Amsterdam, 31 March 2010 --- (Regulated Information) --- AMG Advanced
Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG," EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") has published its
2009 Annual Report.
The 2009 Annual Report is available to investors and other interested parties
via the AMG website (www.amg-nv.com ). Hard copies of
the 2009 Annual Report can be obtained via emailing ir@amg-nv.com
.
About AMG
AMG, incorporated in the Netherlands, is a global leader in the production of
highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems.
AMG serves growing industries worldwide with its unique combination of
metallurgical engineering expertise and production know-how. AMG is a market
leader in many of its products and systems, which are critical to the production
of key components for the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear),
electronics, optics, chemicals, construction and transportation industries. AMG
has two operating divisions of businesses, Advanced Materials and Engineering
Systems, and owns interests in publicly-listed companies Timminco Limited (TSX:
TIM) and Graphit Kropfmühl AG (Deutsche Börse: GKR.DE).
The Advanced Materials Division develops and produces niche specialty metals and
complex metals products, many of which are used in demanding, safety-critical,
high-stress environments. AMG is one of a limited number of significant
producers globally of niche specialty metals, such as ferrovanadium,
ferronickel-molybdenum, aluminium master alloys and additives, chromium metal
and ferrotitanium, used by steel, aluminium, chemical and superalloy producers
for aerospace, automotive, energy, electronics, optics, chemicals, construction
and other applications. Other key products produced by AMG include specialty
alloys for titanium and superalloys, coating materials, tantalum and niobium
oxides, vanadium chemicals and antimony trioxide.
The Engineering Systems Division designs, engineers and produces advanced vacuum
furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities. AMG is a global
leader in supplying technologically-advanced vacuum furnace systems to customers
in the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear), transportation,
electronics, superalloys and specialty steel industries. Examples of furnace
systems produced by AMG include vacuum remelting, solar silicon melting and
crystallization, vacuum induction melting, vacuum heat treatment and high
pressure gas quenching, vacuum precision casting, turbine blade coating and
sintering. AMG also provides vacuum case-hardening heat treatment services on a
tolling basis to customers through facilities equipped with vacuum heat
treatment furnaces.
Graphit Kropfmühl AG is a majority controlled, publicly listed subsidiary of
AMG. Based on its secure raw material sources in Africa, China and Europe,
Graphit Kropfmühl is a specialist in the production of silicon metal and the
extraction, processing and refining of natural crystalline graphite for a wide
range of energy saving industrial applications.
Timminco Limited is a publicly listed affiliate of AMG. Timminco is a producer
of silicon metal, for the chemical (silicones), aluminium, electronic and solar
industries, as well as solar grade silicon, using its proprietary technology for
purifying silicon metal, for the solar photovoltaic energy industry.
AMG operates globally with production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom,
France, Czech Republic, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Sri Lanka and
Australia and also has sales and customer service offices in Belgium, Russia,
China and Japan (website: www.amg-nv.com ).
For further information please contact:
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. +1 610 975 4901
Jonathan Costello
Vice President of Corporate Communications
jcostello@amg-nv.com
Disclaimer
Certain statements in this press release are not historical facts and are
"forward looking." Forward looking statements include statements concerning
AMG's plans, expectations, projections, objectives, targets, goals, strategies,
future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing
needs, plans and intentions relating to acquisitions, AMG's competitive
strengths and weaknesses, plans or goals relating to forecasted production,
reserves, financial position and future operations and development, AMG's
business strategy and the trends AMG anticipates in the industries and the
political and legal environment in which it operates and other information that
is not historical information. When used in this press release, the words
"expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "may," "will," "should," and
similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward
looking statements. By their very nature, forward looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist
that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward looking
statements will not be achieved. These forward looking statements speak only as
of the date of this press release. AMG expressly disclaims any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking
statement contained herein to reflect any change in AMG's expectations with
regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which
any forward looking statement is based.
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AMG publishes 2009 Annual Report: http://hugin.info/138060/R/1400058/355458.pdf