Ceratizit

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CERATIZIT S.A.
Company type corporation
Founded2002
Headquarters Mamer, Luxembourg
Key people
Jacques Lanners (Managing Director)
ProductsPowder-metallurgical, sintered hard metal products
Websitewww.ceratizit.com

The CERATIZIT Group is a manufacturer of hard material products for wear protection and cutting tools. It is 100% owned by Plansee Holding AG.

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History

CERATIZIT S.A. was created in 2002 as the result of a merger between the companies CERAMETAL (founded in 1931) and Plansee Tizit (founded in 1985). [1] CERAMETAL was founded in Walferdange, Luxembourg, by Nicolas Lanners.

In 1948, the cooperation started between CERAMETAL and the company then known as Plansee GmbH.

In 1979, CERAMETAL launched production operations in the USA and the first ceramic parts were manufactured in 1988.

In 1996, Instrument AG in Bulgaria was incorporated in Plansee Tizit while, at the same time, collaboration got underway with Siel to form Siel Tizit Ltd. in the Indian city of Kolkata.

Following the start-up of CERATIZIT S.A in 2002, the company opened sales offices in Brazil, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

In 2007, new administrative premises were unveiled in Mamer and Reutte, while sales and marketing offices were opened in China, Mexico and Spain. In 2007, CERATIZIT acquired Newcomer Products, Inc., a private company based in Latrobe/Pennsylvania. [2]

In 2010, CERATIZIT and CB Carbide combined their Asian activities within the joint venture company CB-CERATIZIT in which both CERATIZIT and the members of CB Carbide possess a 50% holding. [3]

In 2011, Ceratizit moved its USA corporate headquarters from Latrobe, PA to Warren, Michigan.[ citation needed ]

As of 2022, it had 7,000 employees and more than 25 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia, and a sales network of over 70 branch offices.[ citation needed ]

Locations

CERATIZIT's headquarters office is located in Mamer, Luxembourg.[ citation needed ]

Patents

The company holds more than 1,000 patents worldwide and manufactured more than 10 billion sintered parts in 2010. [4]

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