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Mid-City Foundry Company orders SinterCast Mini-System 3000 for increased Compacted Graphite Iron series production

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  * Mini-System 3000 to be installed before year-end
  * Ongoing  production of  industrial power components ranging from 100 to 550
    kg

[Milwaukee  and Stockholm, 21  November 2011] -  Following three  years of niche
volume  production of Compacted  Graphite Iron (CGI)  cylinder heads, compressor
housings  and other bespoke  components for the  industrial power industry, Mid-
City  Foundry Company, Milwaukee, USA, has ordered a process control system from
the  Swedish CGI process control specialist, SinterCast.  The Mini-System 3000,
which   will   be  installed  during  December  2011, supersedes  the  need  for
SinterCast's  on-site  engineering  support  for  each  CGI  casting session and
provides  Mid-City with fully independent CGI series production capability.  The
CGI  components produced at  Mid-City Foundry range  from 100 to 550 kg (220# to
1200#) and  are all used in the  demanding industrial power sector, particularly
for the off-shore oil and gas industries.  All of the CGI components produced at
the Mid-City Foundry Company conform to the international ISO 16112 standard for
Compacted Graphite Iron.

"We  have worked together with SinterCast since 2004 and have combined their CGI
process control know-how with our specialty alloy melting and molding experience
to  establish an  efficient and  robust CGI  production process" said Mr Richard
Wieland,  President of Mid-City Foundry.  "As the market demand for high quality
CGI   components  continues  to  increase,  we  have  invested  in  a  permanent
installation  of  the  SinterCast  process  control  technology  to increase our
production  capability and to improve the flexibility and leadtime with which we
can serve our customers."

"Building  the  successful  CGI  production  history  at  Mid-City, we will pre-
programme  all of  the current  product calibrations  into the Mini-System 3000
control software to provide a seamless and rapid transition to fully independent
series  production" said  Dr Steve  Dawson, President  & CEO of SinterCast.  "We
look  forward to continuing  to work together  with Mid-City to  develop new CGI
product opportunities and applications."

Milwaukee and Stockholm, 21 November 2011

For more information contact:

Mr. Richard Wieland                 Dr. Steve Dawson

President                           President & CEO

Mid-City Foundry Company            SinterCast AB (publ)

Tel:    +1 414 645 0840             Tel:    +46 8  660 7750

e-mail: rwieland@midcityfoundry.com e-mail: steve.dawson@sintercast.com


Mid-City  Foundry Company  produces jobbing  and series  production quality iron
castings  for  the  industrial  engine,  compressor,  gear and transmission, and
specialty  machinery  industries.   Founded  in  1941, Mid-City  specializes  in
complex  thin-wall  pressure  containing  castings  with stringent metallurgical
requirements,  both in the as-cast and  fully machined states.  Mid-City Foundry
produces  gray iron, ductile iron, alloy  iron, and now, Compacted Graphite Iron
components  ranging from 0.5 kg to 1,350 kg (1  to 3,000 lbs) for more than 100
customers  around the  world.  Mid-City  is an  ISO 9001:2000 certified foundry.
 For more information: www.midcityfoundry.com

SinterCast is the world's leading supplier of process control technology for the
reliable  high volume production of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI). With at least
75% higher  tensile strength, 45% higher stiffness  and approximately double the
fatigue strength of conventional grey cast iron and aluminium, CGI allows engine
designers  to improve  performance, fuel  economy and  durability while reducing
engine  weight, noise and  emissions. The SinterCast  technology is used for the
production  of more than 46 CGI components,  ranging from 2 kg to 17 tonnes, all
using  the same proven process control technology.  The end-users of SinterCast-
CGI  components include Aston  Martin, Audi, Caterpillar,  Chrysler, DAF Trucks,
Ford,  Ford-Otosan,  General  Electric  Transportation  Systems, General Motors,
Hyundai,  Jaguar, Jeep,  Kia, Lancia,  Land Rover,  MAN, Navistar,  Porsche, PSA
Peugeot-Citroën,  Renault,  Rolls-Royce  Power  Engineering,  Scania, Toyota, VM
Motori, Volkswagen, Volvo and Waukesha Engine. The SinterCast share is quoted on
the Small Cap segment of the NASDAQ OMX stock exchange (Stockholmsbörsen: SINT).
For more information: www.sintercast.com

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