Element Six Abrasives

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A bit of history 1947: Diamond Research Laboratory established by De Beers 1953: first diamond synthesized by ASEA, Sweden 1980s: polycrystalline products developed 1990s: more intensive competition Today: Element Six is the world’s leading manufacturer of industrial diamonds 2
Element Six is organised into two business segments Applications End User Markets Stone & Construction Saw segments Quarrying Stone cutting Construction Wheel Grit & Micron Grinding wheels, Micron powder for lapping & Polishing Automotive Aerospace Glass Carbide Woodworking Saw blades, Cutting inserts Wood Abrasives Technologies Metalworking Cutting inserts Automotive Aerospace Oil & Gas Drill bit inserts Oil & gas drilling Mining & Speciality Rock boring inserts. Diamond enabled materials. Mining. Construction. Thermal Mangmt CVD Thermal, Optical, Cutting Telecomms Lasers Medical 60% De Beers, 40% Umicore 100% De Beers 3
Page 1: Element Six Abrasives Elmer Larsson
Page 5 and 6: Technologies 5
Page 7 and 8: Abrasives
Page 9 and 10: …R&D facilities in four of these
Page 11 and 12: R&D investment & returns have been
Page 13 and 14: 1. Saw Grits Diamond grit used in s
Page 15 and 16: 3. Wood working PCD used in cutting
Page 17 and 18: 5. Metal working PCBN used in ferro
Page 19 and 20: In the year 2000, De Beers Industri
Page 21 and 22: Grit price trends 1995 - 2000 norma
Page 23 and 24: Element Six’s businesses are in d
Page 25 and 26: We closed 2 out of 4 diamond synthe
Page 27 and 28: Main lessons • Identify where pro
Page 29 and 30: SPG - Sustainable Profitable Growth

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