Kennametal South Africa - Relocation

Kennametal Inc. announced today that Kennametal South Africa has completed its relocation to a new facility in Boksburg East Industrial Sites, Gauteng.

This relocation is in alignment with Kennametal’s strategies to grow in emerging markets and expands Kennametal’s footprint in Sub Saharan Africa.

“The new facility combines numerous functions including state-of-the-art conical and surface mining manufacturing, sales, finance and administration under one roof in one location,” said Kennametal South Africa’s Managing Director Mike Hankin, a company that is a subsidiary of NYSE listed Kennametal Inc., based in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in the United States. “This new facility increases our local presence, enabling us to better serve our customers in the region with Kennametal Tricon products and services.”

The new plant enables improved, continuous and integrated material flow within the production processes; faster lead times for the supply of product to Kennametal’s customers and an enhanced competitive edge within the industry.

Kennametal has invested in state-of-the-art machinery, building and infrastructure, including Tricon equipment. With this new facility Kennametal will be able to better serve customers mainly in the Earthworks business by offering Kennametal’s complete product portfolio and custom solutions for the oil & gas industry, surface and underground mining, construction and Tricon products and technology.

The grand opening of the new facility took place with a four-day open house including a Family Day on Saturday, and a Customer and Press Day on Tuesday 7th May, 2013.

“We are excited about the new facility and look forward to the improved efficiencies it will provide to customers as well as future growth opportunities in the region,” affirmed Brian Maglosky, vice president manufacturing Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics EMEA.

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