In May, 2006, Inframat^® established an Equity Joint Venture (“EJV”) in Jiangxi province, China with Zhangyuan Tungsten Co. Ltd., a leading supplier of tungsten products and tungsten mining company.  The JV is named Zhangyuan Inframat^® Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.  Inframat^® has a strong ownership position.  The EJV is a manufacturing operation organized to manufacture superfine (100 – 500 nm) tungsten carbide cobalt (WC/Co) feedstock for thermal spray coatings.  Photo shows brand new 130,000 sq. ft. plant in Ganzhou.  Production capacity is 625 metric tons superfine WC/Co.

Inframat^® CTO Danny Xiao and Inframat^® exclusive China agent Jenny Tian stand by kilns used to sinter WC/Co.

Spray Dryers are used to reconstitute superfine (100 – 500 nm) WC/Co into thermal spray feedstocks.