ASK Chemicals Metallurgy GmbH

ASK Chemicals Metallurgy GmbH in Unterneukirchen is a part of the Joint Venture of Süd-Chemie AG in Munich and of Ashland Inc. in Covington USA. Ashland Inc. and Süd-Chemie AG hold each 50 % of the shares in this Joint Venture.

ASK Chemicals Metallurgy GmbH is one of the world’s largest suppliers of foundry chemicals with a comprehensive product and service portfolio of foundry, raw and auxiliary materials such as binder systems, sizing, feeder, filter and release agents for metallurgical products such as ladle and in-stream inoculants, magnesium treatment and inoculation cored wires, pig iron and master alloys for castings.

The business location Unterneukirchen is specialized in the manufacture and marketing of magnesium master alloys and cored wires for foundry treatments.

These products are used in the fusion of an iron foundry. The pig iron is used with other feedstock for the production of ductile and grey cast iron products of different quality and goodness.

The company has a presence in 24 countries with 30 locations, of which 16 countries have their own production facilities. The Joint Venture has worldwide approximately 1600 people employed.

With research and development in Europe, USA and Asia the ASK Chemicals GmbH is a driving force of industry-specific innovations consistent with the claim customer value, here are flexibility, promptness quality and sustainability and profitability of products and services to this.