EuroWire July 2019

Corporate News

INTERNATIONAL lubricant manufacturers Metalube and HL Blachford Ltd have announced a North American partnership. The two companies exhibited together at Interwire this year. The partnership will initially focus on selling Metalube’s non-ferrous copper and aluminium wire drawing lubricants across the USA, Canada and Mexico. Mike Cundari, president of HL Blachford, said: “This is a very exciting time for us. We have been working to develop our relationship with Metalube for some years now and we are delighted with the exceptional quality of the non-ferrous lubricants they produce. We look forward to a long and fruitful joint venture.” Blachford is a privately owned company, founded in 1921, with production facilities in Canada, the USA and the UK. Its ferrous and non-ferrous wire drawing products are sold under the trade name Chemdraw®. Douglas Hunt, commercial director of Metalube, added: “This partnership is also excellent news for Metalube. Blachford has a highly established presence in North America and like us are a privately owned family business with a similar ethos. They have superb relationships with all of the key non-ferrous wire drawing producers in the region and we are highly confident that our products will be very well received here.” Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk HL Blachford Ltd – USA Website : www.blachford.com Metalube partners with Blachford in North America Komax Group acquires Artos Engineering Artos Engineering Company has been acquired by the Komax Group, Switzerland, a global automation technology company. In acquiring Artos, Komax is expanding its customer base in North America and adding to its expertise in application development. John Olsen, CEO and majority shareholder of Artos, will continue to head the company after the sale, contributing his expertise to the strengthening of Komax’s position in North America. Artos will retain its brand and become one of the Komax Group of more than 30 companies.

Artos Engineering Company – USA Website : www.artosengineering.com

Komax Group – Switzerland Website : www.komaxgroup.com

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