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Magnesium Alloy Recycling

Magnesium alloys are 100% recyclable returning to the industrial cycle a scrap product from die casting magnesium applications. Magontec has three recycling facilities in China, Germany and Romania

2012 June – Magontec’s Golmud plant: New sources for magnesium alloy production

Magontec has recently announced a major new project that will dramatically increase the company’s future production capacity. A new foundry with an initial capacity of 56.000 mtpa will be built at Golmud, in Qinghai Province, PRC. Additional capacity will be progressively brought into the market under the agreement with Qinghai Salt Lake Magnesium Company Ltd […]

2012 January – Magontec’s magnesium alloy solutions at the Automotive Weight Reduction Expo, Tokyo

Recent customer solutions in automotive applications, based on Magontec’s magnesium alloys were presented in Tokyo, Japan, early this year. A large number of visitors were highly interested in the components shown at Morimura’s stand, Magontec’s long-term agent in Japan. As an example of the use of Magontec’s high purity standard alloy AM50, a Volvo instrument […]

2011 January – Magontec presents magnesium alloys at the Automotive Lightening Technology Expo, Tokyo

A comprehensive spectrum of alloys for the automobile sector was the centre point of the Magontec Group’s presentation in Tokyo. At the 1st Automotive Lightening Technology Expo in Tokyo from 19 to 21 January 2011, direct consultation between experts from the automobile industry and noted suppliers took place. Alongside solutions for headlights, applications for engines […]

2010 October – IMA Seminar 2010 in Munich with talk given by Dr. Zhen on the uses of the newest Magnesium Alloys

At the European seminar of the International Magnesium Association (IMA), new developments in alloys were at the center of the Magontec Group’s presentation. The leader of research and development at Magontec in Xi’an (China), Dr. Zisheng Zhen spoke on two current areas of application. One being the alloy ideally suited for exceptional surface finishes, HyMag […]

Magontec Qinghai Mg Alloy Cast House Project

In 2013 Magontec Limited signed a series of agreements with the Qinghai Salt Lake Magnesium Co. Ltd (QSLM). These agreements committed Magontec to the construction of a new magnesium alloy cast house production facility and QSLM to the supply of 56,000 metric tonnes per annum of liquid pure magnesium The agreements signed by Magontec and QSLM comprise […]

Primary Mg Alloy

China produces most of the Primary Magnesium Alloy traded on world markets and Magontec is a leading exporter of generic and specialist alloys to die cast customers in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Why Magnesium?

Magnesium is a light and strong structural metal. It is 36% lighter than aluminium and 78% lighter than iron. Manufacturers use magnesium alloys in a wide variety of die cast applications in the automotive, power tool and electronics industries

2014 June – Magontec and Qinghai Salt Lake Magnesium Conclude Three Agreements

Magontec has concluded three Agreements that provide the economic and operating basis for its future endeavours at Golmud in Qinghai Province, China. The signing ceremony took place on 28 May 2014. These Agreements are the basis upon which Magontec will invest US$ 11m in the Magnesium Alloy Cast House equipment adjacent to the Qinghai electrolytic […]

2013 June – Presentation of the Qinghai Salt Lake Magnesium Project at the 70th IMA Conference in Xi’an

The development of the Qinghai Salt Lake magnesium resource, among the most challenging projects ever undertaken in the magnesium industry, was one of the main topics at the annual conference of the International Magnesium Association (IMA) in Xi’an, China. Nicholas Andrews, Executive Chairman and CEO of Magontec Ltd., and Guo Li Yu, the Project Manager […]