In Großalmerode, located in the north of Hesse, everything revolves around graphite: this is the basis for the production of special refractory, heavy ceramic crucibles and accessories for the non-ferrous foundry industry. Around 80 employees work at this site, which has more than 150 years of experience. The company, which has been part of Vesuvius since 1998, was founded as early as 1861. One of the core products, which is now sold worldwide under the brand name Foseco, is the crucible. Embedded in the Vesuvius/Foseco sales organisation, which is excellently positioned worldwide, the site can optimally exploit its potential. The many years of experience of the employees and the high willingness to innovate lead to advanced solutions for the customers.

Since 1957, the first casting powders have been developed and produced worldwide under the later name Metallurgica. The resulting successful start with casting powders for ingot and continuous casting led to the founding of the Metallurgica company in 1965. Further developments with regard to automation in application and optimisation of homogeneity led to the first production of granulates worldwide in 1976. With approx. 120 employees, Metallurgica currently operates four spray towers, two fine powder mixing plants and a cored wire plant. From the Mülheim-Heißen site, the products are delivered to over 350 customers in 45 different countries.