Pandrol (Delachaux Group)
HQ FR40% share
Global leader in elastic rail-fastening systems (e-clip, Fastclip) and aluminothermic welding; part of Delachaux.
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Aluminothermic (Thermite) Rail Welding Consumables
Single-use exothermic welding "portions" (thermite charges), crucibles and moulds used to fuse rail ends into continuously welded rail (CWR) in the field. CWR eliminates jointed-rail expansion gaps and is required for high-speed and heavy-haul track. Global supply is led by Pandrol (Railtech brand) and Goldschmidt (formerly Elektro-Thermit / Orgo-Thermit).
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1 essential American goods rely on aluminothermic (thermite) rail welding consumables somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
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2 companies produce aluminothermic (thermite) rail welding consumables.
Goldschmidt (Elektro-Thermit)
HQ DE
Co-leader in aluminothermic rail-welding consumables; successor to the firm whose founder invented the thermite process in 1895.