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SinterCast Posts Record Series Production in First Quarter as Passenger Vehicle Sales Begin in North America

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  * March Series production reaches all-time high of over 900,000 Engine
    Equivalents
  * Ford Super Duty® pick-up trucks on sale in North American dealer showrooms
  * Production of NavistarMaxxForce(TM) 7 engine contributes to volume increase

[Stockholm,  8 April 2010] - Following  Ford's announcement of  its all-new 6.7
litre V8 diesel engine during September 2009, sales of the 2011 F-Series pick-up
trucks  have begun in North American  dealer showrooms.  The F-250, F-350, F-450
and  F-550 vehicles  establish a  new benchmark  as the  first application  of a
Compacted  Graphite Iron (CGI) cylinder block  in the high volume North American
pick-up truck sector.  The lead-up to the sales launch was preceded by the start
of  foundry production of the SinterCast-CGI  cylinder block at the Tupy foundry
in  Brazil during  mid-2009, followed  by a  rapid ramp-up  to enable a seamless
transition  from the Model Year 2010 engine.   The 6.7 litre Power Stroke V8 has
received  consistently rave  reviews from  motoring journalists  for exceptional
noise  refinement, power,  torque and  fuel economy  in excess of 26.5 mpg (<8.9
litres  per  100 km),  an  improvement  of  18-25% compared to the diesel engine
option  in  Ford's  2010 Super  Duty(®)  pick-ups.   These  accomplishments were
achieved  while satisfying  2010 U.S. federal  emissions regulations  - the most
stringent NO(x) emissions requirements in the world.

"As  the best selling pick-ups  for more than 30 years,  the Ford F-Series is an
ideal  launching point for SinterCast and CGI in the North America pick-up truck
sector."  said  Dr.  Steve  Dawson,  President  & CEO of SinterCast.  "The rapid
ramp-up  of the Ford  cylinder block production  at the Tupy  foundry in Brazil,
combined  with increased exhaust component  production at the Dashiang Precision
foundry  in China and the  start of production of  the Navistar 6.4 litre V8 CGI
cylinder  block  at  the  Cifunsa  foundry  in  Mexico  has  more  than  doubled
SinterCast's  series production  volume compared  to the  same period  of 2009,
providing  a stable  annualised production  rate of approximately 850,000 Engine
Equivalents (42,500 tonnes) throughout the first quarter.  This volume surpasses
the  previous  annualised  high  of  750,000 Engine Equivalents set in September
2008, prior to the onset of the economic downturn."

For more information, please contact:


 Dr. Steve Dawson

 President & CEO

 SinterCast AB (publ)

 Tel:     +46 8 660 7750

 e-mail:  steve.dawson@sintercast.com <mailto:steve.dawson@sintercast.com>

 Website: www.sintercast.com <http://www.sintercast.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.  SinterCast  produces  a  variety of 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, Navistar, Jaguar, Kia,
Land  Rover,  MAN,  Porsche,  PSA  Peugeot-Citroën,  Renault,  Rolls-Royce Power
Engineering, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo and Waukesha Engine. The SinterCast share
is   quoted  on  the  Small  Cap  segment  of  the  Nordic  Exchange,  Stockholm
(Stockholmsbörsen: SINT).

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