,” Don Larsen, president of the ITA board of directors, said.

“The survey is an important data set for the government. Participating in the survey is more important than

to be seen as being uncooperative,” he said. “We want to be sure the titanium industry receives favorable treatment.”

The USGS operates under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Joseph Gambogi, mineral commodity specialist at the USGS’s National Minerals Information Center in Reston, VA, during a January phone interview, explained the importance of the quarterly

Mineral Industry Surveys For information, contact: George M. Bedinger, Titanium Commodity Specialist National Minerals Information Center U.S. Geological Survey 989 National Center Reston, VA 20192 Telephone: (703) 648-6183, Fax: (703) 648-7757 Email: gbedinger@usgs.gov

Joseph J. Kohler (Data) Telephone: (703) 648-7954 Fax: (703) 648-7792 Email: jkohler@usgs.gov Internet: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic

TITANIUM IN THE FOURTH QUARTER 2018 Titanium mill product shipments in the fourth quarter of 2018 were 9,310 metric tons (t), a decrease of 3% from shipments in the previous quarter, and an increase of 9% from fourth quarter 2017 shipments. Ingot production in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased by 6% from that of the previous quarter and decreased by 4% from that of the fourth quarter 2017. Ingot/slab shipments in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 25% from those of the preceding quarter, and by 11% from shipments in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Receipts of titanium scrap in the fourth quarter of 2018 totaled 18,500 t, a decrease of 7% compared with receipts from the previous quarter and a slight increase from receipts in the fourth quarter of 2017 (table 1).

Titanium mill product shipments in 2018 totaled 38,000 t, an increase of 3% from those of 2016. Ingot production increased by 3%, and ingot shipments increased by 8% during the same period. Receipts of titanium scrap totaled 75,200 t in 2018, an increase of 6% from those of 2017 (table 1).

ever, because the titanium industry is growing and the annual tonnage levels keep going up.”

Larsen, who also serves as the chairman of the International Titanium Foundation, acknowledged that titanium industry participation has been “reticent” in recent years.

He said Congress typically refers to Department of the Interior theU.S.USGS survey data when making August 2019 U.S. Geological Survey decisions on national security, tariffs and trade legislation. “We don’t want

During 2018, approximately 80% of mill products and castings were produced for commercial and military aerospace applications. Other applications for titanium mill products and castings included, in descending order of consumption, industrial, consumer, nonaerospace military, medical, and other.

Data for titanium metal products were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey from a voluntary survey of domestic operations. Data for nonrespondents were estimated based on previously reported data.

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survey, saying the report “supports the U.S. Department of Defense when it does analysis for critical materials.”

He added that the report is popular on Capitol Hill, as members of Congress frequently scan information in the survey as an initial point of reference when considering legislation for a particular industry.

Lawmakers, according to August 2019 Gambogi, review the survey when they are weighing the country’s

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industrial capabilities. He said members of Congress typically ask the question: “Does the United States have the capability to produce strategic and critical materials, like titanium? This is an important question for national defense.” He said the information is used “in trade disputes, when we’re trying to determine the percentage of imports” for a given metal. The quarterly report, over a period of time, can help identify sudden spikes in the import flow of materials.” Gambogi added that American companies participating in the survey use the information when considering business decisions. The message from Gambogi: it’s in titanium industry’s best interest to provide data for the survey.

He said that, unfortunately, by and large, the titanium industry’s contribution to the quarterly survey has been steadily dwindling. Without the needed information, titanium, as a category in the survey, risks being delisted. “Participation has gotten worse, not better, during the last five years,” he said. “I’d hate for this survey to be killed (for titanium). We try to make the survey as easy as possible, and we protect all the information that we receive.”

Gambogi said it’s especially important for the titanium industry to provide accurate, timely information on ingot and sponge. Other vital categories include data for slab, scrap, forgings, castings, powder metals, extrusion billets and mill products— in essence, all of the major material categories for titanium.

To further clarify this notion of tracking “strategic and critical materials,” Gambogi shared a recent statement issued by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Communications and Publishing, citing a list of 35 critical minerals 24

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A Profile of the USGS and its Mission For those seeking additional information on the USGS survey, Joseph Gambogi, based in Reston, VA, can be reached by phone at (703) 648-7718 or email (jgambogi@usgs.gov). The quarterly survey form can be emailed to companies as a PDF. The group’s website (www.usgs.gov) offers a profile of the USGS, which was created by an act of Congress in 1879. “We provide science about the natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources we rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change. Our scientists develop new methods and tools to enable timely, relevant, and useful information about the Earth and its processes. The USGS is the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth and biological data holdings.”

“The U.S. Geological Survey provides information to the public and to policy-makers concerning the current use and flow of minerals and materials in the United States economy. The USGS collects, analyzes, and disseminates minerals information on most nonfuel mineral commodities. This USGS digital database is an online compilation of historical U.S. statistics on mineral and material commodities. For many of the commodities, data are reported as far back as 1900. Each commodity file includes a document that describes the units of measure, defines terms, and lists USGS contacts for additional information.

End-use tables complement these statistics by supplying, for most of these commodities, information about the distribution of apparent consumption.”

“The USGS collects data on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual basis from more than 18,000 minerals-related producer and consumer establishments that cooperate with the USGS. These companies voluntarily complete about 40,000 canvass forms that survey production, consumption, recycling, stocks, shipments, and other essential information. Data are also gathered from site visits, memberships on domestic and international mineralsrelated committees, and coordination with other government organizations and trade associations.”

“The USGS makes this information available through published products, including monthly, quarterly, and annual Mineral Industry Surveys, the annual Minerals Yearbook (MYB), the annual Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS), and special mineral commodity studies, including the history of metal prices and materials flow studies.”

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and materials (including titanium) “considered critical to the economic and national security of the United States. This list will be the initial focus of a multi-agency strategy… to implement President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order (13817) to break America’s dependence on foreign minerals.” (The statement is posted online at: https://www.usgs. gov/news/interior-releases-2018s-final-list-35-minerals-deemedcritical-us-national-security-and) The statement included a quote from Dr. Tim Petty, assistant secretary of the Interior for water and science. “The expertise of the USGS is absolutely vital to reducing America’s vulnerability to disruptions in our supply of critical minerals.”

The statement said the list includes aluminum—used in almost all sectors of the economy; the platinum group metals—used for catalytic agents; rare-earth elements—used in batteries and electronics; tin—used as protective coatings and alloys for steel; and titanium—overwhelmingly used as a white pigment or as a metal alloy. This list of critical minerals is not intended as a permanent designation of criticality, but will be a dynamic list updated periodically to represent current data on supply, demand, and concentration of production, as well as current policy priorities.

President Trump’s executive order, issued on Dec. 20, 2017, (posted online at: www.whitehouse.gov/ presidential-actions/presidentialexecutive-order-federal-strategyensure-secure-reliable-suppliescritical-minerals), outlines the significance of the “Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals.” Here is

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an excerpt of that executive order: Section 1. Findings. The United States is heavily reliant on imports of certain mineral commodities that are vital to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity.

This dependency of the United States on foreign sources creates a strategic vulnerability for both its economy and military to adverse foreign government action, natural disaster, and other events that can disrupt supply of these key minerals. Despite the presence of significant deposits of some of these minerals across the United States, our miners and producers are currently limited by a lack of comprehensive, machine-readable data concerning topographical, geological, and geophysical surveys; permitting delays; and the potential for protracted litigation regarding permits that are issued.

An increase in privatesector domestic exploration, production, recycling, and reprocessing of critical minerals, and support for efforts to identify more commonly available technological alternatives to these minerals, will reduce our dependence on imports, preserve our leadership in technological innovation, support job creation, improve our national security and balance of trade, and enhance the technological superiority and readiness of our Armed Forces, which are among the Nation’s most significant consumers of critical minerals.

Section 2. Definition. (a) A “critical mineral” is a mineral identified by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to be (i) a non-fuel mineral or mineral material essential to the economic and national security of the United

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Section 3. Policy. It shall be the policy of the Federal Government to reduce the Nation’s vulnerability to disruptions in the supply of critical minerals, which constitutes a strategic vulnerability for the security and prosperity of the United States. The United States will further this policy for the benefit of the American people and in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, by: (a) identifying new sources of critical minerals; (b) increasing activity at all levels of the supply chain, including exploration, mining, concentration, separation, alloying, recycling, and reprocessing critical minerals (c) ensuring that our miners and producers have electronic access to the most advanced topographic, geologic, and geophysical data within U.S. territory to the extent permitted by law and subject to appropriate limitations for purposes of privacy and security, including appropriate limitations to protect critical infrastructure data such as those related to national security areas; and (d) streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and domestic refining of critical minerals. n

Stack Metallurgical Launches Production Of New HIP Process Installed by Quintus

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tack Metallurgical Group, Portland, OR, has entered the hot isostatic press (HIP) market with the installation of a QIH 286 “Mega-HIP” manufactured by Quintus Technologies, Västerås, Sweden.

Earlier this year Stack turned the key on the Quintus HIP, which was installed at the company’s new 25,000 sq. ft. facility in Albany, OR. In addition, there are plans for the installation of a second HIP unit in the fourth quarter, also at the Albany plant.

Doug Puerta, chief executive officer, and Craig Beaumier, vice president, sales and marketing, said Stack’s HIP is designed for processing aerospace and defense parts, additive manufacturing components, medical implants, and parts for power generation made of titanium, nickel-based super alloys, steels, and aluminum alloys. Puerta, in a company press release, explained that the burgeoning additive manufacturing environment played a large role in Stack’s decision to expand its HIP portfolio. “We see opportunities not only in traditional markets such as castings, but also in emerging markets, with additive manufacturing being the most notable,” he said.

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proprietary non-disclosure agreements with customers, declined to elaborate on its internal business strategy behind the HIP investment.

However, it is known that this region of the Pacific Northwest is a hub for titanium casting operations in need of HIP services.

The HIP installed by Qunitus is equipped with proprietary uniform rapid cooling and features a large-capacity work zone of 63 inches (1,600 mm) in diameter and 102 inches (2,591 mm) in height, allowing densification of large batches at 29,000 psi (2,000 bar) and a maximum operating temperature of 2280°F (1,250°C).

HIP is a proven technology for heat treatment consolidation of

powder and removal of porosity from metal castings. Stack officials said common applications for hot isostatic pressing include defect healing of castings, consolidation of powder metal, and diffusion bonding. “HIP can achieve 100 percent of maximum theoretical density, as well as improve the fatigue properties of critical, high performance parts, such as aerospace components. Our HIP capabilities combine HIP and heat treatment of special alloys, which avoids reheating of the material. This enables tailored heat treatment cycles under pressure for superior quality and optimal material properties.”

Beaumier said hot isostatic pressing involves the application

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via an inert gas, normally argon.

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NJ Manufacturer Invests in an Apprenticeship Program To Support Growth, Keep Pace with Customer Demand

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hen Weiss-Aug Co. Inc. opened its doors in 1972, it quickly gained a reputation as a high-quality manufacturing company, which led to a significant level of growth throughout the decade and beyond. Founded by Dieter Weissenrieder and Kurt Augustin and based in East Hanover, NJ, Weiss-Aug focused on precision metal stamping of stainless steel and copper alloy components and later added injection molding operations.

Early on, while the company enjoyed those halcyon days, an underlying concern soon emerged; success and growth meant that, in order to keep pace with customer demand, it would be necessary for Weiss-Aug to expand its business.

This meant that—in addition to capital investments in new equipment, materials, technology and production space—Weiss-Aug needed trained, competent manufacturing personnel, especially tool and die makers and mold designers.

Weiss-Aug doesn’t have any titanium business lines, but that’s the point. A good way for any industry or a company to benchmark itself is to contrast and compare with the experiences of companies outside of a familiar business circle; examine an alternative perspective, if you will. For executives in the titanium industry looking for ideas on how to launch an apprenticeship program, they might consider the endeavors of Weiss-Aug. Private conversations with titanium executives in recent years reveal there is a need to identify

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industry; and to promote, attract, and encourage high school and college women to enter the titanium industry. WiT’s objective is to contribute to the growth of the overall titanium industry by providing mentoring, collegial and networking opportunities for women within the titanium industry and to take part in programs which advance gender equality in STEM fields for high school and college women.

qualified job candidates. The Precision Castparts Corp.’s (PCC) website (in its “career opportunities” section) indicates there are a number of openings for tool and die operators and machinists. PCC, a world-class producer of investment castings forged components, which finalized its acquisition of Timet in January 2013, produces components for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines.

The International Titanium’s Women in Titanium committee spells out its mission to attract and retain the next generation of the titanium industry: Women in Titanium (Wit) is a group created in 2014 with the mission being two-fold: To develop a networking group of collegial women presently in the titanium

Paul Rettberg, the recently retired director of the Weiss-Aug apprenticeship program (and an apprentice with Republic Tool from 1962-1966), traced his companies journey and education. As mentioned above, the company’s early growth meant that it needed to find skilled tool and die technicians and machinists. He acknowledged this was a strategic imperative for the company’s continued success.

In the late 1970s Weiss-Aug placed classified ads in local newspapers and invited northern New Jersey high schools and community colleges to attend an open house. “We got zero responses,” he stated.

The company quickly realized that a different approach was needed.

Rather than take a “wide-angle” approach to the situation, WeissAug focused its efforts on recruiting four or five young candidates each year. The company reached out to the New Jersey Department of Labor to develop a four-year certification program. Most importantly, WeissAug developed a full-time, in-house apprenticeship program at its New

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Sources Weigh in on Status of CTE

Jersey facility and annually dedicated a significant level of financial resources to train its own candidates. In essence, the company determined it needed to pro-actively carry the burden of its own apprenticeship program, rather than simply wait for candidates to show up at the front door.

“The program is open to female and male candidates,” he said. “Most of our apprentices complete the program.

They take classes and tests and work with mentors. Their education includes tool and die measurement systems, materials and operations.”

Along with demonstrating an aptitude for the technical aspects of precision stamping, Rettberg said many times an apprentice’s temperament and “soft skills” determines whether they’ll succeed and complete the training. “It often comes down to a one-on-one interview with a potential candidate,” he observed. “You look for that enthusiasm and maturity.”

He said many high school or college-age young people aren’t ready to commit to a full-time apprenticeship program. “We invite their parents to tour our facility. A young person’s training starts at home. They might not have the soft skills (just yet) to be an apprentice. You don’t learn about manufacturing overnight. An apprentice needs to demonstrate responsibility and to learn how to interact in a business environment.”

Rettberg, a 1959 graduate of Wayne High School in Passaic County, NJ, remains enthusiastic about the importance of industrial apprenticeships. He said that while today’s online social media outlets offer obvious advantages

What’s the current outlook for career and technical education (CTE) in the U.S. workforce? The big picture has changed, according to a recent study by the Brookings Institute, a well-known public policy group based in Washington D.C. A report (“What We Know About Career and Technical Education in High School”) posted online (www.brookings.edu/research/what-we-know-aboutcareer-and-technical-education-in-high-school) indicates that CTE has been on the decline for a number of years and that “a growing perception that all young people should be encouraged to obtain a four-year college degree, led to a sharp decline in CTE participation. Between 1990 and 2009, the number of CTE credits earned by U.S. high school students dropped by 14 percent.

However, the same report states that there’s been a turn around, part of which, no doubt, involves growing concerns about America maintaining its edge as a manufacturing power in order to compete in the global economy. The Brookings report said for more than 10 years there’s been “a resurgence of in interest in CTE. Scholarship in the area of education and the labor market has increased markedly…

In 2015 alone, 39 states instituted 125 new laws, policies or regulations relating to CTE, many of which increased state funding for such programs.”

The Brookings study concluded that additional research is needed to better track CTE trends, citing the work by Daniel Kreisman, an assistant professor of economics at Georgia State University. Kreisman also was cited in a July 2019 article on CTE (“The Value of Voc Ed”) posted by Inside High Ed, a Washington D.C.-based media company(www. insidehighered.com/news/2019/07/30/career-andtechnology-education-effective-pathway-earning-money).

“Many states today are ramping up their math/science and CTE programs,” Kreisman said in a telephone interview.

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compared with print classified ads from 40 years ago, a company still needs to do the proper screening to identify apprentice candidates with a high upside potential.

The clincher for an apprentice “buying into” a manufacturing career often comes down to dollars and cents; that’s when things get interesting and career decisions are made. “We show them that there are financial incentives and advantages,” Rettberg said. For example, he said that rather than accumulate over $100,000 in student debt after four years in a college or university, an apprentice will have earned $140,000 and can go on and continue to a lucrative, well-paying career.

What’s the return on investment for Weiss-Aug? Each year, those four or five graduating apprentices have added up and they are now fixtures in the company, fully immersed in the business culture. Eventually these individuals take on managerial positions themselves, whereby they become the mentors and help sustain the apprenticeship cycle. Three Weiss-Aug apprentices graduated from the Weiss-Aug apprenticeship program in December 2019.

Weiss-Aug has four production facilities in the United States, including its New Jersey site, and has an assembly plant in Mexico. Its core customer base includes companies in the aerospace, automotive, electrical/electronic, life sciences and medical business sectors.

What’s the rigorous job description for a tool and die maker on the Weiss-Aug website (www.weiss-aug.com)? “Constructs, alters, and repairs a wide variety of tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and gauges to very close tolerance.

Develops strategies for fabricating designed dies using most suitable machining resources. Maintains specified tolerance to warrant proper qualification of the stamped product. Meets all quality and efficiency expectations. Knowledge/Skills/Experience: • HS diploma and completion of a four-year (8,000-hour) apprentice program.

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience • Demonstrated ability for using shop mathematics and handbook of geometric and trigonometric formulas • Ability to work from operative sheets, drawings, and sketches • Ability to use all types of precision measuring instruments Thorough knowledge of machine shop practices, principles of mechanics machine shop operations, and the working generalities of material. n 34

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into professional internships. This is something that’s very relevant to the titanium industry. It involves teaching an intern core (manufacturing) skills through hands-on training and onside mentorship.”

While CTE is tracking upward, based on anecdotal evidence, university/ industry studies and media reporting, it’s difficult to gauge precise numbers because manufacturing is highly regionalized throughout the United States, Kreisman pointed out. “Yes, students are enrolling in tech academies to learn CNC machining, but these opportunities don’t exist everywhere. These are localized programs.” He acknowledged that, in many parts of the country, a new realization has set in for many students: there are attractive career routes besides a traditional college prep program.

He said an important legislative move came in 2018, when President Donald Trump signed the “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act” into law. The law, commonly known as “Perkins V,” reauthorizes and updates the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to ensure CTE programs meet the demands of the twenty-first-century economy. According to an online report by the Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington D.C. (https://all4ed.org/ perkins), the reauthorization “includes several changes and additions relevant for educators, postsecondary institutions, employers, workforce development boards, community-based organizations, and others who serve historically underserved students in both secondary and postsecondary education.”

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Today’s Titanium: An Available and Affordable Material of Construction for Industrial Applications

By Charles Young, Metallurgist/Business Development Manager, Tricor Metals Wooster, Ohio

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hen you hear the word “titanium,” what do you think? Most people would think aerospace and airplane applications. Many also associate the word titanium with “expensive” when it is really cost effective.

While a majority of the titanium used today goes into the aerospace industry, there has been much progress made in the use of titanium in the corrosion control market— in chemical processing, refining, offshore and other industrial markets. In fact, the use of titanium continues to grow as more and more design engineers, process engineers, reliability engineers and plant engineers understand the value of this metal and its alloys.

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over 60 years to prevent corrosion in a wide variety of industrial applications. One of the first, most widely used, applications was in seawater surface condensers for nuclear power plants. Titanium in these applications often lasted longer than the life of these plants; over 50 years in some cases. Early on, the pulp and paper industry also saw the value of titanium to prevent corrosion in bleaching systems, while the plastics industry used titanium’s corrosion resistance in a wide variety of chlorine and chlorine chemical plants. One such example is a titanium vessel that was used in a chemical plant which was only replaced after over 50 years of service in 2017.

Part of the problem related

to the lack of knowledge about titanium in industrial applications is the titanium industry’s historical focus on aerospace and the ups and downs in the titanium price and supply created by fluctuations in the aerospace market. These wide variations in pricing and shortages of supply meant that the Industrial market could not rely on titanium when it was needed. In addition, with the titanium industry focus on aerospace, there was very little titanium marketing and research done to support the growing number of potential uses in the industrial market. But all of this has changed in recent years.

Over the past 10 years, the titanium industry has become more focused in its support of the

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Figure 2 Titanium annual average price/pound

industrial market and the overall price of titanium has remained fairly stable (as shown in Figure 2), especially when compared to other corrosion resistant alloys (CRA’s) like stainless steel, nickel alloys and copper alloys. In fact, since 2009 the annual average price of titanium has remained almost flat.

or modification of equipment; as an upgrade in corrosion resistance to other MOCs, which offer shorter corrosionresistant life spans.

With cost comparisons as shown in Figure 3, as well as life cycle cost analyses, titanium compares favorably to the other corrosion resistant alloys used in the Industrial market.

Titanium is being used today in a wide variety of industrial applications. The Chlorine producing industry uses titanium for a

While the average price per pound is relatively stable, comparison of the price per pound against stainless and nickel alloys may result in a wrong conclusion because titanium has half the density of these other materials of construction (MOCs)—the same size piece of titanium weighs half as much as a piece of these other alloys. Figure 3 takes into account this difference in Figure 3 Normalized Cost Comparison density as well as differences in strength levels between the various alloys to show a “Normalized Cost Comparison”. Titanium Grade 2, the workhorse of the industrial market, is remarkably less expensive than the high nickel alloys and the 90-10 copper-nickel alloy.

Stable titanium pricing and adequate supply of titanium now allow the chemical and refining industries to incorporate the use of titanium into their large, long term projects and to consider using titanium during repair

majority of the equipment, including headers, piping, heat exchangers and vessels. Refineries use titanium for overhead condensers and other heat exchangers that use brackish or contaminated river water or seawater for cooling, because titanium is immune to microbiological influenced corrosion (MIC corrosion).

The Terepthalic Acid (TPA) industry (the manufacture of the precursor to the plastic used in disposable soda and water bottles) uses titanium in heat exchangers, pressure vessels and piping as well, due to its overall corrosion resistance. Industries that use chlorine as one of the input materials to their manufacture of various plastics also use titanium in all of these forms. The offshore industry uses titanium because of its low density, allowing for lighter equipment, as well as its excellent resistance to seawater. In addition, desalination plants, in addition to wastewater treatment plants use titanium for its resistance to chloride environments and other chemicals used to clean the water.

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also been aggressive in getting upgraded alloys into the ASME Code, allowing for the use of thinner walls on Vessels and exchangers, and effectively decreasing the cost of this equipment. This makes titanium even more cost competitive.

Titanium Grade 2H, with a UTS of 58 Ksi, was approved for use in ASME Division VIII, Section 1 in 2008 and a Code Case is being developed to allow use of this titanium Grade in ASME Section VIII, Division 2, Class 2. This will potentially further reduce the cost of a titanium vessel by as much as 1416 percent. When this is completed, the chemical industry will be able to use titanium for even more vessels at a reduced overall cost with a higher resistance to corrosion and a longer life. The chemical industry operations will become more cost competitive resulting in overall benefits to chemical companies and consumers.

In summary, titanium has been used in industrial applications for over 50 years. With the titanium industry now more focused on the industrial market, titanium’s industrial uses will continue to increase into a wider array of

Figure 5: Titanium Bleach reactor

applications where it will provide cost effective corrosion control for many years to come. Titanium’s pricing is stable; titanium is readily available; and titanium should now be considered as a standard material of construction in the chemical processing industry as well as other industrial markets.

Chuck Young is a member of the

International Titanium Association’s Industrial Applications Committee (IAC). The mission of the IAC is to identify and overcome barriers to the use of titanium. Committee members organize symposiums to share knowledge of titanium, and we gain an understanding of the material selection process for industrial applications. n

Author bio: Charles (Chuck) Young is the Metallurgist and Business Development Manager for Tricor Metals, Wooster, Ohio. Tricor Metals is a premier fabricator of corrosion-resistant alloys (stainless steel, duplex stainless steel, nickel alloys, titanium, zirconium and tantalum) for the chemical processing industry and carries over 1 million pounds of titanium in inventory at their two locations: Ohio and Texas. Chuck earned BS and MS degrees in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and an MBA from Ashland University in Ashland, OH. Chuck has over 45 years’ experience in technical sales and marketing in metals industries, specializing in the uses of corrosion-resistant materials. He has been with Tricor Metals for over 10 years and has additional experience in the titanium, specialty metal, clad metal, copper flat roll and tubing as well as the zinc and galvanizing industries. He is a member of NACE and serves as a board member for the Materials Technology Institute and on the Global Industrial Committee of the International Titanium Association. Chuck lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, step-daughter and three small dogs.

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Sitting in a New Jersey Diner, Thomas Melito Recalls His 50-Year Career and a ‘Lifelong Friend’: Titanium

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t was a sunny Wednesday afternoon in November 2019 and a bunch of guys were enjoying lunch and chatting at the Nutley Diner in Nutley, New Jersey. What was the topic of their conversation?: The glory days of titanium business in the Garden State in 1960s and 1970s.

For all those who might not know it, New Jersey proudly holds the title of the “diner capital of the world.” Adorned in neon lights, terrazzo floors, Naugahyde booths, and glistening stainless steel (sorry, not titanium), diners are the hub of their respective communities; the informal eateries where people meet, greet, eat, share stories and create memories. In other words, it’s a perfect place to discuss titanium or just about anything else.

The Nutley Diner

technicians, metallurgists, welders, machine tool operators, clerical staff associates, sales people, and warehouse maintenance employees, helped to establish the foundation of the U.S. titanium industry and develop the many markets that now use the “wonder metal.” These were the talented, hard-working, dedicated employees that rolled up their sleeves, did what needed to be done, and defined the capabilities of titanium, often through trial-anderror efforts. Their contributions deserve recognition and should never be forgotten. Melito’s story helps to keep their stories alive.

Thomas P. Melito shared his fond memories of how he first stumbled upon the titanium industry as a young man in the mid-1960s. Melito smiled as he reminisced about the work he did and the people he met, in what turned out to be a colorful, satisfying 50-year career in the titanium field.

While his many memories recalled his own personal journey, Melito’s stories also spoke to a bigger picture; his tales, by extension, illuminated the lives of many men and women who also were involved in the early, pioneering years of the titanium business and had similar career experiences.

Melito, along with hundreds of other blue-collar workers,

Tom Melito at the Nutley Diner

An article in the 2019 Aerospace Edition of Titanium Today captured the spirit of this early era as the International Titanium Association marked its 35-year anniversary.

As reported, throughout the 1960s

(Titanium photos courtesy of Tom Melito.)

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and 1970s titanium was a small, fragmented, specialty niche sector of the U.S. metals industry, when it was used almost exclusively for aerospace components and subjected to steep, irregular swings in price, supply and demand. The shadow of the Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union still loomed over the titanium business during this period. Melito, from his shop-floor perspective, provided a first-hand, eye-witness account of that period.

Melito was born in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, on June 20, 1944. Growing up in the town of Bloomfield, he originally had career ambitions of becoming a teacher. As a young man he worked part-time jobs and took night classes at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Rutherford campus. However, after several years he needed a full-time job to pay his bills, so he applied for a position as a “research and development welder” at Titanium Metals Corporation’s (Timet) facility in nearby West Caldwell, NJ. The job description sounded impressive.

He was 23 years old at the time, presented himself well during the interview, and was hired.

Up until this point, he had never done any sort of welding work, but recalled that he was a “fast learner.”

After several weeks he realized that the worked agreed with him and he quickly began cultivating his skills as a welder, along with torch cutting and metal fabrication techniques, using a range of titanium alloys.

One of his first major projects was welding the frame for a race car.

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Melito standing in front of a hydraulic shear machine on the shop floor of Titanium Industries, circa 1981

in charge of the facilities marketing and metallurgy operations.

According to Melito, Kane was a most-astute gentleman and exceptionally bright, especially when titanium was the topic of conversation. “Bob was an upbeat, charismatic guy,” he said.

“His personality reminded me of President John F. Kennedy.”

According to Melito, Kane had a vision of a dynamic future for the titanium business. “There are markets out there that need titanium, he would always say.”

In 1972 Timet spun off its metal fabrications business, which evolved into a company known as Titanium Fabrication Corp. (TiFab). Kane took an executive position at TiFab, a welding and production facility still active today in Fairfield, NJ. Kane asked Melito to join TiFab, installing Melito as the company’s warehouse supervisor. Melito was managing the company’s titanium inventory stocks and was in charge of cutting metal needed for daily fabrication assignments.

Several years later Kane had another bold vision, deciding that TiFab—given that its business was steadily growing—needed its own distribution facility. He acquired warehouse space in Fairfield; in retrospect, this move represents the early origins of international metals distributor Titanium Industries Inc. (TI).

All the while, as TiFab was evolving and expanding, Melito’s responsibilities were increasing, along with his street-smart knowledge of the titanium industry.

The warehouse/distribution business moved to Parsippany and eventually landed in Rockaway, NJ, which is the current home of TI. According to information posted on the TiFab website (www.tifab. com), the distribution company, in 1977, changed its name to Titanium Industries “and stayed that way until 1995 when we sold off our distribution division along with the name Titanium Industries.” Today Brent Willey is the president and chief executive officer of TiFab,

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while Brett Paddock holds the same positions at TI (website: https:// titanium.com).

understand what titanium was or what it could do. Today it’s a major, global industry.”

Melito continued to work at Titanium Industries and retired on April 15, 2015. His friend and mentor, Bob Kane, died in the early 1980s. These days Melito spends much of his time fishing, enjoying his family, and eating often at New Jersey diners. He also enjoys his red, 1966 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport, a car he bought brand new on Feb. 2, 1966, which now has over 210,000 miles. “That’s my car,” he said. “There’ll never be another one like it.”

Healthy, active and happy at 75 years old, Melito smiled and became sentimental talking about his days in the fledgling years of titanium business. “It’s easy to look back at the people I met and the work we did.

For me it was a journey; not without some tough times. I was introduced to a great metal: my lifelong friend, titanium.”

He admitted this was one of the rare occasions when he had a chance to sit back among friends and reflect on his halcyon days in

basis, the metal seemed to have a life of its own. You welded it, sheared it, sawed it; you always tried to tame it, but sometimes it tamed you. Looking back on my ‘road less traveled,’ would I do it all again? Of course!”

In addition to titanium, the small talk in the diner booth included various corny jokes and stories about deep-sea fishing excursions, family news, and snazzy cars—you know, the kind of stuff guys talk about when they go to a diner.

The faint sound of a Bruce Springsteen song could be heard in the background, along with the cheerful clatter of cups, saucers and dishes, as the convivial discussion drew to a close. We finished lunch, drank a few more cups of coffee, and the waitress brought us our check.

As they say in the business: “A diner is more than just a place to eat, and food is only half the meal.”

It was just another day in at a diner in New Jersey, but on this day in November Tom Melito revisited his road less traveled. n Titanium photos courtesy of Tom Melito.

Titanium pipes for a chemical processing system, circa 1981, ready to be delivered via tractor trailer truck

During his five-decade career Melito was a witness to the growth and development of two important titanium businesses, both located in New Jersey. “It was a good ride. I was a hands-on, blue-collar guy,” he said with pride. “In the early days we were all a little naive. We didn’t

the titanium business. This reporter, with notebook and camera in hand, was fortunate enough to be part of the conversation.

“For 50 years my fellow workers and I were there every day. When we were handling titanium on a daily

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NACE Votes to Approve Requirement Updates For Titanium Grade 12 in Industrial Applications

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ulminating a successful fouryear effort by the Industrial Sub Group of the International Titanium Association (ITA), NACE International has approved a ballot to update requirements for titanium Grade 12 in NACE MRO 175 specifications, which is a standard for the petroleum and natural gas industries regarding the use and performance of industrial materials in a corrosive, hydrogen-sulfide work environment.

The executive board of the ITA, in 2016, approved funding for the project, giving the Industrial Sub Group (part of the ITA’s Applications Committee) the green light to move forward on this effort, which has now yielded dividends.

Chris Wilson, technical director, Uniti Titanium, acknowledged the achievement in a presentation for the NACE Corrosion 2020 conference, slated to be held June 14-18 in Houston. The gathering had been scheduled for March, but was postponed due to concerns regarding the coronavirus.

As spelled out in Wilson’s presentation, the ballot for Grade 12 “passed the voting requirements of the Maintenance Panel, TG299 Task Group and the MR0175/ISO 15156-3 Maintenance Panel. (It’s) currently waiting for next revision of the MR0175/ISO 15156-3 standard that will include the new wording.

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The hope is that updating requirements for titanium Grade 12 will open up significant business opportunities for the titanium alloy, according to Rob Henson, the chair of the ITA’s Industrial Applications Committee (IAC) and the manager, business development, for VSMPO Tirus US. Wilson explained that removing the barriers for Grade 12 means that, for titanium producers, there are no restrictions on the annealing cycle, no maximum hardness requirement, and increased supply availability for the NACE MR0175 “sour” (high sulfur) service market.

Henson said that 70 percent of world oil reserves and 40 percent of gas reserves contain high levels of sulfur. “With energy demand growing, the production of sour resources will increase dramatically, modifying the NACE MRO 175 standard for titanium Grade 12 is a benefit to any organization in the titanium industry involved in the energy markets.” He said the testing program the IAC conducted

demonstrated that modern mill annealing practices are suitable for Grade 12 when applied to sour service. The previous batch anneal process specified in the standard was not compatible with current mill practice and Grade 12 was largely excluded from consideration.

Grade 12 is a titanium alloy that contains molybdenum and nickel and is highly resistant to hydrogensulfide industrial production environments, with demand coming from in industries such as oil and gas, chemical processing, wastewater treatment and mining projects.

Applications for titanium Grade 12 in oil and gas production would include pressure vessels, valves, pipes, fittings and heat exchangers.

Such components, under MRO 175, must be certified to resist “catastrophic cracking” and failure when operating in a corrosive hydrogen sulfide environment.

The MRO 175 standard addresses an industrial material’s ability to withstand stress cracking in a hydrogen sulfide environment, also

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known as a “sour service” or “sour gas environment.”

Wilson said that Grade 12 “is a viable and competitive option, when all factors of the project scope are considered, such as allowable stress at elevated temperatures, density of material, cost of material, and corrosion resistance.” He said the next step is to help educate and discuss the cost benefits of Grade 12 titanium with corrosion engineers in the oil and gas industry. This is why the NACE Reactive Metals Technical Exchange Group (TEG-120X) was targeted to for the presentation.

Established in 1943, Houstonbased NACE—formerly known as National Association of Corrosion Engineers—serves 30,000 members in 116 countries and is recognized globally as the premier authority for corrosion control solutions.

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Titanium Colleague Announcements

In Memoriam: Dr. Gopal Das, 75, succumbed to cancer on Sat Apr 11, 2020 at home in Simsbury with his wife of 45 years, Samhita, and children, Aparna and Ishani, by his side. He was born Aug 1944, in Jessore, Lohagara, E. Bengal.

He matriculated from Presidency College, Bengal School of Engineering, and graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Materials Science with a Ph.D.

In 2005 he made the largest powder-based Gamma TiAl disc material - 28” diameter 5.5” thick - his greatest technological achievement. This material is in the rotor blades of the commercial Airbus gas turbine engine. With him goes even newer knowledge of TiAl, which, if he had proper support, would have proven a quantum jump in applied materials science. He was working on this till his death.

Due to the pandemic, a Sraddha celebrating Gopal’s life will be held at a later date. Online condolences and donations in Gopal’s memory may be made at this link https://thirdeyefell.com/gopal/ – where tributes and a list of his scientific contributions and publications may also be viewed.

Karen Moss, 60, who fought a long, hard and courageous battle with cancer, passed away April 18, 2020.

Karen held the position of Inside Sales Manager at Scanacon Inc. She was an amazing woman who blessed the hearts of many. She was more than a coworker/ friend, she was Scanacon’s family. We are so blessed to have had so many years with her. She will be deeply missed and never forgotten.

Joyce A. Seagle, 85, of Monroe, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her residence at Ohio Living Mount Pleasant. She was born in Riverdale, Illinois on May 23, 1934 to parents, George and Amy B. (Campbell) Smith.

Joyce had been a columnist with the Cortland News and the Western Reserve News, and was involved with Project Literacy U.S. As a committed member of her church and patron of community arts, Joyce was instrumental in the establishment of the Cortland Community Christmas Concert. She was always active in the communities at Ohio Living Lake Vista and Ohio Living Mount Pleasant. She was a member of Monroe United Methodist Church.

Joyce had many passions, including sewing, crocheting, quilting, gardening and traveling. But her greatest love was spending time with her grandchildren, for whom she published “Grandma’s Gazette.” Joyce’s husband, Stanley Seagle was a long time member and Educational workshop instructor on behalf of the ITA. Joyce always volunteered her time to the ITA, manning the workshop registration desk and attending to any matters throughout the day during the workshop. The ITA staff will miss her dearly.

Job Postings: Controller – North America Mill Operations Titanium Metals Corporation (“TIMET”) Director, North American Distribution Services Titanium Metals Corporation (“TIMET”)

Asset Analyst; Uniti Titanium – Little Rock, Arkansas Inside Plant Splicer; Uniti Titanium – Tampa, Florida Staff Accountant; VSMPO-Tirus US – Leetsdale, PA

Access URL links to these jobs in the online edition of Titanium Today at www.Titanium.org.

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From the Wire

CENTRO-METALCUT PARTNERS WITH MACO TO PROVIDE STEEL CUTTING ABRASIVE SAWS AND CONDITIONING GRINDERS TO INDIA’S STEEL PRODUCERS Caledonia, Illinois (January 15, 2020) – Centro-Metalcut, a U.S. based leading manufacturer of Abrasive Saws and Conditioning Grinders, has recently reached an agreement with Maco Corporation (I) Pvt. Ltd, a leading provider of world-class industrial products and customized solutions, that allows Maco to represent Centro-Metalcut’s quality cutting and grinding equipment in India.

Over time Maco has cultivated a rapport within India that has propelled the company to new heights catering to critical sectors like Steel, Oil and Gas, Mining and more. Centro-Metalcut’s products primarily serve the steel industry but often customers come from other industries that overlap such as oil and gas, aerospace, titanium and more.

By developing a strong portfolio of world class suppliers, CentroMetalcut can provide high quality, durable cutting and grinding equipment to customers in new markets throughout the world. Maco has the experience, knowledge and position in the steel industry to benefit Centro-Metalcut and their customers. This alliance will help to build Maco’s portfolio of niche products while allowing CentroMetalcut to continue to expand their customer base and create new relationships in a new market.

“We strive to build strong relationships with our customers and we are confident that Maco will provide this caliber of service our

customers demand in this geographic marketplace. We feel the team at Maco has the knowledge and dedication to capture opportunities with companies in need of our equipment and build new customer relationships for Centro-Metalcut”, says Derek Wheeler, VP of Sales for Quantum Design, owner of the Centro-Metalcut product line.

The India steel market is starting to pick up again with the number of leads that have come from that region in the past few years, Wheeler says “having representation within the country can provide customers faster solutions and better customer service. We are excited to get started.”

About Centro-Metalcut Centro-Metalcut, operating under the ownership of Quantum Design Inc., is the industry leader when it comes to engineering and building Abrasive Saws and Conditioning Grinders. CentroMetalcut’s progressive equipment designs are a result of many years of experience and continual technical improvement. With products in virtually every large steel mill in the world, Centro-Metalcut has become a globally known industry leader. Every machine is built to the highest quality standards and workmanship. The company strives to build relationships with clients that will last. For more information, please visit Centro-Metalcut’s website at www.centrometalcut.com or call (815) 885-1300 today.

ROLLED ALLOYS ANNOUNCES NEW COIL LEVELING LINE: Fairfield, OH – Rolled Alloys announces expanded processing capabilities with the investment of an Andritz Herr-Voss Stamco Coil Line. We have recently expanded our facility, with the additional space and this new machine, we now have greater capacity and new processing capabilities.

This machine has also expanded our thickness capabilities, we can now process material from .020 to .125”. The line can receive coils up to 20,000 lbs with widths from 24” to 48” wide. This new line is capable of adding PVC protection to the top and bottom of sheets for stringent surface requirements. We now have the ability to cut sheets up to 180” long.

As one of the largest suppliers of stainless steels, nickel, cobalt and titanium alloys, Rolled Alloys maintains 13 locations across North America and Asia, with additional representatives in Europe. For additional information about the company, please visit www.rolledalloys.com.

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KYMERA INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES READING ALLOYS BUSINESS — ADDITION OF READING ALLOYS TO ENHANCE KYMERA’S PRODUCT OFFERINGS TO AEROSPACE, DEFENSE AND MEDICAL MARKETS — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Kymera International (“Kymera”), a leading specialty materials company that manufactures powders, pastes and granules of primary and alloyed aluminum, copper, tin and zinc, as well as many other niche products, announced today that it has closed its transaction with Ametek Inc., acquiring 100% of the shares of Reading Alloys.

Founded in 1953, Reading Alloys designs, develops and produces master alloys, thermal barrier coatings and titanium powders. The business is a preferred supplier for producers of high-quality titanium and super alloy mill products that are used in aerospace and aircraft applications.

“Reading Alloys is an outstanding company with highly skilled people and an excellent product and end- market portfolio that fits in perfectly with our existing business,” said Barton White, CEO of Kymera. “For Kymera, we believe this is a transformative acquisition that will give our combined company strong technical and commercial resources to help fuel our growth in the aerospace, defense, medical and industrial markets.”

Kymera has been owned by affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners, LLC (collectively, “Palladium”), a middle market private equity firm with approximately $3 billion in assets under management, since 2018.

“The acquisition of Reading Alloys, Kymera’s third to date under Palladium’s ownership, is right on strategy as the Kymera management team continues to build the company into a leading specialty materials producer,” said Adam Shebitz, a Partner at Palladium. “Kymera represents another great example of Palladium’s value creation framework, which pulls on both organic and M&A driven levers. We are excited about this opportunity to enhance the Kymera platform with Reading’s value-added products, growing end-

markets and its talented employees.”

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Palladium Equity Partners, LLC Palladium is a middle market private equity firm with approximately $3 billion of assets under management. The firm seeks to acquire and grow companies in partnership with founders and experienced management teams by providing capital, strategic guidance and operational oversight. Since its founding in 1997, Palladium has invested over $2 billion of capital in 35 platform investments and more than 135 add-on acquisitions. The firm focuses primarily on buyout equity investments in the range of $50 million to $150 million.

The principals of the firm have significant experience in consumer, services, industrials, and healthcare businesses, with a special focus on companies they believe will benefit from the growth in the U.S. Hispanic population. Palladium is based in New York City. For more information, visit www.palladiumequity.com.

About Kymera International Kymera International can trace its roots back to the 1800’s and today is a market leading specialty materials company focused on nonferrous powders, granules, and pastes including aluminum, copper, tin and their alloys. Kymera sells its technically developed products into a wide variety of end markets, including aerospace, additive manufacturing, chemical, specialty auto and numerous industrial applications. Kymera International has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Australia, Europe, and Asia.

Contact: Todd Fogarty, Kekst CNC, 212-521-4854 or todd.fogarty@ kekstcnc.com

NIOCORP’S ELK CREEK PROJECT TO BE FEATURED AT THE 13TH ANNUAL GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NioCorp Developments Ltd. (“NioCorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: NB;OTCQX: NIOBF) is pleased to announce that the Company’s Elk Creek Superalloy Materials Project (the “Elk Creek Project”) will be highlighted at the 13th Annual Global Infrastructure Forum (the “Forum”), currently scheduled to occur later this summer.

CEO and Executive Chairman Mark A. Smith will present at the Forum as part of the “Strategic Metals” panel, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

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Eastern on the first day of the Forum. The precise date of the forum is still being determined, conference sponsors say.

Mr. Smith will address how the critical minerals that NioCorp plans to produce at its Elk Creek Project -- once funded, constructed, and operational – can advance various infrastructure projects, reduce construction and operational costs of large-scale infrastructure projects, lessen environmental impacts, and catalyze additional investment in U.S.-based critical materials supply chains.

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THE CHEMOURS COMPANY MOVES ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO VIRTUAL-ONLY FORMAT WILMINGTON, Del., April 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Fluoroproducts, Chemical Solutions and Titanium Technologies, today announced that the format of this year’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) has been changed from in-person to virtual-only.

This change was made to comply with the state of emergency orders issued by the Governor of the State of Delaware and recommendations from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to support the health and well-being of our shareholders.

As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on April 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be accessible via live webcast at www.viewproxy.com/chemours/2020/vm. As described in the proxy materials previously distributed for the Annual Meeting, shareholders of record at the close of business on March 2, 2020 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Shareholders will be afforded an opportunity to participate in the Annual Meeting similar to how they have been able to participate at the company’s traditional in-person shareholder meetings. Specific time has been designated for a question and answer session at the end of the Annual Meeting.

To attend the Annual Meeting, shareholders should register on or before April 24, 2020 by visiting www.allianceproxy.com/chemours/2020 and following the registration instructions: • If you hold your shares in your name or have received a proxy card or notice of internet availability, please click “Registration for Registered Holders” and enter your name, phone number, control number (found on your proxy card or notice of internet availability) and email address.

• If you hold your shares through a bank or broker, please click “Registration for Beneficial Holders”, enter your name, email address and phone number, provide proof of ownership in the form of a control number or bank/broker statement, and click submit. If you wish to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, please also upload a copy of the legal proxy that you have obtained from your bank or broker.

The live, interactive meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, shareholders must enter their control number and the password contained in their meeting registration confirmation. Participants are encouraged to visit the website in advance to test their systems for compatibility. For help resolving technical issues, shareholders may contact virtualmeeting@viewproxy.com or call 866-612-8937.

Shareholders may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the instructions on the meeting website. However, whether or not they plan to attend the webcast, shareholders are urged to vote and submit proxies in advance by one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. If a shareholder has already voted, no additional action is required.

NIOCORP (continued) The event will be headlined by U.S. Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, former CIA Director General David Petraeus, business leader Hank Greenberg, and others. This annual conference brings together leaders from several dozen strategic projects in the global infrastructure sector, including those in mining/strategic materials, energy, transportation, water/wastewater, digitization, and others.

NioCorp’s Project was selected to be highlighted at the Forum because it is positioned to inaugurate the first-ever U.S.-based production of two strategic metals – niobium and scandium – that are used in infrastructure and transportation applications. These metals also have been designated as “critical minerals” for the U.S. by the Trump Administration. The Project also plans to produce titanium, another “critical mineral” as defined by the U.S. Government.

As the highest-grade niobium project in North America, and one of the largest prospective producers of scandium in the world, the Elk Creek Project is one of the few pure-play critical minerals projects in the U.S. that has completed a NI-43-101 feasibility study, secured

all major federal permits, and placed significant percentages of its principal products under commercial sales agreements.

The Forum was originally scheduled to occur in March in New York City, but has been moved and rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event’s website (https://www.cg-la.com/forums/ global/) still lists New York as the location, but event sponsors note that the event may be held in an alternative location.

For more information or to register, please visit the conference website: https://www.cg-la.com/forums/global/ NioCorp $NB $NIOBF #Niobium #Scandium #ElkCreek #infrastructure #ferroniobium #FeNb For More Information Contact Jim Sims, VP of External Affairs, NioCorp Developments Ltd., 720-639-4650, jim.sims@niocorp.com https://www.niocorp.com TITANIUMTODAY

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TRICOR METALS SHIPS OVERSIZED TITANIUM TOWER FOR PRODUCTION OF DISINFECTANTS Tricor Metals, a division of Tricor Industrial, Inc.,announced today their urgent completion of a large titanium tower used to produce disinfectant products.

This afternoon our technicians completed the fabrication and we shipped a large chemical process tower. The tower will increase the production of the chemicals used for cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces used in food processing.

The titanium tower, shipped to a chemical facility in the Midwest, measures about 45 feet long, and is 11 feet in diameter. Because of the large size the tower shipment required special permissions and freight routing.

Tricor also designed and built the large carbon steel base for this unit; about 11 feet long and 11 feet in diameter. After an important trial fit procedure, the base was shipped earlier in order to accommodate the installation and commissioning process at the chemical plant.

Michael Stitzlein, Tricor’s president stated; “After our review of the CISA Memo published by the Department of Homeland Security in late March, it was very clear that our Tricor team needed to stay vigilant and focused. Adopting guidelines and suggestions of our local, state, and federal health authorities; we have remained open to serve during this emergency. I am very proud of our team and our contribution as essential workers needed by our nation. Our titanium products, welding wires, industrial supplies, and corrosion-resistant alloy fabrications are so important to the efficiency and safety of those in the chemical, waste-water, water-treatment, chlorine-alkali, defense, and aerospace industries. This tower is just one example.

Perhaps it has never been more obvious of the need for disinfectant products. There are so many other needs that we are serving – like the batch of super alloy welding wires for defense, aircraft engine repairs. And the titanium sheet shipped to an aircraft company to repair an outlet cowl. And the titanium bar we cut and shipped to the valve manufacturer – for a water treatment plant. And the titanium shell and tube heat exchanger we designed built and shipped to a chemical plant in the south. It is used for production of Ferric Chloride – a chemical used chiefly in waste water processing – it draws the sediment, basically the dirt, out of the water. We need these things.”

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About Tricor Metals: Tricor Industrial, Inc., established in the 1980’s, is a womanowned small business, involved in industrial product distribution, retail & rental products, and metal fabrication. The company is headquartered in Wooster, Ohio with other facilities in Wooster, OH, Morristown, OH, Conroe, TX, Plymouth, MI and Oxnard, CA. Tricor Industrial is a premium quality Industrial supply and rental business in Wooster, Ohio and Morristown, Ohio. They provide Ohio and the surrounding areas with durable machining tools and supplies.

They stock a full line of industrial products including fasteners, hand & power tools, drills, taps, cutting tools, safety supplies, and precision instruments, industrial and janitorial supplies. Tricor Rental, in their Morristown, OH facility, rents a variety of equipment such as; lighting towers, portable power generators, pressure washers, small and midsized excavators, floor sanders, lawn equipment, and more to support small and medium-sized contractors in the region that work for oil & gas, landscaping, and mining markets.

Tricor Metals, serving the world’s titanium needs, has earned a world-wide reputation as a leading titanium metal service center maintaining one of the world’s largest stocks of premium performance metals including titanium, tantalum, zirconium, nickel-based alloys, and duplex stainless steels for corrosion resistant applications.

They are also known as a premier fabricator of ASME code quality specialty process equipment such as: pressure vessels, custom shell & tube heat exchangers, pipe spools, plate and frame heat exchangers for chemical, mining, refining and process industries.

Tricor Heat Exchangers supplies spare parts and refurbishing of for plate heat exchangers. Tricor’s reactive and specialty metal welding repair services are mobilized world-wide. Astrolite Alloys of Oxnard, CA & Tricor Alloys of Wooster, OH supplies the broadest line of high performance Astrolite® and UltraGrade™ welding wires for the aerospace, turbine engine, power, and commercial served markets worldwide.

For more information contact Ron Krajcik, 330.264.3299 x2114 or ron@tricormetals.com.

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RETECH SYSTEMS LLC HEADQUARTERS RELOCATES TO BUFFALO RETECH Systems LLC (SECO/WARWICK Group) has finalized plans to relocate its headquarters from Ukiah CA to Buffalo NY. The world’s leading supplier of plasma cold hearth and electron beam furnaces will set up its manufacturing and research and development in the new facility to produce innovative melting furnaces for global distribution.

State-of the-art technologies pioneer in Buffalo RETECH, a SECO/WARWICK Group company, will lease about 49,000 sq. ft. (4,552 m2) of space at 683 Northland Ave. Mayor Byron W. Brown claimed in the official statement that RETECH’s facility will bring state-of-the-art, high tech products to the Buffalo and Western New York area, and into the Northland Corridor Redevelopment Project.

New location, still the same the high quality Earl Good, Retech Systems President and Managing Director, said, “Retech Systems is pleased to be moving to Buffalo. This decision was made not only to provide flawless regional and global support to our customers, we also thought about the future. The engineering and technology schools in Western New York are important incubators to support the technologies that we are creating. While

we are changing our location, but the quality of our products will not be changing.” Mr. Good predicts that RETECH’s relocation will will potentially create about 80 new jobs over the next few years Sławomir Woźniak, SECO/WARWICK’s CEO, added: “Among other reasons, we decided to relocate RETECH headquarters to Buffalo due to the close proximity of other SECO/WARWICK Group subsidiaries in nearby Meadville PA. This decision will allow closer cooperation and improved operation management. The new location will also be a nice place to host customers and suppliers.”

Experienced provider Since 1963 RETECH has been the worldwide provider of cold hearth melting systems. The company’s leading solutions are being employed predominantly by the medical and aerospace industries. RETECH is considered to be the pioneer of advanced melting technologies such as electron beam and cold hearth furnaces, and their equipment is being used for processes such as melting, casting and refining of titanium, reactive titanium alloys, super alloys and rare earth metals.

RETECH has been a part of the European company, SECO/WARWICK Group, since 2011.

SOLAR ATMOSPHERES, WESTERN PA INVESTS IN A NEW MICROSCOPE Hermitage PA, March 11, 2020 – Solar Atmospheres of Western PA (SAWPA) now offers in-house metallographic testing, with the recent purchase of a ZEISS AxioVert A1 Inverted Materials Microscope, with an accompanying Axiocam digital camera, and Zen Core Materials Analysis software package. The investment represents the continued commitment

by SAWPA to anticipate and meet their customers’ needs.

The new ZEISS AxioVert A1 system allows for reflected brightfield, darkfield, polarized and Circular contrasting techniques, along with a 50x to 1000x magnification range. The additional Axiocam and Zen Core Materials Analysis software features automated determination of material grain size.

This automation of traditionally time-consuming and labor-intensive processes results in repeatability and increased efficiency, as the human element is removed from the

characterization method.

Surface contamination, grain size, and intergranular attack (IGA)/ intergranular oxidation (IGO) determinations will now be performed in-house, providing the customer with expedited lead times and a single source vendor capable of meeting all heat treat and testing needs. Plant Metallurgist, Greg Scheuring says, “This is a big step toward providing our customers a one-stop shop. Now that we have the microscope and camera, we have the ability to offer value-added, metallography services.

The next step will be gaining the necessary agency accreditations and approvals from our customer base to be able to support this objective.”

For additional information about Solar Atmospheres and available metallographic services, contact Greg Scheuring at 1-866-982-0660 or gregory@solaratm. com. Visit us at www.solaratm.com.

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Welcome 2020 New Members: we also can support non-traditional and hard to find requirements.

Shaanxi Tian Cheng Aerospace co., Ltd www.tcae.com TCAE is a producer of titanium mill products, such as ingot, billet, bar and coil, plate and sheet. Founded in 2007, our company is a talent and technology based private joint-stock enterprise. TC is proudly supplying to over 40 countries and regions. Sales and Technolgoy Centers established in the U.S. and Germany, which has devoted to promote the progress and development of aerospace and space industry through the research and application of the advanced materials.

Flight Metals is your best source for all specialty metals. Our experienced staff can help locate hard-to-find products suitable for your use. We are also a Titanium Sheet supplier and a general Titanium Supplier.

We offer various grades of Titanium in many different forms including Round Bar, Plate, Sheet, Block, Tube, and in many different heat treatment conditions. With applications ranging from aerospace to automotive to desalinization.

Arbor Metals Inc http://www.arbormetals.com/

US Vanadium LLC www.HighPurityVanadium.com

CONDOROIL Chemicals S.R.L https://condoroil.com/EN/

We produce a wide range of vanadium oxides, vanadium-based chemicals and alloys used in the global chemical, catalyst, and titanium alloy industries, and a large variety of specialty vanadiumbased chemicals.

Greystone Alloys LLC https://www.greystonealloys.com/ FLIGHTMETALS www.FlightMetals.com Flight Metals is your best source for specialty metals. We specialize in Titanium, Nickel, Cobalt, Aluminum, Stainless and Alloys Steel with extensive stock in various forms including round bar, rectangular and square bar, plate, sheet, tube and wire. With superior customer support, we provide on-time service and USA manufactured products. HARD-TO-FIND requirements are our specialty. Customer service is our number one priority, and this helps us strive above our competition. Competitive Pricing and lead time make us the best source for all your specialty metal needs.

We pride ourselves on over 40 years of industry experience to assist your needs with a variety of different applications. Our wide range of products includes Nickel, Titanium, Cobalt, Stainless and Alloy Steel, and Aluminum. Whether small run or large scale, we can assist with all your metal requirements. We also provide additional processing including cutting, heat treat, grinding, straightening, testing, USI, and others, to make sure your job gets finished correctly. Although we stock Titanium, Nickel, Cobalt, Aluminum, Stainless and Alloy Steels, 50

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Hetran-B https://www.hetranb.com/

Hunan Xiangtou goldsky http://en.goldskymetal.com/ Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Titanium Metal Co.,Ltd. was founded in December 2007, has a registered capital of RMB 233.49 million. It is a state-owned enterprise jointly founded by Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.The company is located in Lugu Industrial Park

KineTic Engineering

NobelClad www.nobelclad.com NobelClad is the world leader in the field of explosion welding.

We have more than half a century of expertise, and we are the one company with the most global resources and infrastructure committed to clad, offering bi-metallic solutions for complex industrial markets, including oil and gas, chemical, and transportation. We work with global partners across the supply chain not only to deliver the highest-quality, most cost-efficient clad materials on time, but to inform and help develop project specifications from the onset. Our design ingenuity, technical proficiency, and unparalleled dependability make us an invaluable resource for process architects, engineers and fabricators alike. That’s why our clad materials are the preferred specification for high-stakes industrial infrastructure applications all over the world. Specialties: Explosion Welded Clad, Longitudinally Welded Pipe, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Structural Transition Joints, Electrical Transition Joints, Cryogenic Transition Joints, Flat Plates & Cylinders, Heads, Tube Sheets.

MOOVINV https://moovinv.com/ Stockists for Aerospace metals including titanium. Offices in the US, France and Quebec Canada.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies (TWT) www.taylor-winfield.com is an original equipment manufacturer of material joining solution technologies. TWT has developed a new line of Linear Friction Welding (LFW) machines designed to produce solid state bonding.

Our patented IP provides superior positional accuracy, flexibility and control for joining various shapes and dissimilar metals. This LFW technology enables reduced buy-to-fly ratios for near-net shaped components, especially in the bonding of titanium. This technology also provides the ability to reduce material and machining time of titanium components. Examples of the parts include: tailored or near net shaped components, blisks, aluminum wing ribs, seat tracks, T-clips, L-profiles, single crystal alloys and more. TWT has engineered features and techniques of our linear friction welding machines that have not only drastically reduced maintenance and machine costs, but have also taken an older, conventional technology and successfully ushered it into the 21st Century.

KineTic Engineering is a consulting firm aimed at providing expertise in all aspects of the Titanium industry. With over 30 years of experience we can provide services to companies looking for aid in the areas of advanced manufacturing/fabrication, product/process development, and R&D in Titanium.

T & T Materials, Inc. www.tandt-materials.com T&T Materials, Inc. is a Sub Chapter S Corporation, which was formed in January of 2006. T&T Materials, Inc. is a materials distribution and sourcing company. The company supplies raw materials to the U.S. Government; (primarily the Department of Defense), prime corporate contractors to the U.S. Government and to the private sector. Our material products are generally carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, titanium, nickel based alloys and armor plate. T&T Materials, Inc. supplies these products in various forms, including: bar and rod; sheet and plate; tube and pipe and various structural shapes and profiles.

T&T Materials has successfully gained approved supplier status with most military manufacturing sites and we currently participate in fourteen Department of Defense procurement contracts, including both BPA (Blanket Purchase Agreement) and IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity) contracts, throughout the United States. In addition, T&T Materials, Inc. is an approved supplier to several prime contractors to the U.S. Government. These contractors include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Northrup Grumman. T&T Materials, Inc. was recently honored with the Star Supplier Award from Lockheed Martin, one of the only contractors in our class to be so recognized. T&T Materials, Inc. is ISO 9001 and AS9120 certified. Our company is veteran owned, and a US Veterans Administration certified service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB).

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry

Above Material Technology Co., Ltd. +86-10-82371996 www.amt-alloys.com export@amt-alloys.com

Above Material Technology Co., Ltd (AMT) is very good at welding metallurgy of Titanium wires and powders. AMT is very professional in producing World Top Quality Titanium Alloy Wires at superior Strength and Elongation, and Titanium alloy powders at superior Density and Flowability, for 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing and welding. AMT holds annual production capacity 500 tons in Titanium alloy wires and powders.

AMT Titanium alloy Wires are silver shiny spooled with superior microalloyed as well as Low Impurity. AMT Titanium Rod owns pretty logo printing and neat end-cut. The diameter of AMT Titanium Wires and Rods can be 0.1-5.0mm.

Our Titanium Powders are highly spherical with few satellite and porosity.

The oxygen and other contaminants are very low and the particle size distribution is tailorable.

With innovativeness, strictly quality control, competitive price and extensive technological expert, we are committed to high quality customer demand and can always keep high quality owing to consistent process and quality management. New plant for unique patent processes and products is under construction.

For more information, please visit our website: www.amt-alloys.com.

Accushape™ Inc. +1-503-977-9348 www.accushapeinc.com accushapeinc@msn.com

Accushape™ has fully integrated facilities for processing Titanium Sponge Granules, with custom screening, particle size and shape modifications, application development, pressing and sintering of parts, machining and metal finishing processes. Accushape™ is a member of the International Titanium Association.

Acnis do Brasil®

+ 55 15 3225 4044 silvio.ribeiro@acnisdobrasil.com.br www.acnisdobrasil.com.br Acnis do Brasil, founded in 2004, is the largest stockist of titanium, polymers and other special alloys in Brazil. Certified ISO13485 and ISO9001 we supply materials in medical, industrial and aerospace segments, in bars, sheets, plates, wires and tubes.

Acnis do Brasil is part of Acnis International group, located in Chassieu, France.

ACNIS® International +33 (0)4 72 14 55 00 www.acnis-titanium.com contact@acnis-titanium.com

Since 1991, ACNIS® International is a leading stockholder and distributor of alloyed and non-alloyed titanium in all forms and sizes. With the acquisition of AEROMETALS & Alloys in 2014 ACNIS® International has strengthened its position in the aerospace field. ACNIS Group provides a unique cutting service in Europe, through its state of-the-art sawing, waterjet, laser and shearing machines.

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Among our wide product range, we offer bars, sheets, tubes, flat bars, hexagonal and square bars, tubes, welding wire, forged parts and powder.

We serve our customers from our head office in Lyon, France, but also from our 3 service centers located in Paris (AEROMETALS & Alloys®), Brazil (ACNIS® Do Brasil) and China (ACNIS® Asia).

ADMA Products, Inc. +1-330-650-4000 www.admaproducts.com

ADMA Products Inc. is AS9100 registered fully integrated manufacturer of ADMA Hydrogenated Titanium Powder, ADMATAL® net shape and near net shape powder metallurgy titanium and titanium alloy products. These products, produced by ADMA under its proprietary and patented “solid state” (non-melt) consolidation processes, meet all critical specifications and standards, including Aerospace Materials Specifications (AMS). Components made from ADMA Hydrogenated Titanium Powder are characterized by high purity, refined microstructures, low oxygen content, excellent “weld-ability”, low energy input, almost 100% “buy to fly ratios”, low cost, and performance that is superior to those of titanium ingot based products. ADMA additionally specializes in stainless steel, nickel, niobium, zirconium and other advanced materials produced by powder metallurgy processes.

Advanced Optical Technologies, Inc. 505.313.7068 www.advanced-optical.com

Advanced Optical Technologies Inc. (AOT) provides non-destructive surface and crystallographic characterization of titanium and other aerospace materials. AOT’s patented crystallographic polarization-classification imaging (CPCI) is an extension of polarized-light microscopy that provides crystallographic orientation images in air at much higher speeds and over larger areas than EBSD or XRD. CPCI extends crystallographic NDT to more stages of titanium production and manufacturing for both forged and additively-manufactured parts. AOT provides testing and measurement services for crystallographic characterization and builds sensors for customers to establish in-house characterization of microstructure and microtexture.

AOT offers multi-dimensional micro- and nano-structural material characterization, mapping, and assessment for a more complete understanding of complex materials and devices, and develops custom sensors for defense and commercial customers.

Aero Titanium

www.aerotitanium.com Supplier of Titanium castings and other Titanium products Aerometals & Alloys ® + 33 (0) 1 61 03 03 90 contact@aerometals-alloys.com www.aerometals-alloys.com Located close to Paris, France, Aerometals & Alloys ® is a leading stockholder of alloyed and non-alloyed Titanium in all forms and sizes.

Additionally we stock bars 15/5PH and 17/4PH for aerospace application.

Aerometals & Alloys ® provides a unique cutting service in Europe, through its state of-the-art sawing, waterjet and shearing machines.

Among our large product range, we offer bars, sheets, tubes, flat bars, hexagonal and square bars, tubes, welding wire and forged parts. EN 9120 certified.

Aerometals & Alloys® is part of Acnis International Group, located in Chassieu, France.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry

Aerometals & Alloys® + 33 (0) 1 61 03 03 90 contact@aerometals-alloys.com www.aerometals-alloys.com

Located close to Paris, France, Aerometals & Alloys® is a leading stockholder of alloyed and non-alloyed Titanium in all forms and sizes. Additionally we stock bars 15/5PH and 17/4PH for aerospace application. Aerometals & Alloys ® provides a unique cutting service in Europe, through its state ofthe-art sawing, waterjet and shearing machines.

Among our large product range, we offer bars, sheets, tubes, flat bars, hexagonal and square bars, tubes, welding wire and forged parts. EN 9120 certified.

ALD has worldwide representation and services through wholly owned subsidiaries in North America, Japan, Russia, Mexico, India, Thailand, Poland, France and China. With more than 20 representatives across the globe, working together with nearly 400 employees at our corporate headquarters in Hanau, Germany ALD is able to provide timely and knowledgeable services and support.

ALD is part of the AMG, Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., Netherlands, a public listed technology company with leading market position and interesting growth potential.

Alloy Works, Inc.

Aerometals & Alloys® is part of Acnis International Group, located in Chassieu, France.

704-645-0511 ext. 118 JWoock@Alloyworks.com; Todd.Tomczyk@ timet.com

Akrapovič Titanium Solutions

AlloyWorks, a TIMET company, specializes in plasma cold hearth melting titanium aluminides, standard titanium alloys, and CP. AlloyWorks products are used to produce parts in aerospace, industrial, and military applications.

AlloyWorks is AS9100, ISO 9001 certified and holds approvals from several leading engine companies.

+386 30 705 299 www.akrapovic-foundry.com foundry@akrapovic.com

Akrapovič Titanium foundry was established in 2008 in Slovenia. We are able to offer titanium casted parts, including other titanium solutions such as machining of the parts that can be customized to your liking.

Over the past decade the company has added value in fields such as cuttingedge surgical instruments, precision technology in the meat processing and packaging industry, high-end sporting goods and apparel as well as numerous parts in the motorcycle and auto industry.

Our technical experts share amongst them over half a century of world class foundry knowledge and expertise and we can guarantee you a high-end quality products delivered according to your demands and expectations. As we are located in the heart of Europe, we are in close proximity to several industrial and manufacturing hubs in Europe and can meet your technical and performance requirements keeping in mind a short transit time from our facility to yours.

ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH +49 6181 3070 www.ald-vt.com info@ald.vt.de

Alloys & Elements

+1 (323) 570-8914 info@alloysandelements.com www.alloysandelements.com At Alloys & Elements we specialize in the procurement, analysis, and processing of advanced alloys and metal scrap. We source scrap from manufacturing and trading companies worldwide and produce ready to melt packages for major alloy producers.

Please go to our website www.alloysandelements.com

Alloy Metals Company

562-941-1616 www.alloymetalsco.com Moe@alloymetalscompany.com; Steven@alloymetalscompany.com; Anju@alloymetalscompany.com

ALD Vacuum Technologies – High Tech is our Business

Alloy Metals Company is a full service distribution center with offices located in Southern California, New York and Wichita, KS (opening 2019).

AMC specializes in Titanium Bar, Sheet & Plate products.

ALD is a worldwide leading supplier of advanced furnace systems for melting, casting, coating and heat treatment of metals under vacuum.

Offering quick turnaround and in-house cut to size parts, AMC is your one stop destination for your Titanium raw material needs.

ALD furnaces are used for the production of especially pure and specially alloyed metals, materials and parts. Our customers are comprised of the leading manufacturers of materials used in aerospace, energy, semiconductors, medical and commercial markets for a variety of applications that require those super-alloys, reactive and refractory materials as well as rare earth and powder materials.

Industries Serviced: Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Medical and Industrial markets.

ALD Vacuum Technologies also is the industry leader in EB PVD Thermal Barrier Coating Systems and our Precision Casting Systems are used for super-alloy, Titanium and Ti Aluminide cast parts. Our expertise in heat treatment furnace technologies and sintering furnace technologies are utilized by leading automotive manufacturing companies as well as the tool manufacturing industries for highly critical parts in gear case and fuel injection systems and specialty tools.

Materials • 6AL-4V • 6AL-4V Eli • 6AL-6V-2SN • 6AL-2SN-4ZR-2MO • 6AL-2SN-4ZR-6MO • 8ALK-1MO-1V • 10V-2FE-3AL • 3AL-2.5V • 15V-3AL-3CR-3SN AMC is AS9100D/ISO9001:2008

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American Prosthetic Components

American Prosthetic Components is a manufacturer of prosthetic components.

American Titanium Works LLC +1-603-398-3342

American Titanium Works LLC is completing plans to build a new, green-field, integrated, world-class titanium manufacturing facility in the southeast of the United States. ATW is targeting the defense, industrial, commercial, consumer and emerging markets with a range of products and services including alloy and commercially pure titanium plate, bloom, billet, slab, and ingot.

Applications for our products will include defense ballistics and general military equipment construction, chemical processing equipment, oil & gas systems, pulp & paper production facilities, medical implants, and a wide and growing range of consumer goods.

AmeriTi Manufacturing Company 1-313-366-5300 www.AmeriTi.com

AmeriTi Manufacturing Company is an integrated manufacturer of titanium metallurgical products. The company employs about 180 people, occupies about 12 acres of property, and is located in Detroit, Michigan, USA. AmeriTi processes all types of titanium scrap materials; and is a producer of ferrotitanium by induction melting, various titanium scrap products, titanium metal powder by the hydride-dehydride process, and titanium metal parts.

The parts are produced by investment casting and metal injection molding.

AmeriTi’s titanium metallurgical products are used by producers of titanium, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and powder metallurgy. The titanium metal parts are used in firearms, medical instruments, tools, recreation, and a variety of other industries.

AmeriTi uses titanium scrap products as its raw material. The recycled materials are purchased from around the world, including all forms of titanium scrap solids from various manufacturing processes, titanium scrap turnings from machining operations, by-products from mill product producers, various off-grade materials, and titanium sponge.

AmeriTi Manufacturing Company is an ISO 9001:2015 registered company with a firm commitment to quality and safety in all parts of the company’s business.

very innovative Hot Stretch Forming process, or HSF®, to contour titanium profiles for airframe component applications. This high temperature forming process precisely stretch forms titanium extrusions to the exact part design contour. The hot stretch formed part is then machined and finished into a critical airframe component. This valuable forming process saves starting titanium weight by offering a near net profile solution; contoured in a controlled, repeatable process, with minimal residual stress. In addition, under ARIES Manufacturing, we hot form and superplastic form titanium sheets for applications in nacelle and pylon components. Our facility in Nantes, France operates 12 hot forming/Superplastic Forming presses of varying sizes. Additionally, we can laser or machine trim, spot weld, hot brake form, and perform assembly work. All of our hot presses are designed and built within our corporation businesses. Finally, ARIES manufacturing has a facility in Grenoble, France that can perform pocket milling and final trimming on large aluminum alloy fuselage skins. This contract manufacturing work utilizes our internal expertise and design engineering of a very innovative “mirror milling” type CNC machining center. Tel: +1 704-289-8531 www.aries-manufacturing.com

ATI

+1-412-394-2800 www.ATImetals.com inquiries@ATImetals.com ATI is a global manufacturer of technically advanced specialty materials and complex components. ATI is a market leader in manufacturing differentiated products that require our unique manufacturing and precision machining capabilities as well as our innovative new product development competence.

Our capabilities range from alloy development to final production of highly engineered finished components, as well as producing powders and parts for use in next-generation jet engine forgings and 3D-printed aerospace products and finished parts. ATI produces specialty materials such as nickel, cobalt, titanium, exotic alloys and specialty steels. ATI offers our customers a unique supply chain solution that Creates Long-Term Value Thru Relentless Innovation®.

Avon Metals Ltd. +44-1452-874500 www.avonmetals.com

Avon Metals is a manufacturer of aluminum products and a recycler of specialty metals.

We make high purity aluminum pellets/shot for the Titanium Industry.

ARIES Manufacturing

Specialty metals and scraps processed/traded included CP Titanium, 6/4 Titanium, Molybdenum, Zirconium, Tantalum, Vanadium, Chromium.

+1 704-289-8531 www.aries-manufacturing.com

We are buyers/consumers of off grade Vanadium-Aluminum type alloys in lump and powder forms.

ARIES Manufacturing: ARIES Manufacturing, formerly marketed as The Cyril Bath Company and ACB Company, is part of an International corporation known as the ARIES Alliance. This group of aerospace focused businesses provides innovative metal forming and joining solutions to the aerospace industry. The foundation of its technologies is stretch forming of aluminum alloy sheet for fuselage skins, as well as aluminum and titanium profiles for airframe structure components. The company’s stretch presses are equipped with the latest CNC control systems, designed and developed by its in-house software engineers. Our stretch forming customers include the leaders in commercial and business aircraft manufacturing, in addition to their complete supply chain network. ARIES Manufacturing has developed a

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BAHCO

+1-800-446-7404 www.snapon.com/industrialbrands industrialbrands@snapon.com Bahco’s 3860 Multi Chip Carbide bandsaw blade has been developed specifically for cutting Titanium Alloys. The 3860 Multi Chip Carbide blade improves and optimizes Bandsaw operation with a World leader in Cutting Technology. In the 1980’s Bahco developed and Patented the first “Set Tooth” Carbide Bandsaw blade to provide fast, efficient cutting of exotic alloys and

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Bahco is a registered trade name of Snap-on Incorporated a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics, and equipment, software and service solutions for professional users. Products and services are sold through the company’s franchisee, company-direct, distributor and Internet channels. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is a $2.8 billion, S&P 500 Company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Our Mission - The most valued productivity solutions in the world. Snap-on Incorporated P.O. Box 1410 Kenosha, WI 53141-1410, U.S.A. 262-656-5200.

Banner Medical

+ 1-800-323-9732 www.banner-medical.com dstoettner@banner-medical.com Banner Medical Innovations (BMI) specializes in providing complete singlesource cold finished bar, plate, sheet and supply chain solutions for the medical, dental, and aerospace industries. We carry over 1 million pounds of raw and finished goods inventory to service our customers quickly. Our complete offering of stainless, titanium, aluminum, alloy, cobalt chrome and cannulated products coupled with unique value-added services sets BMI apart. Some of these unique value- added services include: • Custom supply chain management solutions • Complete traceability from melt source to finished product • In-house Ultrasonic (UT) Testing • Vendor managed inventory (service) and JIT programs • Line marking • Niton Gun material analysis • Near-net shape machining/Blanking • Precision saw cutting • Waterjet cutting • Quality Throughout Each BMI facility is ISO 9001: 2008 certified. Medical production facilities are ISO 13485:2003 certified. Our Carol Stream facility is also AS9100C: 2009 certified

Baoji Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. +86 917 3382 075 www.baoti.com iedept@baoti.com; sunyuwei@baoti.com

Baoji Titanium Industry Co., Ltd (Baoti) is the biggest manufacturer of titanium mill products and titanium alloys in China. An integrated production system that includes melting, forging, rolling, drawing and fabricating enables Baoti to manufacture various products such as titanium sponge, ingot, billet, bar, wire, plate, sheet, tubing, forging, casting of all grades of CP titanium and most titanium alloys as well as many down-stream products in accordance with AMS, ASTM, MIL, ASME, ISO, DMS, AWS, JIS specification. These products are widely used in every kind of industry ranging from aerospace and automotive to sports, medical, chemical and petrochemical industries. Baoti is an ISO9001 and NADCAP approved company.

BAOWU Special Metallurgy Co., ltd. + 86-21-26032635 www.baosteel.com dingchen@baosteel.com

Baowu Group is the largest and most advanced integrated steel company in China. BAOWU Special Metallurgy Co., ltd. is a subsidiary company of Baowu Group. BAOWU Special Metallurgy Co., ltd. grew out of Shanghai No. 5 Steel

Works, and started manufacturing of titanium alloys since 1968. The main titanium products include: ingot, billet, bar, coil, stock, isothermal forging and so on.

BHN Special Materials Ltd. www.bhn-materials.com oskar@bhn-materials.com

+86 411 8924 9999 ext 8088 BHN special Materials Ltd. is a leading high quality master alloy producer in Dalian, P.R. China. BHN is certified according to EN9100:2018 and ISO 9001:2016.

BHN provides the full range of Vanadium, Molybdenum, and Niobium containing binary alloys for the Titanium Industry for aviation, military, and medical application in China and abroad.

The expertise of BHN is to supply tailor-made multinary master alloys well designed to simplify the customers’ manufacturing process to improve their competitiveness.

To learn more about BHN, please visit our website at http://www.bhnmaterials.com.

BIBUS METALS +41 44 877 54 11 www.bibusmetals.com info@bibusmetals.com

BIBUS METALS Group is 100% Swiss owned, and since 1979 a leading distributor and stockholder of Titanium (CP and Titanium alloys) as well as Nickel based alloys in Europe and Asia. BIBUS METALS Group is a supplier for different applications in medical, chemical, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, power generation industries and offers: Sheets/Plates, Wire/Bars, Tubes/Pipes, Strip/Foil, Welding wire, Screw/ Nuts, Profiles The BIBUS METALS Group has Sales Organisations in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and China. The fully integrated Service Centres are located in Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and China to ensure reliable and rapid service for customers worldwide.

Where necessary the entities of the Group are certified according ISO 9001 and EN/AS 9120 for aerospace. Quality, flexibility and tailored solutions are of great importance for the whole BIBUS METALS Group.

For further information please email to info@bibusmetals.com

Blaser Swisslube Inc. (845) 294-3200 www.blaser.com c.witthuser@blaser.com

Blaser Swisslube AG is an independent and family-owned Swiss company founded in 1936. Blaser Swisslube is represented in more than 60 countries on all continents. The company develops and produces high-performance cutting fluids for customers who manufacture tiniest to large titanium components as well as critical and structure components, particularly for aerospace and medical. Blaser Swisslube’s goal is to optimize manufacturing processes and to improve their economic efficiency, productivity and machining quality. In close cooperation with the customers Blaser Swisslube presents new solutions to fully exploit the potential of machines and tools by TITANIUMTODAY

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry using the right metalworking fluid which becomes a liquid tool. This promise is backed by excellent products, customized services, competent experts and its long experience in the metalworking industry. For more information please visit www.blaser.com.

Bodycote

+1-310-604-8000 dave.ochar@bodycote.com www.bodycote.com

Calvi Holding S.p.A

+39 039 331071 www.calviholding.it; www.calvinetwork.com contact@calvinetwork.com Born from the aggregation of multinational entities with over 700 years of combined experience in the engineering and manufacturing of special steel profiles based on customers’ specifications, Calvi Holding S.p.A. owns controlling stakes in 12 manufacturing companies operating in the metallurgical and mechanical industries.www.calvinetwork.com

With more than 180 locations in 23 countries, Bodycote is the world’s largest provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services. Through heat treatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life of vital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical and transportation. Customers in all of these industries have entrusted their products to Bodycote’s care for more than 30 years.

Bodycote is the vital link for additive manufactured titanium components, providing property improvement through HIP and heat treatment post processing services.

The group’s operations are organised into two divisions: the metallurgical division, which specialises in manufacturing special steel & titanium profiles based on customers’ specifications with hot and cold forming technologies, and consists of the 9 companies in the Calvi Network Special Steel Profiles and the diversified mechanical division, made up of 3 companies that manufacture lifting units for forklifts.

Buehler

Carpenter Technology Corporation

1-847-295-6500 www.buehler.com marketing@buehler.com Buehler is a premier global manufacturer of metallographic equipment, Wilson hardness testers and supplies for sample preparation and microscopic analysis. Buehler has a team of material scientists and Buehler Solutions Centers that solve some of the most challenging problems and improve processes.

Buehler’s goal is to have the most intuitive, efficient and reliable equipment and high performing consumables through customer backed innovation.

Being a part of ITW a Fortune 200 company, Buehler has made significant investments in R&D that allows for continuous innovations that meet the needs of industrial manufacturers and suppliers.

Butech Bliss 330-337-0000 www.butechbliss.com sales@butech.com Butech Bliss is a designer and manufacturer of capital equipment, repair components and engineering and field services for metals producers and processors that roll, forge, melt, flatten, stretch, shear and extrude metals of all types. Butech Bliss is located in Salem, Ohio and is home to one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the industry. With over 50 engineers on staff, 400,000 sq. feet, 100+ machining centers, full fabrication and assembly departments, 200 ton crane capacity and a dedicated rail spur, Butech Bliss is equipped to handle any project. Butech Bliss product offerings include copper crucibles, liners, molds, hearths, etc. for VAR, ESR, PAM and EBM Re-melting equipment as well as Rolling Mills, Forging and Extrusion Press upgrades and Coil, Plate and Sheet processing equipment for all metals.

Butech Bliss is comprised of Butech Inc., E.W. Bliss (Bliss-Salem), Loewy Machinery and Lombard Industries.

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The Network, which boasts a long history of manufacturing steel and a world-class know-how, presents itself as a partner for the manufacturing of special sections for countless applications in a wide range of industrial segments, including energy, aerospace, medical, automation, and machine tools, and addresses the growing needs of the market for forming solutions.

1735 Market Street, 15th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 610-208-2000 www.carpentertechnology.com info@cartech.com

Carpenter Technology Corporation is a recognized leader in high-performance specialty alloy-based materials and process solutions for the most critical manufacturing challenges in the aerospace, medical, transportation, energy, defense, industrial, and consumer markets. Founded in 1889, Carpenter Technology has evolved to become a pioneer in premium specialty alloys, including titanium, nickel, and cobalt. Helping customers by transforming their manufacturing and material challenges into innovative, holistic, and scalable solutions, Carpenter Technology continues to revolutionize material solutions to provide our customers a competitive advantage while investing in the future of innovation with material and end-use manufacturing capabilities within additive manufacturing and soft magnetic electrification.

CEFIVAL SA - SIDERVAL S.p.A

CEFIVAL +33 1 39 37 12 25; SIDERVAL +39 342 67 41 11 www.cefival.fr; www.siderval.it commercial@cefival.fr; siderval@siderval.it CEFIVAL and SIDERVAL manufacture special sections and tubes with hot extrusion process to obtain near net shape profiles. The engineered shapes are studied and manufactured according to customer’s requirements in a wide range of solid and hollow sections. Our manufacturing process improves the buy to fly ratio. Main grades are titanium, inconel, stainless and carbon steel, super alloys, nickel alloys and other on requirement. Main application fields are aeronautics for aircraft ring engines ( CFM56, GE90, GP7000, CF6-80, SM146, Gen X) and structural parts (such as seat tracks, floor and wings stiffeners, door hinges…), power generation for nuclear (ia drive rods) and conventional applications, architecture, defense, medical and food industry. Cefival is NADCAP certified.

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Centro-Metalcut

CONDOROIL CHEMICAL S.r.l.

Centro-Metalcut is an industry innovator in the design and manufacturing of the highest quality cutting and grinding equipment. Centro-Metalcut Abrasive Saws and Conditioning Grinders can accommodate large diameters, a variety of materials including high alloy and specialty steels and can be designed for single or batch-cutting/grinding. From start to finish, CentroMetalcut provides custom design, engineering, fabrication and installation to fit your specific application.

Since 1972 CONDOROIL GROUP is focused on chemical treatment of metal surfaces, offering a wide range of products and related technology systems.

Learn more at www.centrometalcut.com.

Its portfolio consists of more than three thousand formulas and 17 patents which currently translates into a productivity of 15000 tons on yearly basis and heavy investments are ongoing to increase it.

Phone: 815-885-1300 Email: cmsales@quantumdi.com Address: 7550 Quantum Court Caledonia, IL 61011

Chesapeake Industrial Cleaning Products, Inc. +1-410-340-9052 www.chesapeakeindustrial.com

Chesapeake Industrial formulates and supplies manufacturing chemicals and degreasers to titanium recyclers and processors. Cleaners for removing oil from turnings, dirt and oil from scrap, cutting fluids from formed products and other typical operations are our expertise. Chesapeake provides a wide range of formulated products from general cleaners to high spec materials made at facilities in several US locations. Products specifically designed for individual operations can be formulated for costs often lower than ‘off-the shelf’ materials. Chesapeake has served customers in the titanium industry for over 10 years. Drums, Totes and Bulk deliveries of materials are all available.

China Huaxia Special Metal Limited

0086-21-58770128 www.nonferrous-metal.com; www.csmhuaxia.com helen@nonferrous-metal.com; csm@nonferrous-metal.com China Huaxia Special Metal Limited is one of the largest manufacturers of titanium, nickel & nickel alloy, stainless steel/duplex & supper duplex with forms at sheet/plate, seamless tube/pipe, bar/rod, wire, welded pipe, seamless & welded fitting, flange, valve, clad material etc. With the logo CSM (China Special Metal), we hope to be the best one of special metal manufacturer in China. CSM always treat the quality as our life, CSM invest the quality and future. CSM material have been widely used in oil & gas industry, chemical industry, construction industry, sports industry etc, many big companies in these field have approved CSM material. CSM took the pride in CSM titanium sheet used in 2012 London Olympic Village decoration, CSM has the mission to be the enterprise to improve the position of Chinese titanium products in the international market.

Collins Aerospace

1-216-429-4227 www.collinsaerospace.com Provide, Manufacture and Assemble landing gear for the aerospace industry.

+0039 0332 945212 commerciale@condoroil.it www.condoroil.com

CONDOROIL acts with primary interest in the field of R&D for innovative formulations as well as professional technical assistance to the customer.

Based in the North of Italy (Milan-area), the Company employs about 60 people, of whom over half have chemical skills.

CONDOROIL HQ offices directly follow the Italian market and abroad the Company is represented by dedicated distributors & partners.

The guiding principle of the company is a sustainable development which concerns, in an interconnected way, the environmental, economic and social spheres.

Condoroil, sensitive to this theme, has made it its corporate mission, realizing and proposing on the markets products and solutions that have a light impact on the environment (e.g. by reducing waste, by treating waters etc...)

We really think that a sustainable development aims to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs as well!!!

CONUAR S.A. (FAE DIVISION) +54-11-63261300 www.conuar.com.ar fae@conuarfae.com

FAE Division of Conuar is an Argentinean producer qualify for supplying hydraulic Ti-3Al-2.5V tubing for A320 family being the first Latin-American company in getting a tier one contract with Airbus. One of its main activities, apart from aerospace, is the manufacturing of seamless commercial pure titanium and titanium alloy tubes, straight or U bend for heat exchangers and instrumentation. The nuclear business is the origin of the company and the Zirconium cladding tubing for the nuclear fuel elements constitutes the main product of the company. It also produces nickel alloys 690 & 800 tubes for nuclear steam generators up to 35 meter lengths.

Conuar is certified according to UNE EN 9100: 2016, ISO 9001: 2015, ISO 14001: 2015, OHSAS 18001: 2007

Consarc Corporation +1-609-267-8000 www.consarc.com sales@consarc.com

Consarc Corporation, an Inductotherm Group Company, is a manufacturer of vacuum furnaces for the titanium forging and casting industry. Consarc custom designs and manufactures Reactive Vacuum Arc Remelting (RVAR) furnaces for primary electrode melts of compacted sponge titanium and titanium alloys, and secondary melt furnaces for remelting fully dense electrodes. Consarc also designs and manufactures fully customized Induction Skull Melting (ISM) systems for melting titanium in a refractory free environment for casting or ingot withdrawal. Consarc is ISO 9001 certified, and with operations on 5 continents, is well equipped to tackle fully customized furnace projects globally.

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Continental Steel and Tube Company

CSIRO Metal Industries Research Program

Continental Steel and Tube Company is one of the world’s leading valueadded volume suppliers of quality metals. With an outstanding global reputation, our team of expert sales associates can supply a comprehensive inventory of metals to meet any application requirements.

Our long list of Titanium Grades includes CP4 Gr1, CP3 Gr2, CP2 Gr3, CP1 Gr4, Gr7, Gr5 (6AL-4V), Gr9 (3Al-2.5V), Gr 11, Gr 12, Gr 19 (Beta C) & Grade 23 (6Al-4v ELI). Our materials are available in coil, sheet, plate, tubing, pipe, bar, fittings, angles, squares and other custom shapes. Our pipes and tubing are available in welded, DOM and seamless form. Call us for all Hard-To-Find items.

The Metal Industries (MI) Research Program is engaged in applied research across the metal value chain, specialising in novel metal production techniques, interfaces/corrosion, energy systems, metal forming, and additive manufacturing / 3D printing, particularly for Titanium and its alloys. Strong Multiphysics modelling techniques are combined with practical experimentation to understand and develop advanced solutions for Australia and the global industry. MI undertakes independent and collaborative research, and partners with industry and academia around the world. MI also provides consulting services, use of specialized facilities, and additive manufacturing training to Australia’s Manufacturing Industry, including through its ‘Lab22 Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre’.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia’s primary national research body, with over 5,000 researchers active over a wide range of fundamental and applied research challenges.

Coogee Titanium Pty., Ltd

Design Group

+1-954-332-2290 sales@continentalsteel.com www.continentalsteel.com/Titanium/default.asp

Continental Steel supplies a wide range of metals including, titanium, stainless steel, nickel, steel, aluminum, hot/cold rolled, galvanized, and stainless and electrical steel in carbon and alloy grades.

www.coogee.com.au

Coogee Titanium is a division of Coogee Chemical, a long-established privately held chemical business headquartered near Perth, Australia.

Titanium R&D is based in the Melbourne, Australia area. Coogee has leveraged their chemical engineering expertise to advance a Kroll-like process for the continuous production of titanium and titanium alloy powder to production. A production facility with Gen 4 equipment is being built in Kwinana, Western Australia, Coogee Chemicals’ headquarters and a major operations facility. The production plant will focus on the production of Ti 6-4 low oxygen powder for additive manufacturing, MIM, and other advanced manufacturing applications. Alloy development will remain in Melbourne.

Cosen Saws

888-720-5371 www.cosensaws.com Founded in 1976, Cosen is one of the world’s leading band saw manufacturers with a broad product line and a global sales network including Cosen USA and Cosen Europe. Cosen’s North American office and warehouse is located in Charlotte, NC. From there, the company provides an extensive selection of service replacement parts and local machine technicians. Our warehouse inventory contains over 100 new machines in stock and ready to ship at all times.

Cristal Metals Inc. +1-815-221-2281 www.cristalmetals.com itp.billing@cristal.com

Cristal Metals was formed in 1997 as International Titanium Powder (ITP) to develop and commercialize Armstrong Process® patented and proprietary technology for high purity metal and alloy powders with specific emphasis on titanium. Powders produced through the Armstrong Process® can be used as spheroidization feedstock for additive manufacturing to provide customized compositions. Powders may also be employed to manufacture parts through direct consolidation to lower processing costs for titanium parts via powder metallurgy processing.

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+61 3 9545 8644 https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/MF/Areas/Metals leon.prentice@csiro.au

253-926-0884 www.bwdesigngroup.com Design Group brings a broad and extensive depth of engineering and operating experience in titanium and other specialty metals to work for you.

Design Group professionals have direct industry experience in the titanium industry with process engineering and design, regulatory compliance, industrial automation, process qualification, and systems integration. Our capabilities include all facets of a metals production operation, including sponge production, sponge processing, scrap handling, scrap processing, blending, melting, casting, forging, extrusion, rolling, flattening, machining, finishing, and other metalworking operations. We can help prepare operations to become qualified under the most rigorous quality systems in the aerospace, nuclear, industrial, and medical industries. Design group can provide a wide variety of services including Facility Audits, Feasibility Studies, FEED Studies, and Detailed Engineering for new process and manufacturing facilities, including the integration of your control and data systems for reporting, chronological documentation and MIS reporting.

Design Group operates from over 40 global offices in the US and India providing Engineering and IT consulting to the world’s leading companies through the efforts of over 1,400 engineering and technical specialists.

Design Group provides professional engineering, architectural and construction management services to metals clients throughout the world.

Design Group is uncompromising with respect to quality, confidentiality and safety. We focus on developing long-term client relationships through proven execution. We recognize that requirements frequently change throughout the project life cycle, and adapting to change is a core strength of the firm. Our goal is to provide maximum value for our client’s investment.

Design Group provides solutions ranging from conceptual planning of future initiatives, engineering evaluations, augmentation of our client’s engineering staffs and the design and construction of complete manufacturing facilities.

We are focused on delivering engineered solutions for the most challenging business needs.

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Direct Alloys

1-315-724-2876 www.directalloys.com sales@directalloys.com Direct Alloys LLC is AS9120/ISO9001 specialty metals distributor and brokerage. We offer a free online clearinghouse for mills, forgers, fabricators, distributors, and end-users to anonymously list their prime certified excess mill product inventories. Please visit the www.directalloys. com website to view our listings.

In addition, Direct Alloys stocks specialty alloy and titanium forging billet in grades such as Waspaloy, 718, 901, 625, X750 and titanium to standard industry specifications.

Duferco SA +41-91-8225600 www.dith.com

Duferco SA is the worldwide distributor of the vanadium products manufactured by HBIS Chengsteel.

HBIS Chengsteel is an integrated steel and vanadium producer. HBIS Chengsteel vanadium products range include FeV50%, FeV80%, standard and high purity vanadium oxides and vanadium carbide nitride (VCN).

Edge International +1(937) 395-7222 www.edgeintl.com metals@edgeintl.com Edge International, located in Dayton, Ohio, is an ISO 13485-certified stocking distributor of raw materials, specializing in medical grade Cobaltalloys, Stainless Steels and Titanium for the manufacture of implants and instruments for the orthopaedic, spine and trauma markets. Edge works with its customers to provide cost-effective solutions and concentrates on the medical market to ensure the highest level of compliance, quality and service. Value-added services include precision grinding to size and tight tolerances, precision sawing, non-standard grades and sizes, and just-in-time inventory programs. Edge conducts business internationally, supplying to customers around the globe.

ELG Utica Alloys, Inc.

Mailing Address: 239 West Service Road, Hartford, Connecticut 06120 Delivery Address: 233 Weston Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06120 Phone: +1 (860) 522-3123 Email: office@elguticaalloys.com Website: http://www.elguticaalloys.com/aboutus ELG Utica Alloys is one of the world’s leading specialists in sourcing, processing, recycling and supplying Titanium, Nickel and Cobalt alloys.

Specializing in servicing aerospace, oil and gas, power generation, and engineering. With over 50 years experience, operating under the tightest quality standards, utilizing the latest equipment, offering unparalleled service, while being supported by over 40 sister yards worldwide. ELG is providing services to clients, leveraging expertise in materials, while adding significant value to their revert cycle.

ELG Utica Alloys is a division of ELG Haniel GmbH. Haniel has over 250 years of experience bringing services and value to customers around the globe.

As, world-leading trader and recycler of stainless steel, high-performance alloys and metals, carbon fiber, and prime materials.

FE Mottram Ltd +44 1142446723 www.femottram.com

Founded in 1973 FE Mottram Ltd is one of the pioneers of eutectic ferro titanium manufacturing in the UK. Over 45 years later Mottram is more than ever one of the leading ferro titanium producers.

Based in ‘Steel City’ Sheffield, FE Mottram enjoys a strong reputation as an ISO 9001: 2015 accredited manufacturer of both standard grades and tailormade high grade ferro titanium serving the most demanding customers in the steel industry worldwide.

Flight Metals, Inc. 800-225-0407 sales@flightmetals.com www.flightmetals.com

Flight Metals is your best source for specialty metals and hard-to-find requirements. Flight Metals maintains certification to ISO9001:2015 as well as many first-tier aerospace industry approvals. While maintaining an emphasis on Titanium, Flight Metals also stocks Nickel, Cobalt, Aluminum, Stainless and Alloys Steels in various forms including round bar, rectangular and square bar, plate, sheet, tube and wire. We provide value-added processing including cutting, heat treat, grinding, straightening, testing, ultrasonic, to make sure your job gets finished correctly. We are one of the largest distributors of Titanium 6Al-4V Solution Treated and Aged (STA) Condition in flat bar, round, and plate. Flight Metals also maintains inventory of hard-to-find Titanium grades including Titanium 6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo, Titanium 8Al-1Mo-1V, Titanium 3Al-2.5V, Titanium 10V-2Fe-3Al, Titanium 6Al-6V-2Sn, Titanium 15V-3Cr-3Sn-3Al, and Titanium 5Al-2.5Sn.

Forecreu

+33 470 644337 www.forecreu.com contact@forecreu.com Extrusion, Rolling & drawing of hollow bars in specialty metals, mainly used in the orthopedics, cutting tools, nuclear, energy and aerospace.

HSS, tool steels, titanium alloys, maraging and PH alloys, as well as Hf & Zr alloys.

Fort Wayne Metals +1-260-747-4154 www.fwmetals.com info@fwmetals.com

Fort Wayne Metals is a leading manufacturer of precision titanium wirebased products for medical, aerospace, industrial, and consumer markets that are helping make lives better around the world. Driven by a spirit of innovation, we use state-of-the-art equipment and advanced drawing techniques that allow us to produce some of the smallest diameter titanium wire on the market. Fort Wayne Metals has worked with titanium for over 20 years and in that time, we have established proprietary processes that allow us to produce material with a surface finish that is among the smoothest in the industry.

Commercially pure titanium and titanium alloys are available in straightened and cut bar, coil, strands and cables, flatwire, and wire form. Our titanium products are used in everything from orthopaedic devices to eyeglass frames and aviation springs to fasteners. Fort Wayne Metals is FDA registered and ISO 9001, AS 9100D, and ISO 13485 certified. We’ll continue to push TITANIUMTODAY

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Available diameters: Wire: 0.03 mm [0.001 in] to 1.6 mm [0.06 in] Coil: 1.02 mm [0.04 in] to 12.7 mm [0.5 in] Bar: 2 mm [0.1 in] to 76.2 mm [3 in] Available grades: Commercially pure titanium (ASTM F67 • ASTM B348 • ASTM B863 • ISO 5832-2) Grades 1-4 Alloyed titanium Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136 • ASTM B348 • ASTM B863 • ISO 5832-3) Ti-6AI-7Nb

FRIGGI AMERICA +1-519-421-9291 www.friggiamerica.com info@friggiamerica.com

FRIGGI AMERICA., provides premium metal and aluminum cutting solutions to the North and South American market. With over 70 years’ experience in the design and manufacturing of machinery, we offer a complete line of horizontal and vertical band saws, and high-speed carbide saws. The horizontal saws range from 18”-80” capacity and for large blocks we offer our Gantry models that will cut up to 140”. We offer many unique features on our machines, one of which is rotating guides. This feature enables vertical, horizontal, angle, and even radius cutting – all done without having to reposition the material. Our newest line of high-speed carbide saws will cut aluminum or steel & exotic alloys with industry best cutting rates. Whether the application is to cut ferrous or non-ferrous metals for ingot, bar, block, plate, or sheet we offer the best solution for our clients’ production needs.

GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH +49 911 9315 299 www.gfe.com alloys@gfe.com

GfE, founded in 1911 and being part of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V., is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of high performance metals and materials.

We offer a wide range of high-quality master alloys that meet the highest technical requirements for different specialized sectors, mainly aerospace, super alloy industry and ship-building.

Furthermore titanium as high-purity HDH powder is produced by GfE for thermal spray coatings. Its specific characteristics offer an advantageous material for porous layers on medical implants.

Our product spectrum is completed by inter-metallic Titanium Aluminum light weight alloys, known as gamma Titanium Aluminide alloys. Its present applications include low pressure turbine blades (LPT) for civil aircraft engines as well as turbocharger wheels for the automotive industry.

GfE is certificated in accordance to ISO 9001, EN 9100, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 as well as ISO 45001 and operates an accredited laboratory according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.

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Goldman Titanium, Inc. 716.823.9900 www.goldmanti.com info@goldmanti.com

Goldman Titanium, Inc. purchases and processes scrap titanium in order to supply the highest quality finished product to our customers. As a pioneer in the titanium industry, our company was first established in 1958, and we have continuously expanded our business over the years. Titanium is the only metal we handle, making us experts in our field.

Goldman Titanium’s Quality Management System is certified to AS9100D with ISO 9001:2015, complying with the rigorous requirements of the aerospace and defense industries. Our company‘s products have been approved by major U.S., European, and Asian melters, as well as by master alloy producers, steel and stainless steel producers, and ferro titanium producers.

Grandis Titanium +1-949-459-2621 www.grandis.com titanium@grandis.com

GRANDIS TITANUM is an ISO 9001:2008 certified worldwide supplier of titanium products like Titanium Bars, Sheets, Plates and Wire for the Industrial, chemical and Additive Manufacturing / 3-D printing industries.

Company maintains warehouses in Los Angeles and Rotterdam, and USA sales offices in California, Ohio and Oregon. We also have sales offices in South Korea, China, Russia, Belgium and Italy.

Growell Ventures LLP. +91 22 2266 5522 info@growellventures.in www.growellventures.in

Growell Ventures LLP is a global trading and trading advisory firm which deals in a range of Titanium and other Special Alloys. These are offered in various forms: semi-finished forms - like ingots, billets, bars, plates, sheets, strips and wire and finished forms - like fasteners, electrodes, forgings and rings. We serve several strategic and core Industries like space, aeronautical, energy, oil and gas and defense. Growell has a strong network of logistics partners and can match supplies from multiple extraction points in multiple markets. Our sourcing options are numerous, within India as well as in other countries. Our buyer base is large and includes the major government and public sector companies and large private companies. Our team understands the interdependencies of global markets, has over 100 years of collective leadership experience in global trade and is spread across three continents with representatives in India, Europe and the Americas.

Haynes International Inc. +1-765-456-6000 www.haynesintl.com rburke@haynesintl.com Haynes International, Inc. is one of the world’s premiere manufacturers of titanium tubing. HAYNES® Ti-3Al-2.5V alloy is used for aircraft hydraulic systems. Our seamless Grade 9 titanium tubing is produced to many industry specifications, including AMS 4943, AMS 4944, AMS 4945, AMS 4946, AS5620, SB 338/B 338Gr9 and UNS R56320. Additionally, Haynes is a leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance HAYNES® and HASTELLOY® nickel- and cobalt-based alloys used in corrosion and high-temperature applications.

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Hempel Special Metals AG

Howmet Aerospace

+41 44 823 88 24 www.hempel-metals.com info@hempel-metals.com

www.howmet.com Nick Moga, 330-207-1374

Hempel Special Metals Group is distributor for Titanium, Nickel Alloy and Zirconium from stock. Our companies with Service Centers are located in Switzerland, Germany, UK, Poland and Hong Kong/China and sales representatives in Italy, and Ireland. We have competence centers for the chemical process, the oil & gas, the aerospace, the medical and the watch industry. Beside all standard titanium grades, we stock special grades (Grade 4, 5, 5-ELI, 7, 9) in bars, sheet/plates and tubes. Our services include individual stocking, cutting, sawing, plasma, laser- and water jet cutting, individual bar marking and machining. We supply material tailor made and in packages for special projects. On our Metal Exchange Econoxx.com you can buy and sell titanium a.o. material. Our Service Centers are qualified according to ISO 9001; EN 9100/9120 and ISO 13485.

Hi Tech Alloys, Inc. +1-925-937-3836 Incorporated in 1982.

Hogue Metallography Services Include: • Metallographic Services • Sample Preparation - metals and non-metals • Documentation - macro and micro • Interpretation of Microstructures and metallographic • Failure Analysis • Industrial Problem Solving • Litigation • Laboratory Design • Equipment selection • Selection of optimum consumables • Layout Consulting may be performed on site, in the field, or at my laboratory.

Training Courses Offered.

HORIE Corporation +81-256-66-2237 www.horie.co.jp a-tanabe@horie.co.jp

Horie Corporation is the world leader at surface engineering of Titanium such as precision coloring, etching, grain controlling and the solution provider to complex titanium fabrications. Horie has developed its original titanium technology using Horie’s electro-chemical technology and surface treatment technology. Our titanium knowledge provides our customers with unequaled solutions in titanium. Horie will continue to develop many new products and search the unlimited possibilities and beauty of titanium.

Howmet Aerospace, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. The Company’s businesses reported annual revenue of over $7 billion in 2019. For more information, visit www.howmet.com. Follow @ howmet: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd +44-114-234-3000 www.independentforgings.com sales@independentforgings.com

IFA is a premium supplier of high integrity titanium forged products to quality markets globally. Our specialist forgings include seamless rolled-rings, forged discs, forged shafts and forged bars which are used as the near net shape raw material for subsequent finish machining to a wide range of components.

We have created a fully integrated metals service centre which has grown to be a leading provider of quality open-die forgings used for safety critical components to operate in severe service conditions.

We participate in the high technology markets of Aerospace, Energy, Oil and Gas and Power Generation (including Nuclear) and high-end Advanced Engineering.

Our flexibility and scale of operations means that we can provide both highly specialised “one-off” forgings as well as volume production and meet customer deadlines for delivery. Hirework, or toll forging, of customer owned material is also offered.

Located in Sheffield, UK for over 250 years, our plant is an ISO 9001, AS 9100 D, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Lloyds Register of Shipping & NADCAP Metals Manufacturing, Heat Treatment, Testing and Inspection accredited facility, ensuring we meet exacting customer quality expectations.

We firmly believe that “forging partnerships” between IFA and our clients is vital for the 21st century and its demands.

Inductotherm Corp.

+609-267-9000 www.inductotherm.com sales@inductotherm.com President: Bernard Raffner Director - Technical: Bert Armstrong Director – Sales: Andrew Procopio PRODUCTS and SERVICES - Inductotherm manufactures a complete line of induction heating and boosting systems for titanium slabs, billets, blooms, bars and rods prior to rolling. Other products include vacuum induction melting, holding, pouring, heating and coating equipment for thermal applications in air or controlled atmospheres for the metals industry.

Coreless and channel furnaces with capabilities up to 500 tons; power supplies up to 42,000 kW; automated pouring systems with vision control; computer controls and charge handling systems.

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Industrial Metals International Ltd.

up the titanium products factory for sponge melting and seamless tubes production, who can be considered as the pioneer in China in this area. For more than 25 years’ growth and supported by professional technical team and facilities.

IML is a supplier of bar, sheet, tube, wire, rings and forgings in aluminum, titanium, nickel stainless steel, alloy and bronze products. In business for over 40 years, IML is approved by companies such as Rolls Royce, Boeing, Airbus, UTAS, GE, and Pratt and Whitney. Located near JFK Airport in NY, IML is able to offer same day shipping to countries worldwide with no minimum order charge for stock items.

Hongbao now is specialized in developing and manufacturing Titanium and Titanium alloy ingot, Titanium and Titanium alloy seamless tubes, copper alloy tubes and high-strength oil well tubes, which have been widely used as key components for seawater desalination, salt making, soda ash, PTA, petrochemical oil wells and warship equipment etc.

+1-631-981-2300 www.industrialmetals.com

INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH +43 3862 53110-0 www.inteco.at inteco.austria@inteco.at

The INTECO group is able to provide all know how, technology and complete plants for melting, refining, casting and remelting of steel and super alloys.

Additionally, INTECO offers Automation and Production Management Systems for the steel industry. Its product portfolio is completed by rolling mills for long products, industrial furnaces as well as Powder Metallurgy and Titanium production plants.

Invera

+1-610-325-0124 www.invera.com peterd@invera.com Invera is the leading supplier of ERP software for the metal distribution industry. Our STRATIX software provides advanced functions for sales, inventory control, production, shipping and outside processing of specialty metals.

Hongbao has passed the quality and management system certifications, such as ISO 9001, IATF16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Lawrence Certification and Norwegian DNV Factory Certification etc.

The products are exported to the countries and regions worldwide, such as U.S.A. Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Eastern Asian etc. With the stable quality, timely supply, suitable price and fine service, Hongbao receives unanimous praise from our customers.

Jinhua Top-Link WWW.TOP-LINK.CC

Established in 2009.Jinhua Top-link lmp. & Exp. Co., Ltd is a professional exporter and supplier of rare metal materials, such as Titanium Molybdenum, Nickel, Etc. Our key products are Titanium Plate. Titanium Bar. Titanium Tube, Titanium Flange, Titanium Fasteners Clad materials etc. We are located in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China with convenient transportation access. All of our products comply with international quality standards and are widely used in aerospace medical and other fields.

The products are greatly appreciated in a variety of different markets throughout the world. Our company cherishes every customer, and spares no effort to provide our customers with first-class products and technical services.

Metal Specifications, Mill Test Certs and third party certificates can be controlled within STRATIX and as required emailed to customers upon shipment.

John Cockerill

Full product traceablity enables companies to have complete control and accountability of all material purchased, processed and shipped to customers.

Industry.americas@johncockerill.com

Invera also provides INVEX for eCommerce and Customer Web Service options over the internet. Coupled with the INVEX-CRM applications companies can optimize the sales process by recording quotes, activities and tasks. STRATIX-ONE a Decision Support & Management Dashboard provides executives and managers with real time sales, operations and financial information.

Because STRATIX was designed from the ground up for metal distributors and processors the inventory can be accessed using metal industry nomenclature. A complete solution tailor made for titanium metal companies.

+1-330-332-4661 www.johncockerill.com John Cockerill designs, integrates, modernizes and maintains equipment for industries like energy, defense, metals, environment, and transport and industry in general.

Present on all five continents, John Cockerill numbers more than 5,500 experienced employees who combine technological expertise and the management of international projects.

As such, John Cockerill has supplied innovative heat treatment technologies, combining field proven reliability and cutting edge technology for every application since 1923.

Jiangsu Hongbao Group Co., Ltd

Grounded on the experience of well-known brands like Electric Furnace Company (EFCO) and French ATI Furnace, John Cockerill provides heat treatment products to process a wide range of materials in a multitude of sizes, shapes and thermal cycles.

Titanium Pipes & Tube Manufacture—Jiangsu Hongbao Goup Co., Ltd

Based on its great historical knowledge and evidenced by numerous worldwide references, heat treatment products supplied by John Cockerill comply with local, national and international safety and quality standards, including: NFPA 86; NEC (NFPA 70); UL508a; AMS 2750; NADCAP.

86-512-58715276 www.hongbao.com export@hongbao.com

Jiangsu Hongbao Group Co., Ltd (Jiangsu Hongbao High-precise Pipe & Tube Co., Ltd) is located in Zhangjiagang City in P. R. China. In 1993, Hongbao set

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KASTO, Inc.

1-724-325-5600 www.kasto.com sales@us.kasto.com KASTO, Inc is the world’s only COMPLETE supplier of Metal Cutting Machinery offering all available Metal Sawing methods. These include Band Saws, Plate & Block Saws, Cold Circular Saws & Hacksaws. Customers benefit from un-biased recommendations about which Metal-Cutting Equipment is best for their application. We also offer complete Storage and Retrieval Systems!

Keywell Metals, LLC +1-773-572-6173 www.Keywell.com

Keywell Metals, LLC is the industry leader in specialty steel recycling and a worldwide purchaser, processor and seller of titanium scrap metal for ingot formulation, alloy additions and ferro-titanium production. In addition to the complete range of processing capabilities, Keywell Metals, LLC operates the largest and most modern fully equipped on site analytical laboratory in the scrap metal industry. Every product shipped from Keywell Metals, LLC is fully certified and guaranteed to meet Customer Specification.

Kings Mountain International (KMI) +1-704-739-4227 www.kmiinc.net sales@kmiinc.net

Kings Mountain International (KMI) is an ISO9001:2015 / AS9100D certified precision grinding company.

KMI processing includes: • Flat / Tapered / Contoured precision thickness machining • Tolerances to +/-.001” (.0005” upon request) • Sizes up to 110” x 360: larger sizes upon request • Weight control for Aerospace applications • Thin sheet grinding to .010” • Surface Finishes from 250 RMS to 12 RMS and finer • Polishing of sheet and plate to #3,#4 or #8 mirror. Non-directional also available Benefits: • State of the art measurement instrumentations • Experience with all types of metals • Plate / Sheets arrive clean, damage free and ready for fabrication

Surface conditioning prior to pickling and chemical milling promotes uniform surfaces and metal removal. Processes to remove vitreous lubricants and molybdenum disulfide are available.

Kolene designs both process equipment and process chemicals to provide single-source cleaning systems.

Kolene Corporation was founded in 1939 in Detroit by John Shoemaker. It continues today as a privately held company with 3rd and 4th generation Shoemakers active in the business.

Laboratory Testing Inc. 800-219-9095 www.labtesting.com sales@labtesting.com

Laboratory Testing Inc. is a leading NADCAP and A2LA ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, independent material testing laboratory. LTI offers complete lines of destructive and nondestructive testing services, including chemistry, metallography, fracture and fatigue testing, mechanical testing, liquid penetrant and magnetic particle inspection. We test input materials, prototypes and finished products.

Our Machine Shop can prepare all specimens and samples for testing, and runs on two work shifts for reliable, fast turnaround. We also build out specimens to order for customers who do their own in-house testing.

LTI has been in business since 1984 and has a team of over 190 employees that includes engineers, chemists and other technical experts. This group has years of experience in the aerospace, power generation, medical, transportation and other industries.

LTI complies with ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Our lab is on the approved supplier list of hundreds of prime contractors, industry agencies and customers. Testing is performed to AMS, ASME, ASTM, NASM, MIL and other standards and industry specifications.

With a 120,000 sq. ft. facility near Philadelphia, PA, LTI is one of the largest full-service testing laboratories in the USA and fully capable of handling and testing materials of all shapes, sizes and quantities. Call or visit www. labtesting.com for a fast quote.

L.C.M.A. + 352 26 55 43-1 www.lcma.lu Mr. Otis Claeys – CEO: claeys@lcma.lu

Industries we serve: • Aerospace / Defense/ Energy / Commercial Aircraft / Architecture

LCMA is since very long an established partner on the international market for for semi-finished products in C.P. titanium and titanium alloys for aeronautical, medical, industrial and petro-chemical applications.

Kolene Corporation

We have acquired the know-how, skills and competences and are well informed about the needs, different standards and specifications.

313-273-9220 www.kolene.com

The close cooperation with other entities of our Group makes us cover almost the entire product portfolio for all sectors.

Kolene specializes in designing and developing metal cleaning processes utilizing fused or molten inorganic salts. One of our major applications is surface conditioning of titanium oxides and forming lubricant removal.

LCMA has the ability to fulfil almost all needs of its International customers and is continuously adapting to market changes.

Our wish is for YOU to be able to benefit from our experience. We look forward to serve with our products and knowledge.

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LL-resources GmbH

+43-316-890-368 www.ll-resources.com Marc.gutschy@ll-resources.com LL-resources is an independent, global mineral resource commodity management, trading and consulting establishment. We are running our own productions for Ferro Titanium, both in Sweden as well as in Russia. We offer our partners the total value chain solution (ore body to market) by maximizing value and minimizing risks. By firmly applying to our corporate governance, high quality standards and procedures & responsibility scheme we are in the position to guarantee professionalism, innovativeness and top quality to our diverse pool of small and midsized corporations as well as global players.

Makino

513-573-7200 www.makino.com Makino understands the aerospace industry has unique machining needs in the production of complex precision aerospace parts. Makino has the machines, processes, and engineering solutions that allow large OEMs, tierone and tier-two suppliers, and job shops to produce accurate structural and turbo machinery parts faster, with less variability at the lowest cost.

+ 86 391 3126903 www.lomonbillions.global

The Makino T-Series was designed specifically for the challenges of titanium machining. The T-Series 5-axis machining centers are unique in the industry with key technologies to support longer tool life when cutting titanium. A high-torque spindle, highly rigid machine structure and unique active damping system reduce cutting vibrations and assure stable machining during heavy roughing operations, The T’s large work piece envelope and unique 5-axis kinematic design create unique ideal five sided access for high speed machining of large aluminum and titanium components.

Our company has been manufacturing titanium dioxide for 30 years and we recognize that it is important to continuously improve our knowledge, processes and manufacturing expertise – delivering technical excellence is our objective.

Makino machining centers dramatically reduce costs by minimizing cut time, and changeover time. Our automated cells employ state-of-the-art pallet handling and storage systems that enable you to efficiently produce parts around the clock. Contact us today! 513-573-7200

Lomon Billions

We understand that it is critical to fully support our customers technically.

We also believe that it is important to improve current products and develop new ones so that we can be sure that we are meeting our customers’ needs – now and in the future.

That is why we have invested for the future by building a 12,000 m2 purpose built technology center, which was opened in 2014. We have installed state-of-the-art analytical and application testing equipment and our team of technical experts are there to support, and work hand-in-hand with, our customers.

Lomon Billions manufactures and operates to international standards and it fully conforms to, and is certified with, ISO 9001:2008.

LOTERIOS S.p.A. +39-02-9648281 www.loterios.com LOTERIOS is a leading fabricator of titanium pipe, fittings, shell and tube heat exchangers and vessels as required.

Louyang Hexin Titanium Industry Co., Ltd

Medart, Inc. and MPT +1-724-752-2900 www.medartglobal.com sales@medartglobal.com

MPT is a world class bar and wire finishing service provider with capabilities to handle special metals for peeling, turning, straightening, grinding, and coil to bar processing. MPT will work with our customers to develop best practices for new materials if they require these services. Other services we can provide include Non-destructive testing, and bar chamfering. We work hard to get the materials back to the customer in a timely manner and we work to the tightest specifications in the industry with our ground bar meeting H6, H7 or H8 tolerances depending on the customer requirements. No job is too large or small.

Medart designs and manufactures centerless bar peelers, coil to coil peelers, coil to bar peelers, straighteners, fastener wire pay-off systems, take up systems, plane straighteners and engineered material handling equipment.

Purpose built processing equipment for the titanium industry.

Metals & Alloys UK Ltd

Luoyang Hexin Titanium Industry Co., Ltd was founded in 2014. Our company produces titanium products since 2014, including rods, tubes, and plates.

+44-(0) 114 354 0117 www.metalsandalloys.co.uk Aaron James: aj@ferroti.com

Products are widely used in petrochemical, sait. Offshore industry, energy generation and other industries. Typical applications include: Titanium and titanium alloy bar for hot-rolling; Titanium alloy standard parts; All kinds of corrosive fluid transmission pipeline system; Titanium bicycle tube; automobile exhaust pipe; Offshore aquaculture

We are a trusted manufacturer of Ferro titanium and supplier of Titanium scrap and Noble alloys. Specializing in Titanium, we buy and sell all grades of Titanium scrap. All incoming scrap is sorted and prepared at our UK facilities.

Depending on the quality of the Scrap, it will either be used in our Ferro titanium production or recycled back to the metal industry.

METALVALUE +33680562848 metal@honnart.fr

METALVALUE provides strategic consulting services and invests into selected industrial companies.

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MetCon, LLC

+1-724-888-2172 www.MetConLLC.net MetCon provides conditioning and finishing services for both intermediate and finished products, including bloom, billet, bar, plate, sheet, and machined or fabricated components employing a patented “Green” electrochemical technology. Product yields and costs are dramatically improved when compared to conventional processing. The technology can also provide alpha case removal, precise gauge removal, and ultra-bright micropolishing.

MetCon is based in Monaca, PA, 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

MoovinV

(877) 776- 0674 (514) 320- 0183 sales@moovinv.com www.moovinv.com « GET WHAT YOU NEED, GET RID OF WHAT YOU DON’T » MoovinV, THE marketplace for aerospace materials, moves large surpluses of inventory of material (Ti, Al, Fe) of all shapes and dimensions from a multitude of reliable sources.

MoovinV connects buyers and sellers of aerospace materials.

Mega Metals, Inc.

Whether you’re a manufacturer, distributor or buyer of raw material our webbased platform facilitates in the source and supply of the material you require to keep your supply chain going.

Mega Metals LLC., is a globally recognized high quality processor of Titanium Turnings and Solids. We are certified by major mills and casting houses for prepared aerospace grade material. Our philosophy is to unite the highest quality in customer service with the highest quality of our materials, in order to serve the expanding international demands of the metals recycling industry.

Buying or selling we bring value to excess (surplus) certified materials, facilitate the procurement process and provide very competitive pricing.

+1-602-258-6677 www.megamtls.com

METRACO NV +32 56 234400 www.metraco.be

Metraco is a ferro alloys and non-ferrous metal trading group of companies established in 1993 with offices in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Specialised in ferro titanium, titanium sponge, manganese metal and noble alloys.

Supplying all grades of FeTi 70 % and sourcing titanium scrap and low grade sponge for our ferro titanium production.

Supplying steel grade sponge directly to steel mills and master alloy producers worldwide.

Mid-West Machine +1-205-663-0732 www.vulcangroup.com sales@vulcangroup.com

Mid-West Machine™ provides metal conditioning equipment and systems for the Steel and Titanium industries. This includes both bonded wheel and coated abrasive belt grinders. We offer Traveling, Stationary, Gantry, Overhead, and Ingot End Grinders as well as material handling equipment for processing slabs, billets and rounds through the grinders.

Monico Alloys

(310) 928-0168 www.monicoalloys.com info@monicoalloys.com Monico Alloys specializes in the processing of titanium scrap in the form of solids and turnings. Monico is a Global Mill processor for Titanium Scrap metal ISO 9001:2008 and approved by every major titanium melter. Monico Alloys prepares bulk-weldable solids, feedstock, cobbles, and turnings to rotor quality specifications. Monico Alloys remains the industry leader by utilizing only the latest scrap processing technology. Monico Alloys offers a wide variety of Titanium Alloy inventory which includes CP, 6-4, 6-2-4-2, 6-62, 3-2.5, and others.

All of our material comes with the Mill Test Reports and Certificates of Compliance.

We can offer a turnkey service including cutting, transportation and logistics.

To serve our local and international customers we have offices located in the USA, Europe and Canada.

We hold ISO 9001: 2015 and AS 9120B certifications.

If you have excess titanium and other aerospace materials let MoovinV help turn your inventory into revenues.

MoovinV, Moving inventory is what we do best and if we don’t have it, we can find it.

Visit our web site (https://moovinv.com) or send us an email at sales@ moovinv.com

Multi-Etch LLC (928) 634-5307 www.multietch.com info@multietch.com

Multi-Etch is a low-acid (pH 6.8), far safer etchant for titanium and other metals, with a less toxic waste stream, when compared with hydrofluoric and nitric acids. Preparing titanium with Multi-Etch enables anodizers to produce brilliant colors and welders to achieve solid welds. Multi-Etch is also used to brighten titanium mill products and tumbled titanium parts, and to erase anodizing mistakes. Industries regularly using Multi-Etch include aerospace, medical, dental, bicycles, knives, jewelry and other arts, marine, architectural, and industrial.

NEOTISS

+33 1 70 98 30 05 www.neotiss.com contact.fra@neotiss.com NEOTISS is leader in the manufacturing of titanium and stainless steel thin welded tubes serving all demanding industry markets from power generation to desalination, process, automotive and more. Our products include not only bare, straight tubes but enhanced surface tubes, such as low fin, helix and corrugated tubes as well as u-bent tubes for special applications. The highest level of quality and safety in the market is guaranteed by stringent control procedures and unchallenged technical experience. The best testimony of product quality is the long list of references, worldwide. Our R&D teams develop ambitious innovation and research programs to enhance the performance of the tubes in the toughest environments. We have high TITANIUMTODAY

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry manufacturing capacities, with production mills on three continents, Asia, North America and Europe, (namely in China, France, India, South-Korea, the USA) as well as a secured access to superior quality titanium strip.

NF&M International www.nfm-titanium.com

NF&M International, Inc., subsidiary of VSMPO-Tirus US, is a producer of premium quality triple melted and standard grade titanium bar and billet products for the aerospace market and manufacturer of small-diameter precision tolerance bar and seam free coil products for aerospace fastener, automotive and medical applications. NF&M also provides a wide range of conversion services, including intermediate grinding and finishing of bar/ billet, heat treating, straightening, bar peeling, bar polishing, pickling and inspection. NF&M’s Nadcap approved laboratory performs room temperature tensile, hardness, hydrogen analysis and micro/macrostructure evaluation.

Ningbo Chuangrun New Materials Co., Ltd +86-574-62067588 www.crnmc.com mohan.su@crnmc.com

Ningbo Chuangrun New Materials Company (CRNMC) is a start-up company which was established in 2012, mainly focus in manufacturing of high purity titanium. Located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, CRNMC possess electrolysis refining process and double-gun EB melting process in house. CRNMC also has two branches in Zunyi and Baoji, for titanium sponge manufacturing and high purity titanium processing, respectively.

CRNMC provides world-class high purity titanium products in various of purities (from 99.95% to 99.999%), serves semiconductor industry, vacuum coating industry as well as aerospace industry. Not limited to high purity ingots, CRNMC supplies high purity titanium mill products such as sheets, blanks, billets, tubes and also high purity titanium powder.

CRNMC produces in well-established quality control system with ISO 9001 certificate and conducts business with professional knowledge and absolute integrity.

NobelClad

+1 (303) 604-3942 www.nobelclad.com NobelClad is the world leader in the field of explosion welding. We have more than half a century of expertise, and we are the one company with the most global resources and infrastructure committed to clad, offering bi-metallic solutions for complex industrial markets, including oil and gas, chemical, and transportation. We work with global partners across the supply chain not only to deliver the highest-quality, most cost-efficient clad materials on time, but to inform and help develop project specifications from the onset. Our design ingenuity, technical proficiency, and unparalleled dependability make us an invaluable resource for process architects, engineers and fabricators alike. That’s why our clad materials are the preferred specification for high-stakes industrial infrastructure applications all over the world. Specialties: Explosion Welded Clad, Longitudinally Welded Pipe, Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, Structural Transition Joints, Electrical Transition Joints, Cryogenic Transition Joints, Flat Plates & Cylinders, Heads, Tube Sheets.

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Norsk Titanium

U.S. Customers: +1 518 324 4010 European Customers: +47 97 42 22 00 www.norsktitanium.com U.S Inquiries: info@norsktitanium.com European Inquiries: post@norsktitanium.no Norsk Titanium is the world’s pioneering supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components. The company is distinguished in the aviation industry by its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition™ (RPD™) process that transforms titanium wire into complex components suitable for structural and safety-critical applications. Norsk Titanium is a tier-1 supplier to commercial airframe and engine OEMs, and is committed to cost-reducing aerostructures and jet engines for the world’s premier aerospace manufacturers. RPD™ is the world’s first FAA-approved, 3D-printed, structural titanium, delivering substantial lead-time and cost savings for aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and commercial customers.

North American Alloys +1-800-985-2250 www.northamericanalloys.com info@northamericanalloys.com

Now celebrating our 37th year in business, North American Alloys brokers titanium alloy scrap for recycling and warehouses stocks of new and surplus lots of titanium mill products. North American Alloys warehouse in Kennewick, WA handles titanium sheet, plate, bar, billet and tubing.

Please visit our website at www.northamericanalloys.com to view our current inventory of titanium products. North American Alloys is always seeking new sources of excess inventory materials in titanium, cobalt or nickel alloys and specialty metals such as tantalum, columbium, zirconium and beryllium.

Contacts: Scott Shulimson, President Steve Meredith, Consultant Peter Rockefeller, Warehouse Manager

NSL Analytical Services, Inc. +1-216-438-5200 www.nslanalytical.com mgorris@nslanalytical.com

A recognized leader in analytical testing, NSL Analytical Services, Inc. is an Independent Commercial Testing Laboratory specializing in Inorganic Elemental Chemical Analysis, Metallurgical and Microscopy Evaluations, Polymer Materials Testing and Metal Powder Evaluations. NSL Analytical helps customers achieve the highest standards of product quality from design to launch by providing accurate, reliable and repeatable materials testing results through Trust, Technology and Turnaround.

Nu-Tech Precision Metals +1-613-623-6544 www.nutechpm.com shook@nutechpm.com

Nu-Tech Precision Metals manufactures by hot extrusion seamless pipe, tube, fittings, bar, rod and shapes for nuclear, aerospace, military, medical, offshore, mining, chemical, sub-sea and corrosive environments. Extruded shapes, especially those for the aerospace industry in 6Al-4V, fit within a 12” (300 mm) circle size. Our extrusion process creates a near-net shape that reduces material and machining costs overall. Our ability to alpha-

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry beta process results in improved fatigue resistance over beta extrusions… contact us to learn more about how this process will benefit your extrusion requirements. Seamless pipe from 1.5” (40 mm) to 14” (350 mm) plus specialty sizes and wall thickness. In-house finishing options including OD grinding or machining, ID honing or boring, hot straightening, pickling, nondestructive testing and electron beam additive manufacturing and welding are a few of the services we offer.

Oerlikon Metco (US) Inc. https://www.oerlikon.com

Oerlikon Metco is a global leader in surface engineering solutions that bring benefits to customers through a uniquely broad range of surface technologies, equipment, materials, services, specialized machining services and components. The surface technologies such as Thermal Spray and Laser Cladding improve the performance and increase efficiency and reliability.

Oerlikon Metco provides a comprehensive manufacturing, distribution and service network, catering to aviation, medical, power generation, automotive and other strategic growth industries such as additive manufacturing and operates a dynamically growing network of more than 50 sites in EMEA, Americas and Asia Pacific.

OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd. +81 3 5776 3103 www.osaka-ti.co.jp

OSAKA Titanium technologies Co., Ltd. manufactures premium quality titanium sponge mainly for aerospace use, high-purity titanium billet for semiconductor industry, titanium powder for powder metallurgy and additive manufacturing, and other titanium-silicon related products.

Paris Saint-Denis Aero http://www.psdaero.com

PSD AERO is one of the main supplier for raw materials products of key players in the aviation sector (for example AIRBUS, SAFRAN, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, DASSAULT AVIATION, etc). Our Quality Management System meets the IAQG’s series requirements.

leader in their respective industries. The PCC Metals Group unites the unique capabilities of each company, leverages their strong metallurgical expertise, and is able to better serve customers in the specialty metals market.

PCC Revert Group

http://www.pccforgedproducts.com/brands/caledonian_alloys/ The PCC Revert Group combines the assets of Caledonian Alloys and SOS Metals, and is the world leader in the management of nickel and cobalt base superalloy and titanium alloy recycling for the aerospace, land-based turbine, and chemical industries. The company transforms revert into material ready for remelitng to produce new nickel, cobalt, or titanium alloys. The Revert Group provides customers with a range of tailored revert management services designed to enable them to optimize the use and value of their own revert material. Accredited with all major vacuum and high temperature melters worldwide, Caledonian Alloys and SOS Metals supply fully processed nickel and titanium revert material to the melting industry. Both SOS Metals and Caledonian Alloys also purchase revert material from a wide range of industrial customers throughout the world.

The Pennsylvania State University Materials research conducted by iMatSE students and faculty lead to advances and discoveries that become the building blocks of tomorrow.

Through formal coursework in small classes and participation in cutting-edge sponsored research, students in the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Materials Science and Engineering enjoy a graduate education that prepares them well for their future careers. iMatSE students receive full funding (stipend and tuition) in the form of fellowships or research assistantships. Program Highlights: Penn State ranked #1 in funded materials research in the US (NSF) Thesis-based Ph.D. and M.S. degrees Multi-disciplinary research programs and centers Over 50 MatSE and affiliated faculty members Approximately 150 current graduate students Specialized laboratories and shared facilities

Our stock at your disposal is the biggest Aerospace metallic stock in the world.

Perryman Company

With our experience and rigor acquired during the last few decades, the company consists of 90 staff members that have enabled us to increase our turnover 10 times in 10 years.

+1- 724-746-9390 www.perrymanco.com

We are providing solutions in cutting optimization (conventional saws but also waterjet).

Description of our waterjet capabilities: Size up to 12 000 x 3 000 mm Waterjet Pressure up to 6000 bars Mono et Multi cutting heads Part up to 10 tons

PCC Metals Group

Perryman Company is a vertically integrated producer of specialty titanium products. Our operations include melting, forging, and fabrication to finished products. Perryman’s quality, technical expertise, and customer service is unmatched. Perryman supplies and services customers in the aerospace, medical, consumer, recreation, infrastructure and 3D printing/additive manufacturing markets worldwide. Approvals include ISO 9001:2015; AS9100D and NADCAP. Perryman Company is headquartered in Houston, Pennsylvania. Our melting facility is located in Coal Center, PA and our hot rolling and finishing operations are in Houston, PA. Additional intermediate processing is located in Frackville, PA. Company sales offices are located in Houston, PA; Philadelphia, Los Angeles, London, Zurich, Tokyo, and Xi’an.

http://www.pccmetalsgroup.com The PCC Metals Group brings together TIMET, a vertically integrated titanium supplier; and Special Metals, a leader in nickel alloy development.

With over 200 years of collective experience, each organization is an R&D

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Plymouth Engineered Shapes 800-718-7590 www.plymouth.com smccord@plymouth.com

Plymouth Engineered Shapes is the premiere provider of near-net extruded shapes for a large variety of applications. All customers want to squeeze more cost out of their parts and Plymouth Engineered Shapes offers the solution in Titanium, Stainless steel, Alloy steel, or Nickel-based alloys. Our Engineers are capable and willing to work with your design engineers to develop the most optimum near-net shapes possible to make your finished parts. No other manufacturer in North America offers so much experience in special shape technology, or provides so many value-added options to meet your product specifications.

PM International Suppliers (863) 644-6300 www.PMfirst.com info@pmfirst.com

We supply pipe and fittings, tubing, valves, flanges, bars, sheet and forgings with numerous worldwide sources for limitless applications. PM International Suppliers specializes in providing products in exotic materials such as duplex, super duplex, 6% molybdenum stainless-steels, titanium, copper nickel and nickel alloys.

Industries we serve: Offshore Petrochemical Geothermal Chemical Manufacturing Aerospace Desalination Power Plants Water Treatment Facilities and more!

PMIS customers are worldwide, and we handle everything from one-off emergency deliveries to complex, long-ranging project installations.

Precision Abrasives 412-809-9822 Fax: 412-809-9826 www.precisionabrasives.net

We are the industry leader in abrasives and abrasive applications for the primary metals market. We offer the most reliable technical services and the widest selection of engineered products in the industry.

We are the Largest US Distributor for Conditioning Wheels, Roll Grinding Wheels and Large-Diameter Cut-Off Wheels. We are Norton’s Only Primary Metals Market Specialty Distributor and VSM’s Fastest Growing Distributor over the last four years. We are the Exclusive Distributor for Mid-West Machines for the Primary Metals Market.

Precision Metal Grinding, LLC +1-949-872-2976 www.pmgrinding.net sales@pmgrinding.net

Precision Metal Grinding is a grinding service company that supports the aerospace and medical industry. Providing the highest quality of surface finishes for critical applications (Ra and Rz). Capable of machining thin

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sheet (minimum: 0.008”) and thick plate (maximum: 6.00”) up to 78.00” wide x 230.00” long. Precision Metal Grinding offers a standard thickness tolerance of +/- 0.001” and can provide +/- 0.0005” upon request. Our standard practices ensure consistency over large orders and from batch-tobatch. With years of experience under our belt, we are capable of machining Titanium, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Nickel-base Alloys, Magnesium, Cobaltbase Alloys, Zirconium and others.

Contact us with your unique requirements today.

Precision Thin Metals http://www.arnoldmagnetics.com/Precision-Thin-Metals The Precision Thin Metals (PTM) business of Arnold Magnetic Technologies produces thin and ultra-thin alloys that improve the power density of motors, transformers, batteries and many other applications in Aerospace, Industrial, Motorsport, and Medical markets. Customers rely on us for thin-rolled titanium in applications that demand high performance and consistent quality. Arnold’s Precision Thin Metals business offers titanium products in a number of commercially pure grades and several standard alloy compositions. Our titanium and titanium alloys are available in cold rolled or annealed condition. PTM is Nadcap certified for heat treatment.

President Titanium Co., Inc. +1-800-225-0304 www.presidenttitanium.com sales@presidenttitanium.com

President Titanium has the largest inventory of domestic 6Al/4V, 6Al/4V ELI, and Grade 4 titanium bar, sheet & and plate in the country. They have been serving the aerospace, military and medical industries since 1973. Most orders ship in 1-2 days. Call for a free booklet for more information.

Product Evaluation Systems, Inc. 724-834-8848 www.PES-Testing.com Mic@PES-Testing.com

Product Evaluation Systems (PES) an independent testing laboratory, located in Latrobe, PA. PES is a proven partner in materials testing and offers exceptional turnaround specializing in mechanical, metallurgical, chemical and nondestructive testing and analysis. Since 1979, PES has been proud to offer exceptional personalized response to customer needs and our Rapid Response, Dependable Delivery continues to help our clients streamline the process of outsourcing their materials testing. PES is both NADCAP and ISO 17025 accredited and holds multiple customer accreditations such as GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney (MCL), Rolls-Royce Aerospace (SABRe) and ATI Nuclear. Accreditation awarded to PES covers mechanical testing, test specimen preparation, metallography, chemical analysis and nondestructive evaluation. Industry sectors include, but are not limited to, Aerospace, Additive Manufacturing (AM), Power Generation, Oil & Gas, Mining and Recovery/Reclamation.

Quebec Metallurgy Center +1-819-376-8707 www.cmqtr.qc.ca

The Quebec Metallurgy Center is a technology transfer center located in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. Our activities focus on supporting the technological development of manufacturing companies in the metallurgical

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry sector. CMQ has developed a broad expertise on the transformation and development of advanced alloys such as titanium, zirconium, aluminum and nickel. Our semi-industrial metalworking facility is equipped for short series production with controlled atmosphere casting, induction skull melting, plasma arc melting, permanent mold, shell mold and sand mold casting; advanced welding, thermal spraying, heat treating, hot isostatic pressing, additive manufacturing (directed energy deposition, binder jetting and ultrasonic welding) and non-destructive testing.

RathGibson +1-608-754-2222 www.rathgibson.com inquiry@pccenergy.com RathGibson is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision welded tubing and pipe in both stainless and specialty alloys. From straight lengths to coil, welded and drawn, or seamless tubing and pipe, our products can be made from any of our 40 high-performance alloys so that they will reliably perform no matter how demanding or corrosive the application.

At RathGibson, a successful technical process to meet any customer requirements is a priority, so that only the finest and most high quality tubing is delivered. That is why RathGibson invests in unique capabilities to develop customizable products for industries including power generation, renewable, oil and gas, petrochemical, food and dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and general commercial.

Reading Alloys | AMETEK Specialty Metal Products +1-610-693-5822 www.readingalloys.com Jennifer.Rieger@ametek.com Reading Alloys, part of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of high-quality master alloys and titanium powders. Our products are approved for use in critical aerospace and medical applications that require the most stringent quality requirements and demand the highest purity.

MASTER ALLOYS Reading Alloys produces a wide variety of master alloys comprised of vanadium, molybdenum, niobium, chrome, and aluminum among other elements. Critical applications include: Rotor grade titanium Aerospace and non-aerospace grade titanium Vapor phase aluminizing (VPA) Commercial metals Super alloy metals applications HIGH PURITY TITANIUM POWDERS Reading Alloys manufactures high purity hydride-dehydride (HDH) titanium powders: Thermal Spray/Medical Powders - Ti sponge, Cp Ti, and Ti 6Al/4V Ti powders for Powder Metallurgy (P/M) applications Ti powders for sputtering targets Advanced Coating Alloys Al/Cr, Al/Co, CODEP ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT APPLICATIONS Our medical grade titanium coating powders offer major advantages in orthopedic implant applications.

Blocky and angular, spongey, or equiaxed morphology to promote osseointegration Custom particle sizes Conformance to ASTM F67 and F1580 In addition, a series of gas-atomized specialty powders for hard-facing, brazing, and thermal sprays further compliment the product offerings.

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Reading Alloys is known for its superior expertise in the following processes: Aluminothermic smelting, Induction melting, Vacuum sintering, Toll melting, Cold isostatic press (CIP) and Hydride/dehydride (HDH).

Our quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C and we have a fully accredited lab that is NADCAP certified.

Reading Alloys, AMETEK SMP Eighty Four, Fine Tubes, Superior Tube, Hamilton Precision Metals and AMETEK SMP Wallingford – all leading manufacturers of advanced metallurgical products, such as powder, strip and tube – form the AMETEK Specialty Metal Products division.

ReMelt Scientific, Inc. +1-330-440-0402 www.remeltinc.com sales@remelt.net

ReMelt Scientific is a global supplier of Titanium Chip Melt Preparation Systems and Weigh and Blend systems. We specialize in titanium and high temperature alloy chip crushing, centrifuging, aqueous wash and solvent cleaning, thermal drying, fines screening, and magnetic and gravimetric separation to prepare chips to for melting. We also specialize in Weigh and Blend systems that weigh and blend titanium chips, sponge, master alloys, aluminum, iron, and TiO² to achieve customer specified chemistry requirements.

Renton Coil Spring Company +1-425-255-1453 www.rentoncoilspring.com info@rentoncoilspring.com

Renton Coil Spring Co (RCS) is a global leader in titanium spring manufacturing and innovation for the aerospace, defense, and performance industries. Your premier source for custom spring solutions, RCS utilizes cutting edge, patented technology and engineering expertise to develop products for the most challenging of applications. With a strong commitment to R&D, lean manufacturing, and continuous process improvement, RCS has maintained high standards for quality, safety, and on-time delivery since 1949. RCS is ISO 9001, AS 9100, NADCAP, ITAR and a FAA certified MRO repair station.

Retech Systems LLC +1 (707) 462-6522 www.retechsystemsllc.com sales@retechsystemsllc.com Retech is the world’s leading supplier of Electron Beam (EB) and Plasma (PAM) Cold Hearth furnaces for melting and refining titanium and titanium alloys. Retech advanced vacuum metallurgical systems also include EB and PAM Consolidation furnaces, Plasma Welders, Vacuum Arc Remelt (VAR), VAR Consumable (Skull) Casting, Vacuum Induction melting (VIM), Precision Investment Casting (DS/SC/EQ), Cold Wall Induction melting and casting, and Gas Atomization for metal powder production. All our melting systems are TITANIUMTODAY

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry available in various sizes and configurations, from simple laboratory-scale to large, custom engineered furnaces. Further, we provide customer access to a wide range of in-house resources, including technology, material and process development. Identifying customer needs, as well as understanding the importance of producing relevant and viable technologies, is the foundation upon which Retech is built.

Rex Heat Treat

+1-215-855-1131 www.rexht.com chris.constable@rexht.com Rex Heat Treat is a family owned and operated business that was founded in 1938. We take pride in our ability to partner with our customers to gain insight regarding their future needs. We are a leader in customer service and quality for the heat treating industry. Our unique furnace design allows us to water quench titanium raw material and formed parts up to 16’ long to meet aerospace and medical specifications. We have furnaces capable of annealing up to 30,000 lbs. in one batch and we are approved by almost all major Aerospace companies. We have 3 locations in Eastern United States, Anniston Al., Bedford PA., and Lansdale, PA. Rex Heat Treat has experienced metallurgists on site and we offer testing services. We look forward to exceeding your expectations with timely communication and time performance.

Rolled Alloys +1-800-521-0332 www.rolledalloys.com onlinesales@rolledalloys.com Rolled Alloys is a global supplier of titanium and specialty alloys. For over 65 years, our comprehensive inventory has served the aerospace, defense, medical, oil & gas, and power generation industries. We hold many quality approval and certifications that make us a preferred supplier to companies that are respected around the world.

Rolled Alloys offers extensive processing capabilities, best-in-class e-commerce, supply chain management support, and metallurgical expertise.

We maintain 13 locations across North America and Asia, with additional representatives in Europe.

Roskill Information Services Ltd.

Contact details Name: Jessica Roberts Position: Manager – Copper & Technology Materials Phone: +44 (0)208 417 0087 Email: jessica@roskill.com Website: www.roskill.com Roskill global market reports include the latest information on supply, demand, end-use applications, trade and prices for a wide range of metals and minerals including titanium, molybdenum and vanadium. Roskill reports also provide informed forecasts of future trends.

Roskill’s expert researchers make a thorough and objective analysis of all available data, from sources across the globe. This includes a large and invaluable network of contacts including the key industry players in these markets, making Roskill’s research unrivalled in terms of breadth, depth, accuracy and expertise.

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services that can help to explore and understand any specific scenarios or analysis requirements you may have.

Ross Precision Manufacturing Inc www.rossprecisionmfg.com +1-518-273-3912 ext618 jjoyal@rossprecisionmfg.com

Ross Precision Manufacturing (formerly LAI/Zak Incorporated) is a fully integrated design, fabrication, machine, and test facility. We have been engineering, manufacturing, and refurbishing crucibles, liners, molds, and accessories for the remelting and production of specialty metals for over 40 years. Our manufacturing and consulting experience has contributed significantly to the VAR, ESR, Plasma, EB, C.C., and EBPVD processing industries. This experience, along with our precision CNC machining capabilities, will extend your product life cycles and improve the reliability of your process. Our AS9100 certified services include a full range of dual pallet, multi-axis CNC machining centers with live tooling; MIG, TIG, and stick welding of copper and other dissimilar metals; hydro, helium, X-ray and other available NDT services. For more information about Ross Precision Mfg/Zak Incorporated, please visit us at www.rossprecisionmfg.com

S. Letvin & Son, Inc. +1-310-327-0590 www.titaniumscrap.com

S. Letvin & Son, Inc., specialists in processing high temperature scrap metals, has been in business since 1947. We prepare a high quality 6/4 titanium feedstock package that meets AMS 4928 Chemistry Specifications.

We have developed a unique and proprietary process to return mixed 6/4 titanium fasteners to specification 6/4 titanium. The final product is 6/4 titanium “Rotor Grade” feedstock, which is heavy, dense, clean and extremely consistent in chemistry and gases. Our 6/4 titanium feedstock package is approved and desired by most major US Titanium Mills, as well as many smaller investment casters worldwide.

S+D METALS GmbH

www.sd-metals.com/en Olaf Hölscher, Product Manager CP Titanium Phone: +49 211 230 999 22 Fax: +49 211 230 99 26 o.hoelscher@sd-metals.com Who is a member of the BIBUS Holding AG? Who is one of Euope´s largest STOCKISTs for semi-finished high-performance materials?

Who offers TITANIUM & TITANIUM ALLOYS, nickel, nickel alloys, special stainless steel as COILS | PLATES | SHEETS | TUBES | BARS? Who serves the OFFSHORE | PETROCHEMICAL | CHEMICAL & PROCESS ENGINEERING | PLANT & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | ELECTROPLATING | TURBINE MANUFACTURING | MARINE ENGINEERING | ENERGY INDUSTRY | AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY | HEAT EXCHANGER | WASTE WATER TREATMENT | SURFACE TREATMENT | UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH | MEDICAL markets?

Who is certified according to EN 9120 and ISO 9001 Who delivers allround service all around the world?

Who cuts all the materials according to the customer’s exact requirements utilising a “state-of-the-art” bar saws & plate saw ?

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry Who offers precision water jet cutting?

Who provides just-in-time service to with cost savings and security of supply?

Who serves their customers with experienced product experts & with extensive expertise?

Who is quality management is based on ISO 9001?

Who is at your disposal.. S+D METALS GMBH

Sandinox Comercio, Importação e Exportação LTDA + 55 15 3335 3565 vendas@sandinox.com.br www.sandinox.com.br

Established in 1986, Sandinox is the largest medical distributor for the Brazilian market, offering a full range of products in titanium, cobalt, and stainless steel alloys for the medical industry. Our goal is the constant search for technologically advanced products and materials that will ensure quality and the desired satisfaction of our customers.

Sandvik Materials Technology Product Unit Special Metals +46-26-260000 www.smt.sandvik.com

Product Unit Special Metals with two manufacturing locations (Sweden and USA) belongs to Sandvik Materials Technology and is a long term experienced manufacturer of seamless tubes and complementary products in Titanium, Titanium alloys and Zirconium based materials for a broad range of industrial applications as well as applications within nuclear, aerospace and medical industries.

Schaffer Grinding Co., Inc. +1-323-724-4476 www.schaffergrinding.com info@schaffergrinding.com

SCHAFFER GRINDING CO. is a toll processor of aerospace alloy materials including: Titanium, high temperature alloys, nickel based alloys, and ferrous materials. Processes include: Precision sheet and plate grinding (90” X 240”), band saw cutting, planer milling, rotary and surface grinding. Schaffer Grinding offers its customers coast to coast service with production facilities in California and Ohio.

Sciaky, Inc.

Mr. John O’Hara, Global Sales Manager, 1-312-459-6849 johara.sciaky@psi-corp.com www.sciaky.com Sciaky, Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing Electron Beam Welding (EBW) and Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAMTM) systems. While our focus is on systems sales, we currently deploy 3 large scale EB systems that perform a wide range of development and subcontract services for both EBW and EBAM. There are several key attributes of EBAM that differentiate it from other AM technologies. We tend to target High Deposition Rate (HDR) applications for very large components (up to 19’ x 4’x 4’ Cartesian components, also rotary parts up to 92” diameter). The best business cases for EBAM technology are metal parts made of high value metals that are difficult to machine, already available in wire, and have good weldability like Titanium and Nickel alloys, although many, many more can be used. Since EBAM is performed in a high vacuum, we benefit by having an inert environment that has fewer contaminants than high purity inert gas processes. We have optimized the Sciaky EBAM processing through the use of IRISS, or Interlayer Real-time Imaging & Sensing System, which uses sensors and real time control technology to manage the part throughout the build.

The full scale commercial manufacture, which started in 1964 is fully integrated from VAR-remelting of Titanium resp. Zirconium sponge up to finished product.

Sector3 Appraisals, Inc.

Scanacon, Inc.

METALS & CHEMICALS INVENTORY VALUATIONS FOR ABL FINANCING

330-877-7600 www.scanacon.com

At Scanacon, our mission is to help stainless, titanium, zirconium and specialty alloy finishers achieve efficient, high quality production at the lowest cost.

With over 30 years’ experience as the World’s preferred supplier of acid management equipment, our knowledge, experience and equipment offers the producer the ability to achieve productive, efficient and cost effective finishing operation. Our solutions have consistently proven themselves across a wide range of pickling, etching and milling applications for all wrought and cast forms.

Scanacon understands that ease of use, low maintenance requirements and efficiency is key to designing process equipment that delivers value, day after day. No two producers or applications are exactly alike. Delivering value requires a knowledge that can only be gained by experience and is why Scanacon continues to be the chosen supplier for acid management system by all major producers, worldwide.

+1-718-268-4376 www.sector3appraisals.com

Sector3 Appraisals is an independent appraisal firm specializing in the metals and chemicals industries. We value inventory as well as machinery & equipment at all levels of the manufacturing chain, from major producers to distributors and OEMs through Tier-II suppliers. Clients use Sector3 valuations to secure financing for working capital, M&As, and debtor-inpossession settlement. Sector3 also provides liquidation consulting.

Sector3’s focused expertise produces a targeted, insightful and truly useful appraisal.

We help companies and lenders decipher the underlying value of raw materials, metals, chemicals, plastics, and commodity inventory and machinery and equipment. We are successful because we: Specialize in the metals, chemicals, plastics, and commodity markets; Offer extensive metals, chemicals, and plastics valuation experience Believe customer service is a long-term objective.

These advantages set Sector3 apart from other appraisal companies, and have made Sector3 one of the largest metals, chemicals and commodity appraisal firms in the U.S.

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Service Steel Aerospace +1-800-426-9794 www.ssa-corp.com sales@ssa-corp.com

Service Steel Aerospace is a customer oriented stocking distributor of high performance stainless steel, titanium, alloy steel, nickel based super alloy, and maraging steel. We are committed to providing quality products to the aerospace industry and other critical application industries throughout the world. SSA performs a wide array of value added processing services designed to meet the specific needs of our customers. Our commitment to the quality and service has made SSA the leader in the industry for over 40 years.

SES, LLC

330-821-3322 www.seseng.com ses@seseng.com SES is a leading supplier of equipment and services for the metals industry.

SES handles projects ranging from small specialty items to major capital expansions, as well as redesign/rebuild of existing equipment. Our strategic partnership with Daisho Seiki Corp, Japan, has broadened our ability to supply Bar Turning and Burnishing Technology to the North American Market.

Capabilities include complete supply of Turning and Polishing Lines for bar manufacturers/processors. Custom cell layouts including cut-to-length, chamfering, NDT inspection, prove-up stations, hex bundling, can be added to suit requirement. Testing of equipment with customer supplied material can be performed at SES’ manufacturing facilities.

Headquartered in Alliance, OH, our over 40-year history includes design and supply of transfer cars, transporters and all meltshop equipment, slab handling equipment, long product handling and processing equipment, strip processing equipment, coil handling equipment, custom designed and built equipment, automation & Level I/II system design, complete system integration, PLC, drives, & HMI integration, power and control system design, and facilities engineering.

Shaanxi Lasting Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. 00 86 29 89651035 89651082 www.lastingtitanium.com sales@lastingtitanium.com; titanium01@263.net

Shaanxi Lasting Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. is the leading Titanium manufacturer and exporter in China. With more than 20 years’ experience, we own two mills in Baoji -The Chinese Titanium City. We are mainly engaged in melting, forging, rolling and machining manufacturing line in titanium and titanium alloy, with an investment of USD 50 million. Exported 3000 mt ingots, 2500 mt forgings and 5000 mt machined parts annually.

Our main products include titanium ingots, slabs, bars/rods, plates/sheets, pipes/tubes, forgings, fittings, wire, powder, standard parts, non-standard equipment and other corrosion resistant metals such as zirconium, tantalum, tungsten, molybdenum, niobium.

Shasta Services LLC www.shastainc.com

Shasta provides high-quality grinding, machining, cutting and robotic scarfing services, primarily to the titanium industry. In business since 1974, Shasta operates multiple MidWest-style grinders to condition the surface of various metals, primarily titanium, for most major US titanium producers.

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cutting and a variety of machining services such as bar peeling, center-less grinding, saw cutting, straightening, polishing, turning, testing and various other services.

Shasta is focused on providing high quality services with a quick turnaround time.

Sierra Alloys / TSI Titanium/ PRV Metals Companies +1-626-969-6711 www.prvmetals.com

Manufacture and supply forged and rolled products in Titanium alloys, nickelcobalt base alloys, precipitation hardened stainless and high alloy steels from small rectangular and round bar to large section size open die forged bar and stock.

Simonds Saw

www.simondssaw.com Manufacturer of industrial saw blades. The oldest cutting tool manufacturer in North America, Simonds offers one of the broadest and most trusted names found anywhere in the world of cutting tools. Many industries have grown to depend on the quality and innovation of Simonds products and services. We have a continuing tradition of quality, design, and innovation.

Simonds has innumerable patents, a global leader in high-performance and high-production sawing. The first bandsaw manufacturer in the world to be ISO certified and we remain certified so today. We set our goals high and our customers have grown to expect it.

Since 1832… The Professionals’ Edge.

Solar Atmospheres +1-855-934-3284 www.solaratm.com info@solaratm.com Solar Atmospheres provides vacuum thermal processing for titanium material, parts, forgings, and weldments. With the world’s largest commercial vacuum furnaces up to 48 feet long, Solar is capable of vacuum processing furnace loads of bar, billet, sheet, and plate up to 150,000 pounds under 1x10-6 Torr vacuum levels. Specific heat treat services provided are: degassing, beta annealing, homogenizing, age hardening, creep forming, Superplastic Forming (SPF), hydriding/dehydriding, stress relieving and Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection. ISO9001:2015 / AS9100D Registered, Nadcap Accredited for heat treating and NDT (Non-destructive testing), MedAccred Accredited for heat treating, and Boeing approved in heat treating, NDT (Non-destructive testing) services and BASCA (Beta Anneal Slow Cool Age). Solar Atmospheres serves customers with plants located in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and California.

Solar Manufacturing, Inc. +1-267-384-5040 www.solarmfg.com info@solarmfg.com

Since 2002, heat treaters from a wide variety of industries trust in our ingenuity for trail-blazing innovation and reliable performance from our vacuum heat treating furnaces.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry knowledgeable technicians provide world-class manufacturing keeping Solar in the forefront of vacuum furnace innovations. We offer unmatched expertise to solve our customer’s most difficult heat treating problems and advance vacuum furnace technology. Our ingenuity has led the industry with advanced hot zone insulations, high-performance gas quenching, and state-of-the-art SolarVac® Polaris automation, a new generation of PLCbased control systems developed to simplify the operation and expand the capabilities of our vacuum furnaces.

Like our engineered-to-order furnaces, our standard models are rich in features and versatility to suit our customer’s specific and demanding requirements. Models range from compact R&D furnaces to large horizontal, front loading production furnaces. In addition to vertical bottom loading configurations, we also design unique, very large capacity car-bottom furnaces in lengths up to 48 feet.

Solar Manufacturing has also developed a good name throughout the industry in Aftermarket Sales and Support. Whether you need an energy efficient replacement hot zone, spare parts, responsive field service or a maintenance contract, we are able to assist you in keeping your vacuum furnace at its peak operating condition.

Special Rare Metals AS www.srm-sa.ch info@srm-sa.ch

SPECIAL RARE METALS is a company active since 2014, mainly in Europe and UK, specializes in the recovery and trading of titanium and super-alloys scrap (based on nickel, cobalt, molybdenum), in form of turning, solid, slag and flashing. Titanium is our main business, making us experts in our field.

The materials we handle come from industries active in the bio-medical, aeronautical, petrochemical and energy sectors.

Most of these materials are regenerated and sold by us, such as biomedical titanium and Ni-Co-Cr alloys. Our experience in detailed sorting and processing material, checking chemical composition, sizing and surface inspection, for which we collaborate with excellent partners specializes in preparation and regeneration of scrap, allow us to guarantee excellent product quality. Thanks to this synergy, we have long been suppliers of primary companies, specializing in vacuum melting.

Also, Special Rare Metals in 2016 has filed a patent for the safe transport of scrap and titanium turning, which are at very high risk of fire. Our patent is based on a box able to completely eliminate the oxygen inside it through a vacuum system; by eliminating the air inside, the risk of fire is eliminated, allowing transportation and loading and unloading operations in complete safety for 19 hours.

Specialty Metallurgical Products Co. Inc. 717-246-0385 www.smptitanium.com

Specialty Metallurgical Products (SMP) was started in 1984 by James H. Clark (Jim Clark Sr.), when he envisioned the need for a better, less costly grain refiner than the then standard master alloy. Originally the company was started to produce Master Alloy in Shot form, however that product never made it into the marketplace. Instead SMP was the first company to produce and offer a 100% titanium tablet to the aluminum alloy producers, free from binders and salts. Today, almost all aluminum smelters use 100% titanium tablets/pucks to make their titanium additions.

Specialty Metals Company +32- 2645-7670 www.uktmp.kz

Sylvain.gehler@specialtymetals.be; Danielle.vanoverschelde@ specialtymetals.be Specialty Metals Co is the major shareholder of UKTMP (Ust Kamenogorsk Ti Mg plant) located in Kazakhstan. UKTMP produces Ti sponge, CP and alloy ingots and slabs.

Specialty Metals Processing, Inc. +1-330-656-2767 www.specialtymetalspro.com bwilson@specialtymetalspro.com

Specialty Metals Processing (SMP) is a leading processor of titanium plates, slabs, sheets and coil. Located in northeast Ohio, SMP has one of the largest abrasive belt grinding and polishing operations in the U.S. Our 170,000 sq. ft. facility houses multiple processing lines. We are your reliable source for precision grinding where we can accommodate widths up to 72”, material thickness up to 10” and lengths up to 240”. We are your reliable source for gantry grind services where we can accommodate widths up to 144”, material thickness up to 24” and lengths up to 1200”. In addition, we are your reliable source for pinch roll grinding, alpha case removal and reconditioning.

• Precision grinding up to 72” wide and 244” long • Ability to polish/grind/recondition plate/slabs up to 12’ wide by 100’ long • Providing #3, #4, # 6, brushed or matte finishes or custom matched abrasive belt finishes, one or two sides.

• Providing #7 and #8 buff finish on stainless coil • Offering special inspections, packaging, line marking & PVC options • ISO 9000 certified since 1996 • Offering one stop shopping on many orders • Same day quoting on most inquiries • One sheet or truck load quantities, no order is too big or too small Please visit our website atwww.specialtymetalspro.com

Stack Metallurgical Group 503-285-7703 http://www.stackmet.com/

The Stack Metallurgical Group consists of heat treating facilities in Portland, Oregon and Spokane, Washington, as well as Aerospace Aluminum Processing in Salt Lake City, Utah. The combined capacity and versatility of these three facilities rivals nearly any other thermal processor in the western United States.

The Stack family prides itself on safety, quality, and outstanding customer service. We have long been a trusted supplier to numerous quality-critical industries including aerospace, energy, and medical implant. As evidence of our service-based culture, the Salt Lake City facility is the proud recipient of the Boeing Supplier Excellence Award 9 times.

Stack offers the most modern heat treating and metal processing equipment, a comprehensive list of aerospace and OEM approvals, and a highly-talented team of experts ready to exceed your highest expectations.

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Starrag USA Inc.

Structure Medical, LLC

Engineering precisely what you value

Structure Medical is a leading medical manufacturer of implants, instruments and cutting tools for the orthopedic, spine and sports medicine markets.

+1-859-534-5201 www.starrag.com ussales@starrag.com

Starrag Group is a global technology leader in manufacturing high-precision machine tools for milling, turning, boring and grinding workpieces of metallic, composite and ceramic materials.

Principle customers are internationally active companies in the Aerospace, Energy, Transportation and Industrial sectors. In addition to its portfolio of machine tools, Starrag Group provides integrated technology and maintenance services that significantly enhance customer productivity.

Aero Structures Five and six axes high torque machining centers, 50 cubic inches per minute of Ti metal removal with the highest degree of accuracy.

That’s STARRAG. Aero Engines Blades, Blisk, IBRs, Impellors and Casings – Processing requirements drive our machine design providing the highest accuracies and throughput.

Avionics Complex machining for extremely precise parts for fuel injection, combustion chambers, flight controls and gyroscopes.

The Straumann Group +41 (0)61 965 11 11 www.straumann.com

Founded in 1954, with the introduction of the world’s first one-stage dental implant in 1974. More than 35 years of clinical evidence with over 100 scientific publications per year that meet the highest standards of research.

Straumann is the premium offering within the Straumann Group, which unites global and international brands that stand for excellence, innovation and quality in tooth replacement and esthetics.

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Engineering and implant manufacturing in Switzerland, with other production sites for biomaterials and CAD/CAM in Europe, the United States and Japan.

As a global leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry we share your passion for quality and the desire to achieve the best restorative outcomes. In collaboration with leading clinics, research institutes and universities, Straumann conducts research, develops and manufactures dental implants, instruments, prosthetics, as well as dental biomaterials for use in tooth replacement and restoration, or to prevent tooth loss.

As technological advancements are changing dentistry fundamentally, Straumann offers a broad range of products and solutions for both conventional treatment and digital workflows including guided surgery, intraoral scanning and CAD/CAM restorations.

Strohecker Incorporated +1-330-426-9496 www.strohecker.com

Well-established specialist in the fabrication and repair of copper crucibles, hearths and related equipment used in VAR, ESR, EBM, PAM, as well as various similar processes. Serving producers of the reactive metals and alloys, nickel alloys, refractory metals, and steel alloys.

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www.structuremedical.com

The company uses the most advanced machine tool technology available to produce products that meet the highest quality standards. Structure is an ISO registered 13485 medical manufacturers and offers a robust quality management system that integrates with all facilities.

Structure Medical was founded in Naples, FL in 2004 and has rapidly grown into a strategic partner with top tier OEM’s. Today we have 5 production facilities in 3 states.

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas +1-847-384-5275 www.sumitomocorp.com akira.kudo@sumitomocorp.com

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, which is one of the leading trading companies in Japan. SCOA is an integrated global trading firm with diversified investments in a wide variety of industries, products and services.

Supra Alloys, a division of Titan Metal Fabricators 805-388-2138 www.supraalloys.com sales@supraalloys.com

Supra Alloys is a Titanium Mill Products-stocked Titanium Service Center with the convenience of extensive in-house processing capabilities, with a Management System certified to AS 9100D & ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 13485: 2016. Located in Camarillo, California & Dayton, Ohio USA, Supra routinely provides Titanium for applications in the aerospace, medical, Industrial and sports/recreation industries throughout the world.

TC AEROSPACE - Shaanxi Tian Cheng Aerospace Co., Ltd + 86 (0)29 33336000 Wei Che -CEO Ted Li - Division Manager for North America Ariel Zhou - Sales Manager www.tcae.com

TC AEROSPACE, one of the leading titanium alloy manufacturing company in the field of Aerospace Rod and Coil, as well as Plate and Sheet. We provides competitive, safe and reliable services and high quality products for customers. Founded in 2007, our company is a talents and technique based private joint-stock enterprise. The company operates in over 40 countries and regions. The company sets Sales and Technology Centers in the US and Germany, which devoted to the development and application of advanced materials in order to promote the progress of aerospace industry.

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) +27-128412600 www.csir.co.za

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is South Africa’s leading national research and development organization. The Titanium Centre of Competence (TiCoC) within the CSIR has a mandate to develop technology building blocks needed to establish a new South African titanium industry. The TiCoC is developing a suite of complementary technologies to add value to South Africa’s vast resources of titanium. This programme primarily focuses on the development and commercialisation of cost-effective processes for primary titanium metal production and its conversion into finished and semi-finished products. The recently established Titanium Pilot Plant situated on the CSIR campus, is an important milestone in this entire process. Parallel to this the TiCoC is developing and adapting technologies to consolidate “low-cost” titanium powders into products. Formal collaboration agreements have been signed between the CSIR and global companies such as Boeing, Airbus and EADS. These mutually beneficial agreements support South Africa’s long-term economic development goals that include the supply of titanium to many industries, including aerospace.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc. (330) 259-8556 fdeley@taylor-winfield.com www.taylor-winfield.com

Taylor-Winfield Technologies (TWT) is an original equipment manufacturer of material joining solution technologies. TWT has developed a new line of Linear Friction Welding (LFW) machines designed to produce solid state bonding. Our patented IP provides superior positional accuracy, flexibility and control for joining various shapes and dissimilar metals. This LFW technology enables reduced buy-to-fly ratios for near-net shaped components, especially in the bonding of titanium. This technology also provides the ability to reduce material and machining time of titanium components. Examples of the parts include: tailored or near net shaped components, blisks, aluminum wing ribs, seat tracks, T-clips, L-profiles, single crystal alloys and more. TWT has engineered features and techniques of our linear friction welding machines that have not only drastically reduced maintenance and machine costs, but have also taken an older, conventional technology and successfully ushered it into the 21st Century.

TiFast

+39 0744 736 307 Irene Brogi, info@tifast.com www.tifast.com TiFast is the new European leader in the production of titanium bars, ingots, billets and wires for the aerospace, medical, defense, racing and industrial markets worldwide, with a high level of quality and competence at competitive conditions for the most challenging applications.

TiFast, located in Italy, has built a modern titanium plant with a state-of-theart technology. TiFast has a fully integrated production, including a melting plant, a rolling mill for bars and wires and a precision finishing shop. TiFast has also its own integrated laboratories and R&D facilities.

TiFast can supply titanium bars with very close tolerances (from h6), special heat treatments including stress relieving and a full range of finishing.

TiFast is certified by the American NADCAP for Aerospace, ISO 13485 for Medical Device, ISO 14001 for Environmental, AS 9100 and ISO 9001.

Timesavers International B.V. +31 (0) 113 239910 www.timesaversint.com timesaversint@timesaversint.com

Manufacturer of wide-belt grinding and brushing machines for stainless steel sheet and coil finishing; lasercut, punched, routered and flame cut deburring and edge radiussing; cast iron, ferrous, non-ferrous and titanium high precision calibration. Timesavers is based in Goes, The Netherlands, with regional offices around the globe in Shanghai (China), Taichung (Taiwan), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) an Timesavers Inc, in Minneapolis (USA). Worldwide the company has more than 200 employees supported by a network of local dealers and partners.

TIMET, Titanium Metals Corporation +1 610 968 1300 www.timet.com Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) is one of the world’s largest fully integrated titanium producers and the only remaining North American sponge producer. Since 1950, TIMET has been leading the industry in mill and melted products, supplying nearly one-fifth of the world’s titanium.

We convert rutile ore into sponge; melt and refine ingot and slab; and manufacture mill products. TIMET has a global network of service centers supported by its seven primary melting or mill facilities in Henderson, Nevada; Toronto, Ohio; Morgantown, Pennsylvania; Vallejo, California; Witton, England; Waunarlwydd, Wales; and Ugine, France. With products ranging from sophisticated high temperature alloys used in jet engines, to advanced corrosion resistant alloys used in the chemical industry, TIMET’s reach spans the breadth of the titanium applications, and has the technical depth to support developments across a wide range of applications. TIMET’s fully integrated supply chain, dedicated research facilities, and decades of experience make us the partner of choice for titanium.

TIODIZE Company, Inc. +1-714-898-4377 www.tiodize.com Titanium Anodize, Aluminum Anodize, Dry film Lubricants, Corrosion Coatings, Paints &Primers, Teflon Coatings, Manufacturers of Composite Parts (Carbon & Glass)

TITANIUM Consulting & Trading S.r.l. +39-055-642543 www.tct.it info@tct.it

Certified UNI EN ISO9001:2008 and UNI EN 9120:2010, With 20 years of experience, Titanium Consulting and Trading, based in Florence, Italy, with a distribution center in Milan and affiliated offices and distribution centers in both Germany and England, is a privately owned stockist/distributor of titanium mill products.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry Being a major supplier in the European market for titanium mill products and its alloys, we can guarantee a prompt delivery for products including ingots, slabs, round bars, hexagonal bars, profiles, welding wire, plates, sheets, coils, tubes and pipes, as well as fasteners, forgings, flanges and fittings. Most ex-stock materials are shipped the next working day with full traceability for all items supplied Products supplied are employed in a wide range of applications, including aerospace, medical devices, industrial, and chemical.

In 1996, Titanium Consulting & Trading further expanded its operations by setting up dedicated facilities to manufacture finished products on request. Processes available include cutting, welding, forming, turning, heat treatment and finishing.

TITANIUM ENGINEERS +1-281-265-2910 www.TitaniumEngineers.com

TITANIUM ENGINEERS supplies Titanium Bar, Seamless Tubing and Finished Components for oilfield and other industrial markets. Our capabilities include the expertise to process titanium to meet demanding and unique customer specifications. We specialize in bar, seamless titanium tubing and also offer products manufactured by: forging, rolling, and machining using common ASTM grades of titanium including: Titanium Grade 5, Titanium 6-2-4-6, Titanium Beta-C. With our metallurgical background we will support your team from design, through prototyping, and finally into full-scale production of components.

Titanium Industries, Inc. (T.I.) 1-888-482-6486 www.titanium.com sales@titanium.com T.I. is the global leader in specialty metals supply for the aerospace, medical, industrial and oil & gas markets. Holding the world’s most complete inventory of specialty metals across a global service center network, T.I. delivers supply solutions at all levels of sophistication and complexity. With a globally experienced and technically driven team, T.I. has been providing dependable, quality driven service to our customers since 1972.

Titanium International Group SRL +39-051-6814893 www.titanium.it tig@titanium.it

TIG is an European stockist and distributor of Titanium, Nickel alloys and Steels for Aerospace, Medical, Automotive and other high demanding end use markets.

TIG is EN9100 and EN9120 certified and has several customers approvals.

TIG provides cut to size services with more than 30 saw cut machines and 3 dynamic waterjet cut machines.

Contact us for a quotation! Your mission is our priority!

Titanium Fabrication Corporation +1-973-808-4961 www.tifab.com bbrownlee@tifab.com

Titanium Processing Center +1-888-771-9449 www.titaniumprocessingcenter.com

AS 9100 and ISO 9001 certified, Titanium Processing Center is your go to source for quality titanium products. Titanium Processing Center is a stocking distributor of a wide range of titanium mill products. Our standard inventory of titanium bar, sheet, plate, tubing and pipe is complimented with specialty fasteners, fittings, forgings and fabrications. In-house capabilities include waterjet & saw cutting, shearing, turning and drilling.

A World leader for over 45 years in the application, design and fabrication of quality Titanium and Zirconium process equipment, whether solid or clad construction. Extensive experience in rotating, offshore, marine or ordinance equipment. Most extensive titanium field welding/erection service capability in the world. Mill products available from stock. For more information email bbrownlee@tifab.com.

Titanium Finishing Company +1-215-679-4181 www.titaniumfinishing.com melinda@titaniumfinishing.com; melanie@titaniumfinishing.com Metal finishing services include: Titanium Anodize; Hardcoat Anodize of Aluminum; application of Cerakote and Application of Solid Film Lubricants.

We also have our Federal Firearms License. We are a small, women owned business, and have been family owned and operated since 1970.

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All material is mill certified and fully traceable to the original manufacturer.

Our dedicated staff is committed to providing our customers with the courteous and prompt attention that they deserve. Delivering quality products on-time and in compliance with your requirements remains our priority at Titanium Processing Center.

TITOMIC Limited +61 3 9558 8822 www.titomic.com info@titomic.com

Titomic (ASX:TTT) is an Australian public company providing industrial scale metal additive manufacturing using its patented Titomic Kinetic Fusion® (TKF) technology. The TKF technology provides unique capabilities for producing commercially viable additively manufactured metal products, competing directly with traditional manufacturing methods.

Titomic provides OEM production and R&D services from its TKF Smart Production Bureaus to the global Aerospace, Defence, Shipbuilding, Oil & Gas, Mining and Automotive industries. Titomic also provides an extensive range of metal powders for 3D Printing, especially titanium and super alloys, and provides sales and support services for their TKF production systems.

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TMS Titanium

+1-858-748-8510 www.tmstitanium.com info@tmstitanium.com TMS Titanium is a leading supplier and stocking distributor of titanium mill products to a variety of industries including, aerospace, medical, racing and commercial. By combining product and industry knowledge, commitment to specialty industries, access to titanium and reliable inventory, TMS is able to consistently provide titanium to its customers in order to keep their production moving forward. TMS works with their trusted network of suppliers, finishers and fabrications to fulfill their customers’ specific titanium needs, while producing the best quality products available.

Toho Titanium Co., Ltd. +81 467 87 7023 www.toho-titanium.co.jp

Toho Titanium Company, Ltd. manufactures titanium metals such as premium quality titanium sponge for aerospace and other applications, titanium ingot (CP and Alloy), high purity titanium ingot/billet for semiconductor industry and electronic materials including high purity titanium dioxide and ultra-fine nickel powder etc.

Trepanning Specialties, Inc. +1-562-633-8110 www.trepanningspec.com

Tricor Metals 330.264.3299 www.tricormetals.com info@tricormetals.com Introduction We are a woman-owned, small business with facilities in Wooster, OH, Conroe, TX, Plymouth, MI and Oxnard, CA with over 25 years’ experience in the supply of titanium mill products, titanium forgings and fabrication of ASME Code equipment for the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, mining, aerospace, and bio-medical served markets.

What we do We provide quick-ship service center sales and processing of ASTM and AMS grades of titanium mill products and titanium forgings. We also design and build fabricated process equipment built with the most advanced corrosion resistant metals, provide reactive metal and high alloy welding repair services, and supply high performance Astrolite® welding wire.

Where are our facilities Our fabrication and distribution facilities are in Wooster, Ohio and Conroe, Texas. We process and distribute aerospace grade welding wire from our Astrolite Alloys division in Oxnard, CA. And we operate a technical sales office in Plymouth, MI.

Trepanning & machining services. Specializing in hollow bar conversions to pipe, tube, ring and sleeves. Size capacity up to 55” O.D., 21” I.D yielding a 26” core & can saw cut up to 22”. Work with stainless steel to more “exotic” high temperature materials like Titanium, as well as non-metallic materials such as plastic and wood. Full machine shop offering trepanning, gundrilling/ BTA, turning, saw-cutting, facing & specialty emergency services. We offer blind shipments. Material can be provided. Family run and Veteran owned since 1973. Contact us via phone (562)633-8110 or email: trepan spec@ yahoo.com.

Titanium mill products & custom forgings

Titanium Limited

Fabrication of advanced corrosion resistant metal

+44-1246-290655 www.trent-ti.co.uk Daniel.nix@trent-ti.co.uk

Quality Titanium prepared for all sectors of Titanium Trent Titanium sources materials through a well-established global network We specialise in the following products and have our own processing plant in the UK: Titanium scrap for remelting – Bulk Weldable and Feedstock Titanium scrap for Master alloys and special steel Titanium cobbles Titanium scrap for Ferro Titanium production Ferro Titanium 70% - lump and powder Titanium Sponge Usable/reworkable Titanium - Bars, sheets, plates We are approved to supply our products to many large clients in the Aerospace and Steel and Special alloy sectors.

We maintain one of the world’s most complete inventories of titanium mill products in ASTM grades for corrosion including sheet, plate, pipe, fittings, bar, billet, wire, tubing, and fasteners. And we maintain staged billets for custom forgings. We offer advanced processing including water jet cutting, saw cutting, and shearing. We provide custom parts manufacturing and just-in-time inventory for ‘blanket’ order processing to meet our customer’s needs. We stock AMS-grades of titanium sheet, plate, bar and billet for aerospace and bio-medical served markets.

In our ASME code shops in Ohio and Texas we build custom process equipment including: tanks, towers, pressure vessels, piping spools, shell & tube heat exchangers, plate and frame heat exchangers, and custom welded parts. We specialize in advanced metals for solving corrosion such as titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, nickel alloys, duplex stainless and stainless steel.

Field and factory weld repairs Our repair teams can be mobilized globally for field work. Or we can repair in our facilities. We specialize in welding of advanced corrosion resistant metals like titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, nickel alloys, duplex stainless and stainless steel. Available with 24 hour notice for emergency repairs.

Astrolite® Alloys - Welding wire and titanium for aerospace We stock, process, clean, process, and package Astrolite® UltraGrade™ high performance welding wires for aerospace, power, and turbine engines.

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TSI | ChemLogix

800-874-2811 www.tsi.com/metal-analyzers/ answers@tsi.com TSI | ChemLogix manufactures handheld and online laser based metals analyzers. The TSI Chemlite™ Laser Metals Analyzer is a handheld instrument that will measure Al, Mg, and Ti in as little as one second.

Ergonomically designed, industrially-hardened and inherently safe, the Chemlite is the only regulation free handheld for measuring Titanium. Verify or sort your Titanium on the spot with ease and confidence. The Chemline process sensor can be utilized in an online scrap sorting system. TSI can provide sensors or turnkey solutions to fit your specific application.

TZMI, Inc.

+1 281 956 2500 www.tzmi.com marketing@tzmi.com TZMI is an independent consulting company that works with a wide range of global clients to provide insight and expert advice on opaque mineral, metal and chemical sectors. Our uniqueness is that TZMI contains technical and operational experience, together with strategic and commercial competency, to provide a full service offering to our clients.

As trusted advisors, our reputation is underpinned by having an experienced cross-section of technical specialists around the globe. TZMI partners with clients from the private and public sectors to provide bespoke solutions across markets and strategic services; and also technical and engineering services. Our clients range from the world’s 500 largest companies through to mid-sized companies and small businesses.

TZMI regularly releases market reports and periodicals on relevant subject matters which support the consulting activities and ensure up-to-date, high quality and comprehensive data, analysis and information is provided. TZMI annually hosts the largest titanium and zircon industry conference. Email: marketing@tzmi.com

Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc. +1-203-239-4481 www.ulbrich.com information@ulbrich.com

Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals, Inc., is a leading processor of a variety of different alloys including, but not limited to: stainless steels, PH grades, nickel and nickel alloys, cobalt alloys, niobium, zirconium, titanium and titanium alloys. Commercially Pure Titanium: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Titanium Alloys: Grade 9 (Ti 3-2.5), Ti 15.3.3.3 and 21s (Ti Beta21s), as well as the aforementioned metals are available in strip, foil, flat, round and shaped wire. Nitinol, Grade 5 (Ti 6-4) and Ti 6.2.4.2. are available in limited widths at Ulbrich. Please inquire for more detail on all of our product offerings.

United Alloys & Metals, Inc. +1-562-273-7004 www.uametals.com

United Alloys & Metals is one of the World’s leading processors of all grades and forms of Titanium Scrap for all Titanium applications. Both our Santa Fe Springs, CA and Columbus, OH plants have full processing capabilities and are certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards.

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United Performance Metals 888.282.3292 www.upmet.com sales@upmet.com

United Performance Metals (UPM), an O’Neal Industries affiliate company, is a global distributor of high-performance metals serving customers in a variety of industries, including aerospace, fastener, medical, power generation, oil and gas, semiconductor and many others. UPM offers a comprehensive inventory of products, including nickel, titanium, stainless, cobalt, PRODEC®, alloy steel, cobalt chrome moly, aluminum and duplex in sheet, strip, plate, bar and near net shapes.

FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services include cut-to-length, leveling, slitting, edging, shearing, laser cutting, laser gauge measurement, water jet cutting, plasma cutting, sawing, precision cold saw cutting, precision blanks, first stage machining, heat treating, ultra-sonic testing, boring, trepanning and deburring.

Our certifications include AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001 Belfast, ISO 13485, Pratt & Whitney LCS, GE Aviation S1000/S-SPEC-1, and laser cutting approvals NADCAP AC7116, and GE S422.

United Performance Metals is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH and maintains nine service centers worldwide including Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Hartford, CT, Chicago, IL, Greenville, SC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Budapest, Hungary, and Singapore.

Uniti Titanium

+1-412-424-0440 www.uniti-titanium.com Uniti Titanium brings together two major global titanium producers with complimentary manufacturing and technical capabilities, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) of the United States, and VSMPO-Avisma (Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical Production Association - Berezniki Titanium -Magnesium Works) from Russia, to create a joint venture focused on titanium mill products for industrial and other non-aerospace, non-military and non-medical markets. Uniti Titanium integrates the synergistic use of raw material, melting, hot rolling, finishing, research and technology resources of the two companies.

Universal Alloy Corporation Europe

+33 625 273 114 Stephane Jambu - stephane.jambu@universalalloy.com Andrei Chifor, Business & Marketing Analyst - andrei.chifor@ universalalloy.com +40749 044 743 https://www.universalalloy.com/ Universal Alloy Corporation Europe is a Global Leader in the manufacture of precision aerospace products, delivering critical components into the global aerospace supply chain.

With a unique and modern Titanium & Aluminum Vertical Integrated aerospace facility, our manufacturing capabilities include: research & design, casting, extrusion, machining, surface treatment and assembly. We supply the global aerospace industry with highly engineered hard alloy aluminum and titanium extrusions, incorporating complex cross sections, tight production tolerances and high surface quality.

Universal Alloy Corporation Europe produces a wide variety of parts ranging from small 3-Axis parts up to large complex 5-Axis structural components.

The complete industrialization effort is controlled in-house, enabling some of the quickest industrialization timeframes in the aerospace industry, ensuring

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UACE is AS9100, NADCAP, REACH Compliant, ISO 14001 and approved by all major OEM’s

Verichek Technical Services, Inc. 412.548.1800 Evan.Sivetz@verichek.net www.verichek.net

For almost three decades, Verichek Technical Services has remained a metal analysis leader by providing products and services to ensure your production runs smoothly and consistently.

Our metal analysis services include services that your operation requires such as metal testing, metal testing equipment, support, training, and maintenance & repair as well as Quality Control Services. Contact Verichek today to find out more!

Vested Metals International LLC 904-495-7278 www.vestedmetals.net info@vestedmetals.net

Vested Metals International is an ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified raw material specialty metals distributor with decades of experience specializing in hard to find alloys, grades, and sizes. We offer various grades of stainless steel, titanium, tool and alloy steels, aluminum, and high temperature nickel and cobalt based alloys. We pride ourselves on helping customers meet and exceed niche requirements.

VSMPO – AVISMA +7-34345-55764 www.vsmpo.ru

VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holds more than 300 international quality certifications and approvals at major aerospace OEMs and medical device companies. VSMPO-Tirus operations in the US, the UK, Germany and China provide regional sales, distribution and service center processing.

VSMPO - Tirus, US +1-720-746-1023 www.vsmpo-tirus.com

VSMPO-Tirus, US is the North American sales and distribution division of VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more than 300 international quality certifications. VSMPO-Tirus US distributes ingot, forgings, slab, sheet, plate, bar, and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries. VSMPO-Tirus US also manufactures small diameter bar and coil for medical and aerospace fastener applications.

VSMPO - Tirus China Ltd. +86 10 8455 4688

VSMPO-Tirus China ltd. is the Chinese sales and distribution division of VSMPO-AVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more than 300 international quality certifications. VSMPO-Tirus China distributes ingot, slab, sheet, plate, bar and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries.

VSMPO Tirus GmbH +0049 69 905477-25 www.vsmpo.de

VSMPO TiRus GmbH is responsible for the sales and distribution of titanium semi-finished products in Europe (except the UK), Brazil and Israel to the aerospace, medical and automotive industries. The company was established in 1999 in Frankfurt/Main. The German affiliate of the largest vertically integrated international titanium producer VSMPO-AVISMA offers optimum service, including custom-made processing of semi-finished products as well as a comprehensive transport service. We offer cut-to-size material (bars, billets, sheets and plates) to meet our customers’ individual operational needs. TiRus GmbH also distributes electrodes, ingots, rolled rings and different types of forgings.

VSMPO Tirus UK Ltd. +(0) 1527 514111

VSMPO Tirus UK Ltd. is the UK’s sales and distribution division of VSMPOAVISMA, the world’s largest producer of titanium, holding more than 300 international quality certifications. Tirus UK distributes ingot, forgings, sheet, plate, bar, and billet to the aerospace, medical, and consumer products industries.

VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. +380 562 313092 www.tw-vsmpoavisma.com

VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. is fabricator of seamless tubular products from titanium and its alloys. It is a part of the world’s largest producer of semiproducts and finished titanium products - JSC Corporation VSMPO-AVISMA (Russia) which supplies billets and bars to the plant. It is guarantee of quality competitiveness of manufactured production for the customers. Annual production capabilities of the enterprise is 700 tons of cold-finished titanium tubes (diameter 3-134 mm and wall thickness 0,2-9 mm), and in cooperation additionally 200 tons of hot-finished titanium tubes (outside diameter 169325 mm and wall thickness 7-30 mm). Engineers and technical specialists are developing new technologies of titanium tubes production and new types of products. For example, octahedral and ribbed tubes, special kind of thin tubes for silphons, technologies of long-length tubes production, etc. VSMPO Titan Ukraine Ltd. has all equipment necessary for different tests and QA inspections. It allows manufacturing not only according to the international and national standards, but meeting any customer’s requirements.

Webco Industries +1-918-245-2211 www.webcotube.com titanium@webcotube.com

Webco delivers North America’s widest range of tubular products, rapidly fulfilling urgent orders and helping customers avoid costly unscheduled shutdowns and production delays. Customers in the aerospace, automotive, chemical processing, industrial, oil & gas, power generation and other industries, rely on Webco’s strength, agility, and innovation to deliver solutions for their most challenging requirements. In fact, Webco manufactures and distributes millions of feet quality tubing made to meet today’s most demanding specifications.

Our welded and seamless titanium tube products are available in variety of grades and sizes, standard/off-the-shelf or tailored to meet customers’ unique requirements.

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Producers, Distributors, Fabricators, OEM’s, & Vendors to the Industry Webco maintains a culture for relentlessly pursuing process and product excellence, enabling ever-improving productivity/product quality. For a current list of our ISO, PED, and other certifications as well as ASME, ASTM, and other specifications offered, visit webcotube.com.

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd.

Weber Metals, Inc. +1-562-602-0260 www.webermetals.com

+86-29-8651-4505 www.wstitanium.com dxh@c-wst.com

Weber Metals, Inc. specializes in Aluminum and Titanium open and closed die forgings for the Commercial and Military Airframe, Air and Land Turbine, Nuclear and Semiconductor industries. Our press sizes range in size from 1200 to 33,000 tons. We have capabilities to perform heat treatment, nondestructive and destructive testing in house. Our forgings range in size from 1 pound to 11,000 pounds. Our aluminum stress relieved forgings are some of the most stable products in the industry for machining.

Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd. ( WST ), founded in 2003, is headquartered in Xi’an, China. WST is leading supplier of titanium and its alloys material including Ti6Al4V, Ti6Al4V ELI, Ti6242, Ti6246, Ti662, Ti811, Ti38644, Ti1023, Ti6Al7Nb, NbTi in the forms of ingot, billet, forging, slab, bar, rod, wire and profile in the domestic & oversea market. Our products are mainly used in aerospace, medical, automotive industries and other critical industries.

Wellmet International Inc. +1-909- 594-9639 www.wellmetusa.com

Wellmet is located in California USA and we have been supplying and distributing Titanium Sponge and Titanium Powder for more than 20 years.

We can also supply other non-ferrous metals with approved quality. Our Titanium Sponge producer is ISO9001:2008 certified and sponge quality is approved by world main consumers.

WST possess most advanced 10 tons VAR furnaces and series of high speed forging presses to manufacture 10000 tons ingots and 7000 tons bars per year. We have gotten the certificate of ISO 9001, AS 9100, ISO 17025, NADCAP and ISO 14001, strict quality control system make largest assurance for our high quality products. WST’s titanium alloy bars hold over 85% domestic aerospace market.

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research

Westbrook Light Alloys Ltd. +44-1246-292292 www.wbrl.co.uk

Buyers and seller of titanium scrap. All grades and forms of Ti scrap bought for use in UK production of Ferro Titanium for sale worldwide to end users.

Standard and special grades produced to order with all packing and sizing options available to satisfy customer requirements. We also buy/trade titanium scrap for upgrading, processing and on sale.

West Penn Testing Group +1-724-334-1900 www.westpenntesting.com

West Penn Testing Group is a full-service, independent testing laboratory with diverse inspection and testing capabilities since 1952. They provide an extensive array of non-destructive, chemical, metallographic, failure analysis and mechanical evaluation services, serving customers in these industries: aerospace, medical, power generation, commercial, military, raw materials, refractories, oil and gas, and the automotive industry. They have three locations in New Kensington, Pennsylvania and Richburg, South Carolina and perform testing nationally and internationally. Their 79,000 sq. ft. facilities accommodate parts up to 20,000 lbs. www.westpenntesting.com

+1-724-537-3131 www.wmtr.com us.sales@wmtr.com Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research is a world leader in materials testing. WMT&R serves a broad range of industries including aerospace, automotive, medical, and power generation. We support customers with our highly-skilled staff and advance facilities. Our turnaround time is unbeatable, and with over 300,000 square feet of accredited production and testing space, we have the capacity and equipment to handle any materials testing project. WMT&R’s testing expertise includes: Mechanical Testing, Composites, Fatigue, Stress/Creep Rupture, Fracture Mechanics, Metallography, Chemical, Heat Treat, Thermal Analysis, and Physical Properties Testing. For more information, please visit www.wmtr.com or email us.sales@wmtr.com.

Wyman Gordon www.pccforgedproducts.com/ brands/wyman_gordon/ Wyman Gordon is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all of the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications. Wyman Gordon creates rotating closed-die forgings which are critical for aerospace and land-based gas turbines. Wyman Gordon also manufactures structural forgings for airframe, nuclear, petrochemical, power generation, and space applications.

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Xi’an Metals & Minerals Import & Export Co., Ltd.

ZIROM S.A.

+86-29-65659719; +86-29-65659718 www.tiwmo.com info@tiwmo.com; wxd@tiwmo.com; hj@tiwmo.com

+40 246 216666 www.zirom.ro zirom@zirom.ro

As a leading manufacturer and distributor of Titanium, Molybdenum and Tungsten products in China, Xi’an Metals and Minerals Import &Export Co. Ltd., has joined into manufacturing, researching and competing in Titanium industry. We supply Titanium and its alloys in various forms as per ASTM, AMS and other main internationally recognized specifications.

Our advantage is the most competitive prices as well as guaranteed high quality! Our products are exported worldwide, and gained high reputation because of their excellent performance.

ZIROM came into prominence, over the last decades, as one of the largest producers of titanium and titanium alloys in Central and South-Eastern Europe. Ever since the foundation, a permanent emphasis has been laid on its development, through technological optimization and through development of the technology for melting titanium and zirconium scrap by combining EB and VAR technologies, and further, the development of free forging process.

Xiangtou Goldsky Titanium Metal Co., Ltd +86-731-88332811 tony-titan@goldskymetal.com http://en.goldskymetal.com/

Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Titanium Metal Co.,Ltd. was founded in December 2007 and has a registered capital of 38 million USD . It is a state-owned enterprise jointly founded by Hunan Xiangtou Goldsky Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.

The products manufactured, ingots and forged semi-finished products, are intended both for cutting edge fields (aviation and nuclear areas) and various fields (metallurgy, chemical industry, medical technique and devices).

The ZIROM’s integrated management system (quality, environmental, health & safety) and the ZIROM’s products are certified by LRQA in accordance with the following standards: ISO:9001:2008, EN 9100:2009, ISO:14001:2005, OHSAS:18001:2008, NORSOK M-650 .

Zirom can also provide a series of services like melting the secondary recycle materials, turning/grinding/cutting/milling the surface of products, full chemical and mechanical analyses, LP, US +Eddy testing.

The company is located in Lugu Industrial Park, Changsha High-tech Industrial Development Zone. It has invested 250million USD in building the titanium strip coil project with an annual productivity of 10,000 tons, being a high-tech enterprise integrating production, research and development and sale of wide titanium strip coils. Business scope of the company: research and development, production, processing and sale of rare metal, metal composite materials and equipment of titanium, titanium alloy, etc. (except those specially regulated by national laws and regulations); import and export of products and technologies of the company as well as raw materials, auxiliary materials, instruments and meters, mechanical equipment, spare parts and technologies demanded by the company (except commodities and technologies whose sale, import and export are restricted and prohibited by the state); economic and technical information consultancy service (finance, security and futures not included); investment of high-tech projects. Our company always sticks to the mode of independent research and development as well as innovative development.

In 2007, we researched and produced the first wide titanium strip coil by cooperating with Liangang, founding the milestone of China titanium industry. We successively researched and produced cold rolled coil and titanium welding pipe in 2008 and 2009, ending the monopolization of Japan and America in the field and providing new material support for strategic new industry of China. The products are widely applied to aerospace, large airplanes, warship, ocean, energy conservation, environmental protection, biological engineering, etc.

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Advertiser Index

Company

Pg

Tiodize

2

Titanium Finishing

3

Tricor Metals

Solar Atmospheres

https://www.tiodize.com/

http://www.titaniumfinishing.com/

http://www.tricormetals.com/

http://solaratm.com/

Titanium Industries (T.I.)

https://titanium.com/

Edge Intl / Supra Alloys

http://www.edgeintl.com/

Aries Manufacturing

http://www.aries-manufacturing.com/

Product Evaluation Systems

http://www.productevaluationsystems.com/

Company

Pg

Ametek - Reading Alloys

21

TIMET

23

5

Retech Systems

25

9

Western Superconducting Technologies Co.,Ltd

27

Butech Bliss

29

Hempel Special Metals AG

31

Perryman Company

35

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www.ametekmetals.com

http://www.timet.com/

http://www.retechsystemsllc.com/

http://www.wstitanium.com/

https://www.butechbliss.com/

https://www.hempel-metals.com

http://www.perrymanco.com/

https://www.rolledalloys.com/

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