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Kymera International acquires Coating Center Castrop, expanding Surface Technologies footprint in Europe and furthering customer access to advanced thermal spray solutions.

Kymera International acquires Fiven ASA, strengthening position in advanced silicon carbide materials.

Kymera International acquires the assets of Royal Metal Powders, Inc. following their decision to close their TN facility, reinforcing our long-term commitment to the copper powder market.

Kymera International acquires Metallisation, Ltd. in a move to enhance and grow its surface technologies division through strategic expansion in thermal spray solutions.

Kymera International acquires KDF Fluid Treatment, Inc. leveraging complimentary product capabilities to expand into the water filtration market.

Kymera International acquires Thermal Spray Solutions Inc., expanding on thermal spray, coatings, and surface technology solutions.

Kymera International acquires CASL Surface Technologies, expanding on coatings and surface technology solutions.

Kymera International acquires AmeriTi Manufacturing, adding titanium specialty materials to its product offering.

Kymera International acquires Telex Metals, adds tantalum and niobium specialty materials to product offering.

Kymera International achieves meaningful progress on specialty materials transformation by acquiring Innobraze and Reading Alloys.

Palladium Equity Partners acquires Kymera International and 5N’s antimony powder assets.

The single platform is rebranded to promote global products, established as Kymera International.

Under Platinum Equity, SCM Metal Products, Tricon Industries, ACuPowder, and Ecka Granules merge into a single platform.

Ecka Granules builds state-of-the-art facility in Velden, Germany, producing zinc, copper and aluminum powders.

Ecka Granules is formed as an independent company, separating from Eckart.

ACuPowder International, LLC, is formed after purchase of copper powder facility from Alcan Powder and Pigments.

Glidden Metals builds state-of-the-art copper powder facility in North Carolina, rebrands to SCM Metal Products.

SCM Corporation purchases Glidden Metals.

Alcan, Canada acquires Metals Disintegrating Company, becomes Alcan Powder and Pigments.

National Radiator and Metals Refining Company merge to form Glidden Metals.

National Radiator begins producing metal powder in Pennsylvania.

Metal Disintegrating Company forms, inventing the atomization of aluminum powder and beginning production of zinc powder in New Jersey.

Ecka Granules forms as a gold leaf producer in Germany.