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Nabaltec AG/DE has concluded an agreement to acquire the 49 % membership interest in the Nashtec LLC joint venture held by Allied Alumina LLC, an affiliate of Sherwin Alumina Company LLC.

In 2016, Nabaltec AG continued its successful performance from the year before, with consolidated revenues of EUR 159,2 million, up 5,2 % from the year before (EUR 151,3 million).

ceramitec 2018 will take place on the grounds of Messe München/DE from 10–13 April 2018.

Nabaltec AG was once again recognized as one of the most innovative German small and mid-size companies in 2017. In recognition of its record as an innovator, the company received the “TOP 100” award for the 10^th time at the Deutscher Mittelstands-Summit (the German Small and Mid-Sized Companies Summit).

At Nabaltec AG’s Annual Meeting in Amberg, the Management and Supervisory Boards once again received strong support for the company’s strategy and alignment.

Ceramic Additive Manufacturing (AM) has the potential to radically change the industry. Available AM systems for ceramics have already reached an advanced level. Further to prototyping of components, they represent a tangible alternative to conventional manufacturing methods or offer a viable supplement.

Turning ideas into reality – this is the motto of the new Technology Center at PI (Physik Instrumente)/DE that was inaugurated on front of more than 100 guests at PI’s headquarters in Karlsruhe/DE.

Only twice as thick as a strand of hair, or around 100 μm: that’s how thin the transparent, scratchproof and malleable ceramic layers of the future. Since March 2017, the methods and process chains for producing this material have been in development at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT/DE as part of a three-year research project called CeGlaFlex.

Zirconium Oxide Bright developed by CeramTec/DE joins the company´s existing product range Zirconium Oxide Shine, Zirconium Oxide Translucent and Zirconium Oxide Opaque.

Oerlikon/CH has signed an agreement to acquire Scoperta Inc., an innovative solution provider in advanced materials development, based in California, USA.