Abrasives and abrasive products are used to remove surface materials such as metal, ceramics, glass, plastics, and paint. Abrasives and abrasive products include discs, belts, blast machines and sandblasters, as well as sheets, rolls, and hand pads.
The High-Performance Materials (HPM) sector is composed of seven activities: Abrasives, Ceramics, Crystals, Grains & Powders, Performance Plastics, Reinforcements & Composites and Textile Solutions. The Abrasives activity was acquired in 1990 as part of Norton and combined with... (more)