SSAB appoints Ador Fontech as its first Hardox Wearparts Center in India

December 12, 2013 9:10 am

SSAB has appointed Ador Fontech Ltd. (ADFL) as its Indian partner for representing Hardox Wearparts. Ador Fontech is one of the leading manufacturers of wear parts and wear services in the world and a pioneer in offering life enhancement solutions to the core industry for over 3 decades. Ador’s world-class products are manufactured at its own facilities in India and representing international brands.
“Indian sub-continent is an extremely important market for SSAB,” said Jesper Gordon, Director Wear Services, SSAB APAC. “Integrating SSAB’s knowledge of applied wear and Hardox product range which complement Ador Fontech’s portfolio of products and services, will be of great added value to the customers of the Indian sub-continent.”
Hardox Wearparts  has a global reference in wear parts and wear services. Catering to varied industries including steel, mining, quarries, construction, cement and concrete, coal and energy, metal works, recycling, agriculture, forestry and fishing. Hardox Wearparts has more than 120 centres spread across 40 countries globally.
Speaking about the partnership with SSAB,  R Krishna Kumar, Ador Fontech’s Senior General  Manager-WR Alloy shared, “We are very pleased to partner with a global player like SSAB. The strong brand recall of Hardox helps us to offer multivariate solutions to the industry. By joining hands with SSAB as Hardox Wearparts center, we are able to offer our clients the best in class solutions with the advanced technical support from SSAB.”
“SSAB has helped Ador with the application details of Hardox. Ador is now able to target applications with Hardox in the aftermarket  – cement, mining, raw material handling, steel plants and power plants etc. with much more confidence. With the availability and awareness of Hardox, Ador can also utilise the full potential of its properties and improve the service life of wear components,” Mr Kumar added.