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“Casting is good one day, bad the next. But we haven’t changed anything. The most common complaint from casthouses and inconsistency of grain refiner plays a big part”, John Courtenay, Chairman and CEO, MQP

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“Casting is good one day, bad the next. But we haven’t changed anything. The most common complaint from casthouses and inconsistency of grain refiner plays a big part”, John Courtenay, Chairman and CEO, MQP
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Date
15 Apr 2023
Source
AL Circle
Edited By
John Courtenay, Chairman and CEO, MQP
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Studying metallurgy at the University of Aston, John started at Foseco International, working his way through ONC, HNC and LIM, before being seconded to Foseco Canada for three years to work on an exciting new product for steel continuous casting plants, going on hold a number of International marketing and technical positions before joining Foseco Japan as general manager of their steel mills division, returning to Foseco International in 1983.

In 1986, he switched from steel to aluminium, starting a long association with aluminium casthouse technology as director of technology and marketing of Foseco Aluminium. After selling this business to Pyotek, he used his experience to form MQP Limited, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020.

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