His stroke of genius: to discover a way of brazing cast iron at low temperature - a revolutionary process for the protection and repair of metals that would have been impossible to join otherwise. Castolin also developed fluxes, brazing alloys, and cast-iron repair techniques.

Through his remarkable foresight and the use of "modern" sales techniques (demos and application marketing), Castolin started on its road to glory. Seeing immense possibilities in the U.S.

The know-how of Eutectic engineers together with the reliability and versatility of its products enabled Eutectic to become the predominant specialist brand in the Americas and Anglo-Saxon countries.

Recognising the importance of making technical know-how easily available to customers and the international technical community, René Wasserman created the Castolin Eutectic Institute. A visionary initiative which has since trained many thousands of technicians from all over the world.

Launch of the Conservationist of the Year Award recognising a company's commitment to the environment by utilising wear protective technologies. Environmental responsibility has always been a cornerstone of our philosophy. Long before it became fashionable, our company was promoting the concept of conserving natural resources by extending the life and increasing the efficiency of machinery and industrial equipment.

We have particular expertise in the follow industries: Steel, Cement, Waste & Recycling, Oil & Gas, Mining, Power Generation, Glass, Pulp & Paper, Automobile.

On January 31, 2005, the Messer family became the majority shareholder. We are extremely happy to be a family company again and Messer is an ideal owner. If you take a look at the histories of the Messer companies and of Castolin Eutectic, there are surprising similarities. Both businesses were founded at the start of the 20th century and had nearly identical philosophies to grow through Innovation, Quality and Partnership with Customers.

Investment in developing countries such as China, Ukraine, Egypt, and global manufacturing.

Opening the world's most advanced powder production facility and introduction of the first NanoAlloy® welding consumable.

Castolin Services growth and acquisitions in the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, China, Turkey, Austria, Norway, Hungary and Belgium.

Monitor Coatings, a technology leader for surface engineering in extreme environments with facilities in the UK, Singapore and China.

Whertec, a privately owned company with headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. Whertec has secured a leading position in the boiler coatings market covering the power, recycling, biomass, steel and pulp & paper industries.

Besides growing existing branches, plans for 2015 focused on the Cement, Steel and Mining Industries in Saudi Arabia. The goals of Castolin West Africa Ltd in Nigeria are to create strategic alliances with the country´s major Oil and Cement industrial players and to establish advanced on-site repair capabilities.

A privately owned corporation based in Toronto, Canada, FMP specializes in the research, development, manufacture and field application of innovative, inorganic-hybrid coatings. FMP enjoys a strong presence in the USA as well as more recently also succeeded in entering markets in the Middle East and Asia.

PARAGON PARTNERS, one of the leading, independent private equity firms in Europe, acquires all shares in Castolin Eutectic from the Messer Group.