SinterCast: Luitpoldhütte Foundry Adopts SinterCast Process Control Technology

* Compacted Graphite Iron product development and series production
  * SinterCast process control system installed, initial CGI
    prototypes delivered
  * Specialist castings producer for agriculture, construction and
    industrial powers sectors

Luitpoldhütte AG, a global leader in the production of complex  heavy
section iron castings for  the agriculture, off-highway  construction
and industrial  power  sectors, and  a  member of  the  international
Concern Tractor  Plants (CTP)  group, has  entered into  a  long-term
technology supply agreement with  the Swedish company SinterCast  for
the  use  of  its  Compacted  Graphite  Iron  (CGI)  process  control
technology.  Following  an initial  trial  period, during  which  CGI
prototype castings  were produced  and delivered  to  Luitpoldhütte's
customers and development partners, a SinterCast Mini-System 2000 has
been installed at the Luitpoldhütte foundry in Amberg, Germany.   The
Mini-System  2000  installation   provides  Luitpoldhütte  with   the
capability to  independently  support  new  CGI  product  development
programmes and  niche  volume CGI  series  production  applications.
Under the terms of the agreement, Luitpoldhütte reserves the right to
upgrade to a fully  automated System 2000  as CGI production  volumes
increase.

Mr. François  Hoffmann,  President  and CEO  of  Luitpoldhütte  said:
"Using  the   SinterCast   process  control   technology,   we   have
successfully produced high quality CGI  castings from the very  first
day of our trials.   Now that the trial  phase has been  successfully
completed,  we  are  pleased  to  formalise  our  collaboration  with
SinterCast and to  add CGI to  our product mix.   We look forward  to
working together with  SinterCast and  our customers  to exploit  the
benefits of Compacted  Graphite Iron for  weight reduction,  improved
performance and durability in the demanding heavy duty sector."

Dr.  Steve  Dawson,  President  &   CEO  of  SinterCast  said:   "The
Luitpoldhütte commitment for the installation of CGI process  control
technology reflects  the trend  toward CGI  in on-road  and  off-road
applications and reinforces SinterCast's leadership position for  CGI
process control.  With an initial order value of approximately SEK  1
million, and  series production  opportunities  in the  future,  this
partnership with Luitpoldhütte significantly broadens our ability  to
support the global commercial vehicle, agriculture, construction  and
industrial power markets."

Amberg and Stockholm, 16 May 2009


Mr. François Hoffmann                     Dr. Steve Dawson
President and CEO                         President & CEO
Luitpoldhütte AG                          SinterCast AB (publ)
Sulzbacher Strasse 121                    Box 10203
Amberg D-92224                            SE-100 55 Stockholm
Germany                                   Sweden
Tel: +49 9621 640 481                     Tel: +46 8 660 7750
e-mail:                                   e-mail:
francois.hoffmann@luitpoldhuette.de       steve.dawson@sintercast.com
website: www.luitpoldhuette.com           website: www.sintercast.com


Luitpoldhütte AG, located in Amberg,  Germany, is a leading  supplier
of complex heavy  section grey, ductile  and now, Compacted  Graphite
Iron  castings  to  the   global  agriculture,  commercial   vehicle,
off-highway  construction,   industrial   power   and   refrigeration
industries.   With  385  employees  and  a  production  capacity   of
approximately 60,000 tonnes  per year,  Luitpoldhütte specialises  in
small and medium series production of iron castings weighing from 100
to 1,000 kg.   Luitpoldhütte, a member  of the international  Concern
Tractor Plants (CTP) group, has a customer base including such  brand
names as AGCO, Caterpillar, Challenger, CNH, Fendt, Liebherr,  Massey
Ferguson, Sisu Power and Valtra,  and has successfully supplied  iron
components for over 100 years.

SinterCast  is  the  world's  leading  supplier  of  process  control
technology for  the  reliable  high volume  production  of  Compacted
Graphite  Iron  (CGI).    SinterCast   produces  a  variety  of   CGI
components ranging from 2 kg to 17 tonnes, all using the same, proven
process  control   technology.    The end-users   of   SinterCast-CGI
components include  Aston Martin,  Audi, Caterpillar,  Chrysler,  DAF
Trucks, Ford, Ford-Otosan,  General Electric Transportation  Systems,
General Motors,  Hyundai, Navistar,  Jaguar,  Kia, Land  Rover,  MAN,
Porsche, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Rolls-Royce Power Engineering,  Toyota,
Volkswagen, Volvo and Waukesha Engine. The SinterCast share is quoted
on  the  Small  Cap  segment   of  the  Nordic  Exchange,   Stockholm
(Stockholmsbörsen: SINT).  END


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