Liberty, part of the GFG Alliance of industrial companies, has begun construction of a powder metals development facility in Teesside (UK) that will expand the group’s reach in specialist metals and, ultimately, into the emerging market for materials for 3D printing.
Representatives of Liberty Powder Metals, Atomising Systems Ltd (ASL) and Stockton-based K-Home International joined the Mayor of the Tees Valley, Ben Houchen, to celebrate the milestone at the Materials Processing Institute research and innovation campus where the facility will be based.
An initial £10m is being invested to set up the Liberty Powder Metals business including a state-of-the-art vacuum induction inert gas atomiser at its core.
The facility is designed to achieve the highest-quality stainless steel and superalloy powders, helping Liberty to enhance its status in a global market estimated to be worth £8bn a year.
Read the full media release on the Liberty website.
