Chicago steel forger joins with specialty steel group to form Finkl Steel

Friday, 10 April 2015 01:56:05 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       

Chicago-based A. Finkl & Sons, Composite Forgings and Sorel Forge announced Thursday that they are uniting to form Finkl Steel, a subsidiary of the Schmolz + Bickenbach Group. This change equips the new company with improved manufacturing efficiencies, increased product availability and an enhanced global presence.

Finkl Steel is a leading world supplier of forging die steels, plastic mold steels, die casting tool steels and custom open-die forgings, with manufacturing plants in Chicago, Detroit and Quebec. The Schmolz + Bickenbach Group is one of the two largest companies in Europe for alloy and high-alloy special and engineering steel.