GRIPM Powder Materials copper powder manufacturing facility in Thailand now operational
November 27, 2024
Makin Metal Powders, a subsidiary of China’s GRIPM Group based in Rochdale, UK, has announced that the group’s new metal powder production facility, located Thailand, is now operational. The GRIPM Powder Materials plant, located in Chonburi Province, is ISO 9001 certified and dispatched its first orders in July this year.
The facility has the capacity to produce 5,000 tons per year of electrolytic copper powder (ECP) and offers a full range, including light, medium, and heavy grades. ECP (sometimes referred to as dendritic) grades are manufactured by an electrolysis process followed by further processing to the final specification.
Typical ECP applications include additives to iron powder, improving properties of sintered parts (especially for thin walled parts, where high green strength is required) and friction components, as well as decorative and architectural finishes, welding and brazing, diamond tooling, electrical contacts and more.
