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08 Sep 2016

Bodycote Acquires Nitrex Metal Technologies

MACCLESFIELD (U.K.) - Bodycote, the world's largest thermal processing services provider, announced today that it has acquired Nitrex Metal Technologies. Nitrex Metal Technologies specializes in precision gas nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing in both batch and continuous forms. Continuous gas nitriding and ferritic nitrocarburizing are unique in the industry and are particularly suited to high-volume automotive work. The addition of Nitrex Metal Technologies to the Bodycote Group broadens the range of thermal processing services that Bodycote offers, which already range from conventional atmosphere heat treatments like batch IQ, vacuum, and induction to more exotic specialty technologies like LPC, BoroCote®, and Corr-I-Dur®.

Dan McCurdy, President of Bodycote Automotive and General Industrial Heat Treating in North America and Asia, commented that 'Nitrex Metal Technologies is a great addition to the Bodycote Group. Along with the rest of Bodycote's existing service offerings, this acquisition really cements our position as the go-to expert source for all things nitriding'.

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About Bodycote

With more than 170 accredited facilities in 21 countries, Bodycote is the world's largest provider of 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. For more information, visit www.bodycote.com.

For more information, please contact:

Robert Muzzin - Vice President,
Operations Automotive, North America
Email: rob.muzzin@bodycote.com

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