One year ago, HWI and Calderys were united under single ownership, and so became the Calderys Group. The new Group immediately began an exciting program to share technologies, transferring a selection of Calderys solutions in the Americas to HWI – a member of Calderys, and bringing a selection of HWI products to EMEA and APAC, available through Calderys.
“The past 12 months have been exciting, demanding, and very productive for our newly-formed Group,” said President and CEO of Calderys, Michel Cornelissen. “The combination brought together two dynamic businesses with complimentary product ranges, and created the opportunity for technology sharing and cooperation for the benefit of the world’s high temperature manufacturing sectors. I am delighted that we are already seeing great results.”
HWI products in EMEA
By manufacturing a carefully selected range of HWI’s products in Europe, Calderys is able to provide EMEA customers with short lead times, small stock holdings at customer sites, and high levels of local, technical support. Product evolution will also be undertaken locally, meaning products can be developed and fine-tuned to meet the specific needs of EMEA customers’ process developments, including, for example, ‘green steel’ applications.
HWI products in APAC
Over the last few months, Calderys has already transferred dozens of HWI products for production to the Calderys Bekasi (Indonesia) site, with many more to be transferred during the first months of 2024.
Demand for HWI products in Indonesia is particularly high, but work is also ongoing to make available key HWI products around the APAC region, particularly products for the petrochemical sector.
Calderys solutions in the Americas
In the Americas, HWI customers now benefit from an overall broadened portfolio including Calderys’ monolithics and pre-shaped technologies, and the company’s proven steel casting fluxes, insulating fire bricks, tundish monolithics and purging plugs. Some more work is expected in the coming months to transfer the production of additional Calderys items to HWI facilities.
Michel Cornelissen concluded, “Throughout 2024, we will continue to add to, and update, our product portfolios, as HWI solutions are tested and made available in all geographic regions via Calderys´ global network, and Calderys products are made available in the Americas through HWI, now a member of Calderys.”