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PLATINUM EQUITY ACQUIRES ECKA GRANULES ASSETS Los Angeles, CA, —December 1, 2010

Platinum Equity announced today it has acquired substantially all material assets of Ecka Granules, a Germany-based manufacturer and distributor of metal powders to a broad range of industries. The acquisition which includes copper, aluminum and magnesium powder manufacturing plants and sales offices will, upon Registration of all share transfers include Australia, Austria, Bahrain, China, Germany, Slovenia, Switzerland, the U.K. and the United States.

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SCM Metal Products Now Offering Electrolytic Copper, February 2010

Research Triangle Park, NC, USA – SCM Metal Products has announced that it has expanded its product portfolio to include a range of electrolytic copper powders. These powders are used in a wide array of industries including carbon brush, friction, diamond bonding, and chemical and metallurgical industries. For more information please contact Customer Service at (919)-287-9873 or -9874 or -9875.

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SCM Metal Products aquires the Brazing Alloys Division of Tricon Industries, Inc., June 2009

"Recently, the Brazing Alloys Division of Tricon Industries, Inc. announced that it
would no longer be supplying brazing pastes and would be winding down its
operations. However, in the last few days a change has occurred in the business
and I am pleased to announce that we completed a sale of the paste line to SCM
Metal Products." stated Jay Winkler, President/CEO of Tricon Industries, Inc.

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