ME ELECMETAL history

In 1959, Elecmetal established a strategic alliance with Oregon, USA based ESCO®, the worldwide leader of cast ground engaging tools.

Meanwhile, up to the mid-1960’s ME was a major supplier of steel castings to companies manufacturing machinery used in railroads, road construction, mining and pressure valves.

Also in 1976, ME built a new foundry in Duluth, MN, USA, positioning itself closer to its customer base in iron ore processing.

In 1987, ME was acquired by the joint venture formed by Armco Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, and Stelco Inc. of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, renamed ME International.

In 1992, Armco Grinding Systems was bought by GS Technologies (GST), so the new owners of ME International were Stelco and GST.

In 1994, ME International purchased a foundry located in Tempe, AZ, USA, to be closer to the customers of the copper mining region of the southwestern USA. The new company was called ME West Castings Inc.

In 1995, GST merged with Georgetown Industries, forming GS Industries and ME International became ME International Inc.

In 2001, Elecmetal successfully participated in the process of acquiring the assets of ME International Inc. and ME West Castings Inc., which were renamed as ME Global Inc.

In 2003, the ME Elecmetal brand was created, joining under one name two companies with the same vision: Being the preferred value-added supplier of solutions related to wear parts in target markets.

Later, in 2007, ME Elecmetal completed the acquisition of 100% of ownership of Fundición Talleres.

In 2011 ME Elecmetal signed a joint venture with Changshu Long Teng Steel Co, Ltd. a major Chinese steel manufacturer, to build a factory for manufacturing premium quality grinding balls in Changshu, China.