Ampal expands US aluminium powder production with new powder line scheduled for mid-2025
December 4, 2024
United States Metal Powders, Inc (USMP) has announced a new aluminium powder manufacturing line at its Ampal Inc subsidiary based in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA. Scheduled to start full production in the summer of 2025, the new line is expected to offer the capability for both nodular and spherical aluminium powder production.
USMP, founded in 1918, is a leading provider of aluminium powders with two production companies, Ampal Inc and Poudres Hermillon, based in La Tour-en-Maurienne, France. Ampal, reported to be the largest producer of aluminium powder in North America, moved its production facility from Flemington, New Jersey, USA, to its current site in 1982 and has been operating in Palmerton for the last 42 years.
The company’s products are sold globally to a wide variety of end markets, these include the aerospace, defence, chemical, automotive, general industrial, consumer, construction, and energy sectors.
“We are excited to invest in this new capacity in the USA,” stated Eric Degenfelder, President of USMP. “We are committed to the highest level of customer focus and partnership. Our new production line is designed with state-of-the-art technology for safety, productivity and quality. This expansion both supports our growth ambitions and enhances our hallmark certainty of supply through production redundancy. We are continuing to hire new team members in all functions as we grow the company.”
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