H.C. Starck Combines High Purity Materials and Technology at PowderMet 2011

NEWTON, Mass., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Creating flexible solutions for future technologies in a rapidly changing marketplace requires creative ideas, innovation, and the right materials. H.C. Starck, a market leader and innovation driver in powder metallurgy, offers a unique, comprehensive product portfolio matched with unsurpassed engineering talent to face this challenge.

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Capitalizing on its position, H.C. Starck has secured sustainable raw material sources for its heavy metal powders – tungsten carbide, nitride, and silicide, and high purity tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, and niobium powders. Having a vertically integrated supply chain to transform tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, and niobium powders into flat and round mill, and fabricated products ensures the highest purity, product quality, and benefit to customers.

Continued research into the "hottest" emerging technologies assists H.C. Starck in developing strategic products and processes for a number of diverse applications in renewable energy, electronics, aerospace, and medical.

"Cutting-edge purification, powder processing, recycling, and other metallurgical technologies are critical to H.C. Starck. They enable us to support such diverse and rapidly growing industries as Flat Panel Display (FPD), Photovoltaic (PV) and Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting. We will continue to invest in innovation to ensure H.C. Starck stays on our critical customers' roadmap," says Dmitry Shashkov, President and CEO of H.C. Starck Inc.

Stop by Booth 311 at the upcoming PowderMet 2011 exhibition and International Conference on Tungsten, Refractory & Hardmaterials in San Francisco, May 19-20 to learn more about the technological advances being made at H.C. Starck.

About H.C. Starck

The H.C. Starck Group is a leading global supplier of refractory metals and advanced ceramics, and uses its own manufacturing facilities in Europe, America, and Asia to serve growing sectors such as the electronics, chemical, automotive, medical technology, aerospace, energy technology, and environmental technology industries, as well as mechanical engineering and tool manufacturers. H.C. has close to 3,000 employees worldwide. For additional information about the company please visit: www.hcstarck.com/press; H.C. Starck Group's Raw Material Procurement Statement

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SOURCE H.C. Starck Inc.