As the latest batch of Lamet®4920 nodularisers produced by Elkem Foundry was delivered at Sakabe, a Japan-based iron foundry in Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Elkem Foundry’s global shipments of high-performance gray and ductile cast iron alloys in 2018 had reached an all-time high of 150,000 tons. Masayoshi Ryu, sales director of Elkem Foundry in Japan, also celebrated this milestone moment at Sakabe’s factory.
Sakurai, executive managing director of Sakabe, commented that Lamet®4920 manufactured by Elkem Foundry are raw materials for Sakabe to produce ductile iron. The product is superb in quality and can help enterprises improve production efficiency. More importantly, Elkem Foundry has been committed to supplying professional technical services for customers. As Elkem Foundry’s Japanese long-term partner, Sakabe was pleased to celebrate this important historical moment together.
Masayoshi Ryu said that Elkem Foundry had set a new record for global shipments in 2018, which not only marked the steady increase in global sales of Elkem Foundry but also proved the success of its business model and the high recognition of its customers.
As the world’s leading supplier of nodularisers and inoculants, Elkem Foundry has committed itself to providing customers with high-quality products and specialized technical services and offering overall solutions to various challenges faced by customers. It has kept creating value for customers by virtue of its leading technical strengths and production bases and branches all over the world.