Metso has completed the acquisition of the Spanish grinding media supplier Santa Ana de Bolueta (Sabo). The acquisition will complement Metso’s current comminution wear parts offering for mining customers. “Metso is the global market leader in performance based services for the global mining industry, and our aim is to continuously strengthen our services offering and footprint. Sabo is a reputable and well-known grinding media provider with an excellent knowhow, and the acquisition fits perfectly into our strategy – through this acquisition we will become a full comminution services partner for our customers”, says João Ney Colagrossi, President, Services business line, Mining and Construction, Metso.“By adding grinding media expertise to our portfolio, we gain a better overall control of mill performance. We can offer comprehensive value adding services packages that materially improve the productivity of our customers’ processes and their overall performance. We will utilise Sabo’s know-how when we develop our global services strategy further during the coming years”, he adds.

Sabo’s offering covers grinding media for SAG, ball mill and Vertimill^TM grinding applications as well as bars for rod mills. These are available in different diameters and materials to guarantee the best performance for the mineral to be processed. Founded in 1841, Sabo was a privately owned grinding media supplier. It has some 40 employees in two locations in Spain. Sabo’s net sales in 2012 were some EUR40 million.