H.C. Starck is an international company that currently employs more than 3,400 employees in 13 production units located in Europe, North America and Asia. H.C.Starck produces a variety of metal and ceramic powders, including Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Niobium and compounds (borides, carbides, nitrides, oxides, silicides, and boron).

Another focus of production is focused on Advanced Ceramics and Thermal Spraying, non-ferrous metals such as nickel and its salts, as well as boron compounds. In addition of metal powders and ceramics, H.C.Starck also manufactures finished parts and semi-fabricated tungsten, tantalum, niobium, titanium, Zirconium and nickel based alloys, in accordance with customers exacting specifications.

Application areas include:

• Aircraft Turbines - e.g. hot gas corrosion resistance for turbine blades using MCrAlY alloy.
• Paper and printing - e.g. Ceramic or Carbide wear resistant coatings for paper machine cylinders
• Automotive - e.g. Mo and NiSF alloys on piston rings to reduce wear in combustion engines
• Chrome replacement - e.g. Replacement of hard chrome plating for hydraulic cylinders
• Power Generation - e.g. High temperature corrosion resistance for stationary gas turbines.

For more information please visit their web site at www.hcstarck.com and www.amperit.info