London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co Limited (LSM)

LSM, founded in 1938, is one of the world’s leading producers of alloy additives for the aluminium industry. LSM’s head office and main manufacturing facility are located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, U.K. An LSM subsidiary, Alpoco, produces a line of aluminium powders used in a wide spectrum of industrial applications. LSM employs about 300 people in the U.K. and is a world leader in the highly specialized master alloy industry. LSM has a strong reputation for quality, in particular for consistent high-cleanliness alloys in rod form for critical applications around the world. LSM has been certified to ISO 9001:2000. LSM products are used throughout the world’s aluminium industry in smelters, semi-fabricators and foundries for the production of high-quality alloys destined for a multitude of applications from beverage cans and overhead power lines to aerospace and automotive components. LSM produces TiBAl™ grain refiners, BAl for EC-grade aluminium, strontium-based modifiers for aluminium silicon casting alloys and a wide range of other master alloys. LSM also produces a range of ALTAB™ tablets for fast, efficient alloying with manganese, chromium, iron, copper, nickel and titanium. Visit LSM's corporate Web site here.