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5 RELIABILITY OF SUPPLIERS OF HIGH-PURITY CHROMIUM METAL
Pages 45-50

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... Quality- A quality product must be consistently delivered that satisfies the customer's needs. Quality should be guaranteed through documented production practices and defined process controls.
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... The second day of the briefing consisted of presentations on the health of the international chromium-metal industry and the alternative methods for producing high-purity chromium metal by representatives of London and Scandinavian Metallurgical Corporation, Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation, Delachaux Metals Division, and Niddam, Incorporated. Elkem Metals Company Elkem Metals Company, a Norwegian-owned company, currently produces electrolytic chromium metal in the United States that consistently meets the specifications stipulated by the aerospace engine manufacturers.
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From page 47...
... In conclusion, the information available to the committee indicates that Elkem Metals Company is a reliable supplier of high-punty chromium metalfortheforeseeable future, with respect to the criteria of quality, equipment, research and development, and geography. Delachaux Metals Division Delachaux Metals Division, a French-owned company located in Pau, France, currently meets the quality specifications required by their customers.
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From page 48...
... It thus could not directly assess the compames' equipment and research and development program. The steady improvement in the purity of the chromium metal produced by Metallurg subsidiaries over the past 10 years, the establishment of a new plant in the United Kingdom that can produce larger buttons with better process control, and the potential unused capacity of the GfE facility indicate that Metallurg possesses state-of-the-art equipment and maintains a healthy research and development program.
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... In conclusion, the information available to the committee indicates that the subsidiaries of Metallurg, Incorporated, are reliable suppliers of high-punty chromium metalfor the foreseeable future, with respect to the criteria of quality, equipment, research and development, arm geography. Russian High-Purity Chromium-Metal Producers One of the major unanswered questions regarding the international availability of high-purity chromium metal is the future role that Russian technology and production may play.
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