Foseco was founded in Birmingham in 1932 to supply Flux Products to Non-Ferrous foundries. Sales grew rapidly during the Second World War with the increase in demand for high quality Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys to make aircraft and armaments. This products-plus-technical service approach was then successfully extended to ferrous foundries and subsequently also to new product ranges for steelmill applications.
Foseco Foundry's products make up a small proportion of the overall cost of the foundry process but, when delivered in consultation with the Group’s application engineers, can produce significant economic benefits to customers through improved process capacity, yield and efficiency.
As in Foseco Foundry, Foseco Steel's products make up a relatively low proportion of the overall cost of a customer's production cost and, as well as being essential to the process, can provide significant benefits to yield and quality for customers. Foseco Steel's competitive strength comes from an intimate knowledge of the steel industry, provision of a performance-enhancing suite of products and the Group's experienced sales team and pre/post-sales technical support.