Manufacturing Industry
Supplier News.(Swiss Steel AG is now Schmolz and Bickenbach AG after merger)(Emabond unit of Ashland Inc. is now Emabond Solutions LLC. after acquisition by an investor group)(SIG Holding AG expects growth )
Plastics News, December, 2006
Swiss Steel AG gets new name, facility EMMENBRUCKE, SWITZERLAND - Swiss Steel AG has a new name and a new facility in North America. The company, which makes tool steel, became Schmolz Bickenbach AG in September when Swiss Steel merged with Schmolz Bickenbach KG and Ugitech SA. Schmolz Bickenbach, based in Emmenbrucke, also has opened its seventh North American site, in Greer, S.C., to supply toolmakers for both the plastics molding and metal-stamping industries.
The region has seen increased growth because of new auto plants, the company said in a Dec. 7 press release. Schmolz Bickenbach also is expanding with a pending acquisition of Chicago tool-steel producer A. Finkl & Sons Group, announced Dec. 6. Finkl & Sons makes specialized steel used...
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