Finland-based Metso sold Friday its grinding media business to Moly-Cop, a portfolio company of private equity firm American Industrial Partners.
The transaction includes the sale of Metso Spain Holding, S.L.U, including operations in Bilbao and Seville, Spain. As a result, about 80 employees have transferred from Metso to Moly-Cop. The turnover of the divested business in 2018 was approximately €60 million ($68.4 million).
Metso has been implementing a growth strategy in the consumables business based on developing a world-leading global offering.
Earlier this week, it agreed to acquire HighService Service, a unit of Chilean mining technology and maintenance provider HighService Corp.
Moly-Cop is a global manufacturer of grinding media used primarily by global copper, gold, and iron ore producers to break down ore in the primary phase of mineral concentration. Moly-Cop was acquired by American Industrial Partners in January 2017. Last year, the company was authorized to acquire forged steel grinding media leader Donhad.
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