Cookson buys German fluxe maker

Materials company Cookson has bought German fluxe maker Metallurgica to beef up its offering to the steel industry.

Materials company Cookson has bought German fluxe maker Metallurgica to beef up its offering to the steel industry.

In case you were wondering, Metallurgica did not make the "flux capacitor" from Back to the Future. Metallurigca's fluxes (note the "e") are powders used in steel production. They absorb impurities in the steel and lubricate moulds.

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