New Facility in Houston

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Bodycote PLC

30 April 2012

 



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30 April 2012

BODYCOTE OPENS NEW SURFACE TECHNOLOGY

FACILITY IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

NEW PLANT TO OFFER VITAL SERVICES TO OIL & GAS MARKET

MACCLESFIELD (U.K.) - Bodycote (LSE:BOY), the world's largest thermal processing services provider, today announces that the company will open a new surface technology plant in Houston, Texas.

The new plant, scheduled to open during the third quarter of 2012, will enable Houston's large oil & gas market to access Bodycote's specialist expertise in high velocity oxy fuel (HVOF) spraying of tungsten carbide and the K-Tech^® family of thermochemically-formed ceramic treatments, which are particularly suited to treat components operating in severe service applications.

The new plant complements Bodycote's heat treatment facilities in Texas, and the surface technology facility in neighbouring Arkansas, which provides ceramic treatments. Bodycote has a total of 43 facilities in the USA providing the full range of Bodycote's services.

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For further information, please contact:
Bodycote plc
Stephen Harris, Chief Executive	[phone]
David Landless, Group Finance Director	[phone]
FTI Consulting
Richard Mountain
Susanne Yule	[phone]

About Bodycote

With more than 170 accredited facilities in 27 countries, Bodycote is the world's largest provider of thermal processing services. Through heat treatment, metal joining, surface technology and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), Bodycote improves the properties of metals and alloys, extending the life of vital components for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defence, automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, medical and transportation. Customers in all of these industries have entrusted their products to Bodycote's care for more than 30 years. For more information, visit www.bodycote.com.

 

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