Globe Specialty Metals Acquires Core Metals Group

Globe Specialty Metals Inc. has acquired Core Metals Group, LLC, a producer and marketer of high-purity ferrosilicon and other specialty steel ingredients. Globe paid $52 million in cash for the company, which was owned by the Ospraie Funds. The company, headquartered in Coraopolis, PA, services the steel, chemical and other industrial markets.

"This accretive transaction is another step in our aggressive growth and synergistic product diversification strategy," says Jeff Bradley, Globe’s CEO in a release. "It strengthens our growing ferrosilicon business and expands the line of products and services we offer to the market. We are also very pleased with the operations excellence and sales and marketing expertise that is evident throughout Core Metals."

Bradley adds, "With this transaction, we also inherit a first class, well entrenched marketing organization that we expect will enable us to further expand our products and sales into the growing steel markets around the world."

Larry Byrnes, president of Core Metals, commented, "We are delighted about being a part of such a solid, consistently profitable and growing international American-based manufacturing company. The value that the combination of our companies brings to the market is very exciting."