PM Production in Asia
(Source JPMA, PMAI, KPMI, TPMA and CMPMA)
AREA
Japan

Korea

TaiwanIndia

Malaysia

Singapore

ThailandIndonesia

Total

2017
92,166
3,059
95,225
169,636
15,535
185,171
68,917435
69,352
32,6372,070
34,70733,6007,200
40,800
3,744
85
3,829
1,542
404
1,946
16,49866
16,564
6,134
96
6,230
424,874
28,950453,8242018
92,283
3,026
95,309168,876
14,831
183,70765,858639
66,49734,8002,040
36,84036,0008,900
44,900
3,970
95
4,065
1,655
314
1,969
19,771
67
19,838
6,778
104
6,882
429,991
30,016460,007(Metric Tons)

201989,2392,776
92,105
162,612
10,780173,392
64,531
673
65,204
32,6302,060
34,69040,000
10,20050,200
3,920
115
4,035
1,442
384
1,826
18,43476
18,510
6,588
111
6,699
419,396
27,175446,571

19/18(%)
96.7
91.7
96.5
96.3
72.7
94.4
98.0
105.3
98.1
93.7
101.0
94.2
111.1
114.6
111.8
98.7
121.1
99.3
87.1
122.3
92.7
93.2
113.4
93.3
97.2
106.7
97.3
97.5
90.5
97.1

Newsletter

China

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Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
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Copper-base
Total
Iron-Base
Copper-base
Total
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Copper-base
Total
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Copper-base
Total*Included “Others”

Application Field Ratio of PM Production (2019) (%)
AREA
Japan
China
Korea
TaiwanIndia
Malaysia
Singapore
ThailandIndonesia

For
Transportation
Machines
94.2
57.0
95.9
44.0
80.0
67.8
47.5
92.8
100.0

For
Industrial
Machines
4.0
1.0
0.0
26.0
7.0
1.7
3.3
3.6
0.0

For
Electrical
Machines
1.4
28.0
2.3
8.0
8.0
30.2
49.1
3.6
0.0

For
Others
0.4
14.0
1.8
22
5.0
0.2
1.0
0.0
0.0

Connect with usJun 2020

Asian
Powder
Metallurgy
Association

20
20

Mr. Isamu Kikuchi

Kazunori Arai

Takashi Saito

President

Secretariat

Executive Director

June, 2008 - September, 2018

June, 2008 - May, 2014

May, 2014 - May, 20192009

Florence, Italy

2015

Kyoto, Japan

About APMA
Establishment June 11, 2008
m Purpose

The purpose of this association will be to seek the sound development of powder
metallurgy through closer cooperation among business organizations and academic
societies in the field of powder metallurgy in Asia.

m Membership
Business organizations and academic societies in Asia may become members of thisAssociation.

2010

Tokyo, Japan

2017

Hsinchu, Taiwan

m Main Works
1. Establishment of a venue for the PM World Congress in Asia and for the APMA Conference.
2. Communications among powder metallurgy organizations and societies in Asia.
3. Collection and preparation of statistics in Asia.
4. Exchange of information on standardization.
5. Other activities.

2011

Jeju, Korea

2019

Pune, India

2008 Founding Conference (Washington, USA)2009 APMA Board Meeting (Florence, Italy)
2010 APMA Board Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)
2011 APMA 1st Biennial Meeting (Jeju, Korea)
2013 APMA 2nd Biennial Meeting (Xiamen, China)
2015 APMA 3rd Biennial Meeting (Kyoto, Japan)

2008

Washington, USA

20132017 APMA 4th Biennial Meeting (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
Xiamen, China

2019 APMA 5th Biennial Meeting (Pune, India)

I was fortunate enough to attend the 2008 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy held in
Washington D.C. During my stay in the States, I took part in various seminars held by theMetal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) and it struck me that an integrated organization
for powder metallurgy in Asia has yet to be established, despite the numerous countries andcultures in the region. After discussing this with Mr. Isamu Kikuchi (then President of Japan
Powder Metallurgy Association) along with other Asian representatives (from Japan,
Taiwan, Korea and India) who also attended the event, we came to the unanimous decision

to establish the Asia Powder Metallurgy Association (APMA) and reached a consensus on
details, such as the organization of the association and model of its operation.

Chu, Chiu-Lung

Current Occupation
Porite Corporation

Director

Porite Taiwan Co., Ltd.

General Manager

Asia Powder Metallurgy Association

President

Materials Research Society Taiwan

Director

Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufactures Association

Director

Taiwan Metal Industry Association

Director

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy (USA)

Editorial Committee of International
Liaison Committee

The Chinese Institute of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers

Honorary Director

Taiwan Powders and Powder Metallurgy Association

Honorary Director

The SOFC Industrial Alliance

Convener

Past Experiences
1986-1988

Taiwan Powders and Powder Metallurgy Association

Vice President

1988-1992

Taiwan Powders and Powder Metallurgy Association

President

2001-2002

2002 World PM Conference

Technical Program Chairman

2004

European Powder Metallurgy Association PM2004

International Liaison Committee

2010-2013

The Chinese Institute of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers

President

2013-2017

Taiwan Powders and Powder Metallurgy Association

President

The Asia Powder Metallurgy Association was founded with the mission to facilitate
exchange and collaboration of powder metallurgy industries of member countries andrelevant academic institutions, and 12 years have passed since its inception. Under theleadership of Mr. Isamu Kikuchi, the first President of the Association, the Association has
since held biennial international conferences in Asia, organized by members, including the“APMA 2011 in Jeju Korea, APMA 2013 in Xiamen China, APMA 2015 in Kyoto Japan,
2017 Taiwan and 2019 in Pune India”. At each of the International Conferences, the hostnation would welcome experts and elites from various Asian and European/US sectors andacademia with proceedings featuring local cultural elements and full agendas to ensure thatall participants received proper hospitality and plenty of takeaways from the conference.

Since I accepted the position of APMA President in 2018, the Association now has nine
members from Japan, Taiwan, Korea, India and Thailand. As a member of the global
village, the Association will continue to contribute to the prosperous development of themetal powder industries in Asia while strengthening our ties with regional organizations ofmetal powder industries in Europe and U.S. to create more opportunities for exchange.

Chiu-Lung Chu

President, Asia Powder Metallurgy Association

Emily D. Tsai
Secretary
While I was engaged in administrative work at a powder metallurgy company, I would often hear
General Manager Chu talk about powder metallurgy associations in Asia and other parts of the world. I
always thought that powder metallurgy was irrelevant to me because it was different from my job. It was
not until Mr. Uetsuki, Executive Director of the Asia Powder Metallurgy Association (APMA), visited Taiwan inAugust 2019 that my view of the powder metallurgy industry changed. Although powder metallurgy
products are intangible in daily life, they are indispensable.
To promote the association business more smoothly and according to the resolution made by all
members in 2019, the country of origin of the President will take charge of the Office of APMA. It’s anhonor to serve all members. It has been nearly 12 years since the APMA was established. I thank every
member for their support and look forward to their continuous support and guidance in the future.

No.1, Zhongpu Street, Zhunan Township, Miaoli County 350028, Taiwan
Secretary General: Ms. Emily D Tsai
E-mail: emilyt@apma.asia
TEL: +886-37-581-121 Ext. 274
FAX: +886-37-581-128
www.apma.asia

2019November 6-8
Phoenix Jeju, Korea

Korea
KPMI
Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute (KPMI) is a professional
academic society consisted of over 1,800 specialists inuniversities, research institutes and companies on powder
metallurgy technology leading the key and future advanced
industries. KPMI contributes to industrial reinvigoration,

capability improvement and global specialist cultivationin PM industries, with the activities of R&D, technicalinformation exchange between academics and industries, andinternational cooperative network, since 1993.

Korean Powder Metallurgy
Institute Spring Conference

Dr. Sung-Tag Oh
President of KPMI
Professor
Department of Materials Science andEngineering
Seoul National University of Science andTechnology
My name is Sung-Tag Oh, President of
the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institutesince 2020. I and the members of thesociety will cooperate actively for thedevelopment of the Asian Powder
Metallurgy Association. Next year, APMA
2021 will be held in Jeju Island, Korea.
We are looking forward to meeting you
in Jeju for the unique opportunity to
exchange knowledge and experience
with experts and professionals fromacademia and all branches of theindustry.

Korean Powder Metallurgy
Institute Spring Conference

Powder Metallurgy
Technician's School

2nd International Symposium on Innovation in Materials Processing
Incorporating the Fall Conference of Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute2020

April 2-3,
Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention
Center, Gyeongju , Korea

kpmi

2019

April 4-5
Yeosu Expo Convention Center, Yeosu, Korea

isnnm

Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute
Unit 706, (635-4, Yeoksam-Dong) 22, 7-gil,
Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, 06130
Seoul, Republic of Korea
E-mail: kpmi@kpmi.or.kr
TEL: +82-2-539-4603 FAX: +82-0303-0947-4603
www.kpmi.or.kr
www.isnnm.org

16th International
Symposium on Noveland Nano Materials(ISNNM-2020)

2019

Korean Powder Metallurgy
Institute Fall Conference

2020
July 5 - July 10, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

November 27-28,
Korea Institute of Materials
Science, Changwon, Korea

November 4-6,
Phoenix Jeju, Korea

Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Sinkwan
908-ho, 22, Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu,
Seoul, Republic of Korea
E-mail: kunlee1224@hanmail.net
TEL: +82-2-539-4603

Korea

FAX: +82-0505-115-4603
www.kpmi.or.kr

KPMA
KPMA gathered for the first time in 2000 in support of the 2006
World PM Congress and has since remained its operation; it

Mr. Kun Jin Lee

Mr. Joon Park

currently has 30 member firms including PM manufacturers,
Powder suppliers, and Equipment companies.

President of KPMA.
Korea Sintered Metal Co., Ltd.

General secretary of KPMA.
President of JPC Company

Details of the members:

I have been serving as thepresident of KPMA since March2017.

I am the general secretary at KPMA. My first work with Powderindustry was back in 1988 with Hoganas Korea company. After23 years of service, I started up my own company, JPC,
importing and distributing iron copper, nickel powder to PM
industry. I am honored to have witnessed the development of
Korean PM industry with my own eyes since the 1980s when it
was really small; then it began to grow and take off from theearly 2000s.

PM sector include Korea Sintered Metal, Halla Stackpole,
Sinteron, Korea Powder Metallurgy plus 13 more members thatcover more than 95% of the entire PM Market share.
Powder production companies are: Chang Sung Corp, Poongsan
Holdings, Höganäs Korea+Powder sales representatives
followed by Metek (QMP), Woolim (Kobe steel) etc. Equipment
companies include Dae Hwa Press, Jung Wha Press, Korea
Tamakawa. + Equipment sales office Naewai Commercial(Yoshisuga), Yangwoo (Fluidtherm). KPMA gathering isscheduled 4 times per year and one of them is the Annual
General Meeting.

Also I am the president of Korea
Sintered Metal Co., Ltd., andSamhan Co., Ltd., thoseCompanies are powder
metallurgy companies that
represent Korea in the powder
metallurgy market.
I hope to continue all of our
growth and development throughclose cooperation and offer
assistance to those who serve
powder metallurgy industry.

KPMA president and directors serve a 2-year term with possible
extension.
KPMA has been a center that helps exchange market

information, introduce new technology and keep a mutual
relationship among members. It also helps members to obtainreliable statistical data about the industry by continuingly
collecting data such as Korean Iron powder shipments which
provide the best barometer for the health of PM industry.
On behalf of its members, KPMA speaks with a single voice todeliver its demand to the State Ministry.
However, it is still a young organization and more technicalprograms need to be planned. KPMA has begun to organize
technical sessions at the joint technical symposium with KPMI
and will also partake in biennial technical education programs.

Over the years, the PM industry has increasingly grown inparallel with the growth of affiliated industries it serves bywelcoming and embracing new metal powder based technologies
and solutions.

In the future, KPMA needs towork together with the members
and continues to encourage themto participate in the developmentof new PM parts andtechnologies by promoting andsharing the industry’s successstories.

Now Korean PM market is estimated to be 70,000 ton in termsof Iron powder demand. The growth of PM is, of course,
dependent on the growth of the end user market, in the press
and sintering business and in the automotive sector. Traditional
markets for PM are being threatened across the globe, as theautomotive industry is forced to move away from large internal
combustion engines to smaller power units and alternative
energy sources. Some said already in early 1990s that it would
happen in 10-15 years time. Others say now in 2020 that will
be a norm in 5-10 years. It looks likely to happen sooner. Do
you really feel discouraged? Why don’t you try to look at thebright side?
Development is the key we must go through, and it is mostimportant during periods of significant changes in the markets
and members it serves, especially where the core of theindustry find itself at risk. The changing automotive landscape,shaped by growing demand for hybrid and electric vehicles,
is of concern to many in the field of Powder Metallurgy.
However, with this threat, opportunities also arise.
Looking back in early 1990s, the size of Korean market
compared to that of 2020, Korean market has grown about
three times bigger.
What could have happened if we were all just discouraged
when we first heard about the shift of industrial trends? New PM
parts have emerged year after year around the globe, andthey also took over markets that were making parts with othertechnologies. A lot of effort on new PM parts have been madebut have never been produced yet by PM technologies, forinstance, the PM transmission gear that’s being developed. I
would like to see the trends continue. I also believe and trust itis the way the PM industry should undergo and it will greatly
benefit to all the supply chains.

Members meet 4 times, including One
annual General meeting per year.

Members meet 4 times, including One
annual General meeting per year.

2019

Japan
JPMA
JPMA Association introduction
The Japan Powder Metallurgy Association was founded topromote Powder Metallurgy Industries of Japan in 1956, and isgoing to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the establishment, in
April, 2020. During these years, the PM fields have beendeveloping steadily, and they laid a stable foundation for the PM
business to be established.

The Association Members are composed of 62 companies,
including 4 overseas companies, and 2 Associations (MPIF and
EPMA). The members of this Association focus on manufacturing
PM products, metal powder products, PM machines, and sales.
The JPMA activities are carried out by 12 working groups, suchas 10 committees and 2 sections supported by about 100 staff
belonged to various association members, and more than 50
meetings are held annually.
The members of Automobiles and Automobile Parts
Manufacturers also participate in JPMA activities as PM
consumers. Recently, MIM related members are increasing theiractivities such as holding MIM product booths in exhibitions
under the cooperation of the JPMA. We are promoting new

projects and recruiting technology companies such as the state of
the art 3D laminate shaping business. The JPMA is considering to
make activities more substantial and active to further promote PM
industries.

The JPMA Secretariat members are Mr. Yusuke Watanuki,

Manager in charge of Technology (hobby: running, bikemaintenance), Ms. Tokie Sakamoto, Chief in charge of Accounting(hobby: walking and gourmet tour, her favorite is chocolate), Ms.
Aoi Yamanaka, Chief in charge of planning and statistics (hobby:
aquarium tour, her favorite is shark), and myself Yoshio Uetsuki,
Executive Director.
Your cooperation would be much appreciated.

Mr. Nobuhiro Hashimoto

Mr. Yoshio Uetsuki

Feb

President of JPMA
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd

Executive Director of JPMA
Japan Powder Metallurgy Association,
Executive Director(Mercedes-Benz)

To Our APMA members:
I would like to introduce myself as the new chairman of
JPMA from May this year. My name is Nobuhiro
Hashimoto. I appreciate that you give me this great
opportunity to offer my greetings in the APMA
newsletter. Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA)
was founded in 1956 to conduct research on the
powder metallurgy industry, to improve its development
and to promote the welfare of customers. Currently, 62
companies are JPMA`s members including productmanufacturers, raw material manufacturers andequipment manufacturers.
I am also the general manager of Powder Metal
Products Division in Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. I
would like to introduce our sintering business: thepowder metal products business operates in 10
countries around the world, and there are 15 affiliatedcompanies worldwide (1 in Japan, 3 in North America,
3 in China, 3 in ASEAN, 3 in Europe, and 2 in Korea)
and 18 manufacturing bases. We will continue toprovide a stable supply of high-performance materials
and unique powder metal products to our customers
around the world.
Looking at the world economy this year, the decline in
the growth rate has become remarkable, and theenvironment surrounding the powder metallurgy
industry in Asia is predicted to remain gloomy. In
addition, the trend of electrification of automobiles is
accelerating, which means our main market, theautomotive industry, is undergoing a once-in-a-century
revolution resulting in the elimination of many engines
and transmission parts. In order to address these
difficult issues, it will be important for APMA participatingin organizations to interact with each other and share
information on how to extend the use of sinteredproducts.
In 2021, an international conference hosted by APMA
will be held in Korea. We (JPMA) will continue to support
APMA activities in the future, including dispatching adelegation team to Korea. In 2024, WORLD PM2024 will
be held in Yokohama. We would be most grateful if
you could join us at the event.
I would like to thank everyone in advance and am
looking forward to meeting APMA members in the near
future.

Factory Tour in India

Dear Friends,
This is Yoshio Uetsuki, Executive Director of JPMA, and let me
introduce myself.
I worked at Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., for 38 years,
and retired in July 2019. Now I work for JPMA. Please call me“Yoshi” as the shortened name. My home is in Setagaya-ku,
Tokyo, and my family includes my wife and a daughter.
My hobbies are driving, playing golf and power-spot tours,
especially the last one, I have enjoyed the tours for a longtime since such tours are fascinating to me.
The “Power Spot” is Japanese English, and may betranslated to “an Energy Vortex” or a place believed to givevisitors some special energy, a spiritual force that heals or
refreshes. Well known Power Spots are generally thought tohave historical or religious backgrounds; for example, theImperial Palace and Meiji Jingu Shrine. When visiting such a
spiritual place, it is thought to have dialogues with invisible
existence, it may refresh my soul and body, and I can think
myself as a part of the nature or the universe and feel
eternal energy.

NovemberTour of Technical Committee
for Sintered Parts

2020

The recommended overseas power spot is the Holy placeof Hawaii “Summit of Mt. Mauna Kea (4,205m above sea
level), where we can observe the sun dynamically set in asea of cloud that changes , and a never experienced sky
full of stars from the nearby astronomy observatory.
According to one theory, our visible world is said to beabout 5% of the whole world. When we experience amystery of an invisible world, a new “awareness” could beobtained.

JanuaryAwards Ceremony
Various Honors(Recognition of Superior Employees)

I think my position in the PM world assigns me a mission tofurther progress the PM industries. Under the notion of such
mission, I would like to do my best, together with my APMA
Friends. APMA Friends, for the sake of promoting Asian PM
industries, let’s work together in the future like we always
have.
At last, I would like to describe my favorite word. This is thequote of the great Greek philosopher Socrates. “The only
thing I know is that I know nothing.”

2-16 Iwamoto-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo 101-0032, Japan
E-mail: info@jpma.gr.jp
E-mail: y-uetsuki@jpma.gr.jp
TEL: +81-3-3862-6646 FAX: +81-3-5687-0599
www.jpma.gr.jp

JanuaryAwards Ceremony
Various Honors(Personal Prize@Mr.Isamu Kikuch)c/o Research Institute for Production

Japan

Development, 15 Morimoto-cho,
Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0805, Japan
E-mail: inoue@jspm.or.jp
E-mail: y-uetsuki@jpma.gr.jp

JSPM

TEL: +81+75-721-3650 FAX: +81+75-721-3653
www.jspm.or.jp

JSPM is a learned society that supports scientific and technologicalinquiries and innovations in the field of the powder and powder metallurgy.
We were founded in May 1958 and currently have more than 1,000
regular members, 140 student members and about 120 corporate
members.

Prof. Kazuyoshi
YoshimuraPresident of JSPM
Professor
My major works in research
are on transition-metal alloys
and compounds:
syntheses and chemical/
physical characterizations(magnetism andsuperconductivity). I will do mybest to manage JSPM well. All
the best, KY

We hold annual meetings twice a year covering the complete field of
powder and powder metallurgy, each with 200 presentations and 500
participants generally. Tutorial short courses and also lecture meetings on
today’s and tomorrow’s challenges are also held regularly. Experimental
studies on the development of technical skills are conducted on request.
Every year we hold 3 seminars to learn from the basics to the applied
technologies of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. They have more than
100 attendees respectively, and they are very practical and useful for
attendees.
We publish a scholarly journal entitled “Journal of the Japan Societyof Powder and Powder Metallurgy” [Funtai oyobi Funmatsu Yakin]every month of each year as well as scientific and technological books
occasionally. It is uploaded to the public web site of J-STAGE as soon as
it is printed every month. Our online-journal URL is https://www.jstage.
jst.go.jp/browse/jjspm/-char/en.
We award excellent scientific and technological achievements and also
services, which are divided into 9 categories in the field of the Powder
and Powder Metallurgy. 9 categories are: Award for DistinguishedService, Award for Distinguished Achievements in Research, Award forDistinguished Achievements in Development, Award for Innovatory
Research, Award for Innovatory Development, Distinguished Paper

Ms. Yoko Inoue
Executive Director
Secretary General Association, Executive Director
I have been working at JSPM for more than 27 years. From thisyear, I'm going to attend to my work faithfully as an executive
director. I did not major in PM technology. Instead, I did a lot of
support works for members and APMA.
My first participation in the international conference was the2006 World PM held in Jeju, Korea. I'm very glad to have some
opportunities to attend many conferences and to meet a lot of
people.

Here, I introduce myself. I like getting together with my friends
and family. I always spend a happy time with pleasant talks,
good cuisine and good drinks. There was a big news in Marchin my private life: my first granddaughter was born just in thismonth.
My hobbies are traveling, reading books and sewing. So I'm
making some things for her. It's my current pleasant time.
I would like to make more communication and more to keep
good friendships with my colleagues.

Award, Award for New Technology & New Products, Award forDistinguished Technical Skill, Award for Best Presentation by Student.
Every member has the right to be given the award.
We have 7 technical divisions including 19 committees that discuss thescientific researches and technologies respectively. They aim to trial researchstudies on technical skills in the field of the powder andpowder metallurgy. 7 technical divisions are: Fundamentalof Powder Metallurgy, Hard Materials, Magnetic Materials,
Fundamental of Powders, Powder Forming, New Functional
JSPM AWARD
Materials, Sintered Parts for Automobile.

2019

Party
Spring Meeting

Fall Meeting

We will hold annual meetings in spring and fall (twice per one year in general).
The spring meeting this year will be held from 26th to 27th in May at the Nishiwaseda Campus, Waseda University.
There are 2 sessions of special interests and 4 special issues as follows:

Sessions of special interests

1. Simulation Technology for Materials and Process Using Powder as a Starting Material
2. Leading Edge of Environmental and Energy Materials 2020

Special Sessions
1. New Developments in Powder Metallurgical Technology and Product Evaluation
2. Control and Manipulation of Microstructure in Magnetic Materials for Functional Devices
3. Challenges and Further Development of Metal Injection Molding
4. New Development in Preparation of Nanomaterials and Technology for Their Use in Fabrication of Composites.
We have about 130 papers (oral presentations) and some exhibitions. We expect many interesting presentations andenthusiastic discussion with more than 450 participants.
In October, 2020, we will hold the fall meeting at Kyushu University in Fukuoka (12 years have passed since it waslast held at Kyushu University).
We will also have some special topics there, for instance, “Additive Manufacturing” and “Hard Materials”.
We will also hold the PM seminar every year, which consists of three courses: beginners (in July), basic and applied
courses (in November). Participants can choose any of these courses they hope to take respectively.We hope theknowledge of Powder & Powder Metallurgy will be expanded through these courses.

TaiwanTPMA
Dr. Sea-Fue Wang

The Taiwan Powder Metallurgy Association (TPMA),
founded in 1980, currently has 172 personal members andPresident

82 industrial members. The aim of the TPMA is to promotetechnical and industrial development in the fields of powders
and powder metallurgy in Taiwan. TPMA also provides aDistinguished Professor (Lifetime)and President
Department of Materials &Mineral Resources Engineering
National Taipei University ofTechnology

platform for knowledge exchange and cooperation.

Each year, the TPMA holds an annual member congress,
several academic/technical seminars, and practice courses.
The TPMA publishes numerous handbooks and the Bulletinof Powders and Powder Metallurgy Association (fourvolumes per year).
The association also contributes to international PM activities
and conferences. Recently, TPMA members attended several
international PM conferences, including APMA2019 inIndia, WorldPM2018 in China, APMA2017 in Taiwan,
WorldPM2016 in Germany, and APMA2015 in Japan. The
APMA2017 conference was organized by TPMA and held in
Hsinchu, Taiwan. Furthermore, cross-strait PM conferences

His research interests include processing, characterization, and theoreticalunderstanding of electronic, magnetic, and optical ceramics. Professor Wang has
been recognized worldwide for his contribution in the development of low-firemicrowave ceramics, formulations for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and
inductors (MLCIs), solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), and ceramic films for resistive random
access memories (RRAMs). These outstanding results have been published in SCI journal
papers and transferred as technical patents. He is currently the Chairperson of AsianElectroceramics Association (AECA) and Powders and Powder Metallurgy Association of
the Republic of China, Vice President of the Materials Research Society, Taiwan and theformer Chairperson of Taiwan Ceramic Society. He was the chairman of organizing
Committee for the 4th International Conference on Powder Metallurgy in Asia (APMA2017), the general chairs of 10th Asian Meeting on Electroceramics (AMEC-2016),
International Union of Materials Research Societies-International Conference on
Electronic Materials 2014 (IUMRS-ICEM 2014) and 2013 International Thin Films
Conference. To date, he holds more than 65 national and international patents and283 scientific journal publications. Due to his great contribution to Materials, he has won
many awards including Distinguished Engineering Professor Award granted by Chinese
Institute of Engineers, Taiwan, Outstanding Service Award granted by Materials ResearchSociety, Taiwan, 15th National Standardization Achievement Award granted by Bureauof Standards, Metrology & Inspection, M.O.E.A, R.O.C. and Ceramic Indus. Award
granted by Taiwan Ceramic Society.

Prof. Ming-Wei Wu is a professor in the Department of Materials and Mineral Resources
Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan. He also serves as thesecretary-general of Taiwan Powder Metallurgy Association (TPMA). Prof. Wu earned his
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at National Taiwan University in 2007. He wasa visiting PhD student at the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Technical
University of Berlin, Germany, in 2006. Prof. Wu was previously an R&D engineer at Solar
Applied Materials Technology Corporation in 2008 and 2009. He held an academic
position at National Formosa University between 2010 and 2013 before joining National
Taipei University of Technology in 2014.

are held once every two years.

2019

Sea-Fue Wang is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the President of
National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan. He graduated from National Taipei
Institute of Technology, Taiwan, in 1979. He received his M.S. in MetallurgicalEngineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1985 and his Ph.D.
in Ceramic Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1991. From 1991 to 1993, he
was a Research Associate at Materials Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State
University. Before joining Taipei Tech in 1997, he was a Senior Research andDevelopment Engineer at Vitramon Incorporated, a company of Vishay. He had served
as Department Head for 6 years, Dean of Engineering College for 3 years, and VicePresident of the University for 4 years. He was elected as the 14th President andinaugurated on February 1st, 2018.

Rm. 404, Bldg. 52, No. 195, Sec. 4, Zhongxing Road,
Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
E-mail: sfwang@ntut.edu.tw
E-mail: mwwu@ntut.edu.tw
TEL: +886-3-5827091 FAX: +886-3-5822336
www.pmaroc.com.tw

Dr. Ming-Wei Wu
Secretary General
Professor
Department of Materials &Mineral Resources Engineering
National Taipei University ofTechnology

His research fields are the sintering and processing of metallic and ceramic powders.
Within these fields, he mainly focuses on three topics: (1) Sintering and the mechanicalproperties of various powder metallurgy steels, (2) anisotropies in the microstructure andmechanical properties of selective laser melted Ti alloys, and (3) sintering and theelectrical properties of ZnO-based and TiO2-based sputtering targets for transparent
conductive films. His areas of expertise include powder metallurgy, sintering theory,
microstructural characterization, mechanical properties, and fracture analysis.
Prof. Wu has published more than 50 articles (journals, conferences, and proceedings),
including 6 papers in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 5 papers in Materials
Science and Engineering A, 3 papers in Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2
papers in Materials and Design, 2 papers in Ceramics International, and 1 paper eachin Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of the American Ceramic Society,
Materials Characterization, and Metals and Materials International. He was the firstauthor on the previous 22 SCI articles. Furthermore, Prof. Wu was awarded the Marcus
A. Grossmann Young Author Award by ASM International in 2016.

APMA 2019
India
PMAI
The Powder Metallurgy Association of India wasfounded in 1973. Its aim and objective is to serve
as a National Organization to promote, encourageand develop the growth of Metal Powder and
Powder Metallurgy Industries and stimulateinterest in the science and technology and allied
techniques and applications thereof.
The Powder Metallurgy Association of India acts
as an interface and facilitator to Powder Metallurgy
Industry, Academic institutions and Government ofIndia, and furthers the development of Powder
Metallurgy in India through structured initiatives.
The Powder Metallurgy Association of India hosts
one annual International Powder Metallurgy
Conference, in addition to hosting Powder Metal
Short courses for industry and students.

2019

September 29
PM SHORT COURSE 26

Mr. Aniket Gore

Mr. K.S. SamantPresident of PMAI

Director of PMAI

Mr. Aniket Gore is a Chemistry Graduate from Mumbai University.
After a couple of years of pharmaceutical marketing, he learnt
paint technology and co-established a specialty coatingcompany, Harlequin Coatings, which continues to be a niche
supplier of high quality coatings. In 1997, Mr. Gore joined thefamily business and focused on expansion and diversificationof the flagship company Ceramet Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Today,
Ceramet Consultants has evolved into a business strategy andexecution house, and supplies critical capital equipment andniche raw materials to a number of industries in India.

Mr. Keshav Samant has worked with IIT Mumbai as atechnical officer in the area of Powder Metallurgy. He
had the privilege to collaborate with eminent Indian
P/M personalities like Prof. G.S .Tendolkar and Prof. P
Ramakrishnan. His specialized area has been heavy
duty contact materials and diamond tools. He has
been associated with many projects undertaken by
IIT Mumbai in the area of P/M.

Ceramet has established market leadership concerning supplyof niche solutions to the powder metallurgy, Ceramic, Magnetic
and Graphite Industries in India. Mr. Gore has been working
with PMAI since 1997, and had served as the Joint-Secretary
and Vice-President. Mr. Gore is also a known name among
the niche investor circle in microcap and small cap Indian
Equities. He also participates as an angel investor in the startup
ecosystem in India. He is also a mentor and board member ofa fast scaling consumer beverage and snack business basedout of South India.

Mr. Samant has been associated with PMAI since
2002, and was the Honorary Treasurer for 8 years,
before taking over the responsibility as the Director
PMAI. Mr. Samant is also an international Bridge playerof repute. He has represented India in several WorldChampionships and has taken many responsible
positions in Indian Federation such as Chief of TechnicalManagement, Chief of Junior Development. Presently,
Mr. Samant is Honorary Secretary and Chief Coachof the Bridge Federation of India.

102, Anandi, 1st Floor, M.B. Raut Road,
Shivaji Park, Dadar,
Mumbai - 400028, India
E-mail: president@pmai.in
director@pmai.in
TEL: +91-2224-441052
www.pmai.in

2019

China
CPMS
China Powder Metallurgy Society is a joint committeeof different powder metallurgy-related branches of 7
societies or associations, including China Nonferrous
Metals Society, China Materials Society, China
Mechanical Engineering Society, China Metals
Society, China Steel Structure Association, China
General Machine Components Industry Association,

and China Nonferrous Metal Fabrication Industry
Association. It was founded in 2000 with 5 PM
society (associations) branches and expanded to 7
society (association) branches in 2012. The
headquarters of CPMS is located in Powder
Metallurgy Research Institute (PMRI), Central South
University (CSU), and is managed by The State Key
L a b o r a t o r y o f P o w d e r M e t a l l u rg y. C P M S i s

responsible for academic gathering of professors,scientists, and engineers, for PM education to college
students and industry technicians, for popularizationof PM knowledge to the society and for constructive
policy advice to state and local governments. Powder
Metallurgy Research institute in CSU was theoriginating place of powder metallurgy in China, andhad supported china’s powder metallurgy with morethan 5000 alumni in universities, institutes andindustries. Now PMRI has more than 210 staff, 2000
undergraduate and postgraduate students, and is oneof the world-largest centers for R&D and education of
powder metallurgy. Based on CPMS, PMRI will aim

to provide a solid platform for technology
communication and information exchange on powder
metallurgy, to establish close relationship in between
PM universities and industries, to promote academic

impact internationally, technological competitiveness,and to accelerate the progress of science andtechnology of PM in China.

Prof. Baiyun Huang

Prof. Yong Liu

President

Secretary General

Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Dean of Powder Metallurgy Research institute,
Central South University

Prof. Huang earned his Bachelor’s degree in
Metallurgy in 1969 from Central South University of
Mining and Metallurgy (now Central South University),and his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from
Iowa State University in 1986. Then, he worked for
The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National
Laboratory until 1988, when he came back to
Powder Metallurgy Research institute of Central
South University of Technology (also now Central
South University), as a Professor and Director. Prof.
Huang has long been working in advanced
composites, including friction materials, hightemperature carbon composites and near net
shaping techniques, and invented a series of highperformance brakes and friction materials for
airplanes, heavy vehicles and advanced
machinery. He founded and led The State Key
Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, The National
Engineering Research Center of Powder Metallurgy,
National Collaborative Innovation Center for
Advanced Nonferrous Structural Materials andManufacturing, and made Central South University
the largest R&D center for powder metallurgy andnonferrous materials in the world.
He has published more than 300 papers in peerreviewed scientific journals and 60 patents, andreceived numerous high-level science andtechnological awards, including the highest
National Science and Technology Innovation
Award. Prof. Huang was elected as a member ofChinese Academy of Engineering in 1999, and amember of The World Academy of Science in2007. He was the President of Central South
University, the President of Chinese Materials Society
and vice Chairman of China Association for
Science and Technology.

Powder Metallurgy Research Institute,
Central South University,
No. 932, Lushan South Road,
Changsha Hunan Province 410083, P.R. China
E-mail: yonliu@csu.edu.cn
TEL: +86-731-88830417 FAX: +86-731-88830417
Under construction, or tentatively visit SKLPM
www.sklpm.csu.edu.cn

Prof. Liu earned his Bachelor’s degree in Powder
Metallurgy from Central South University of Technology(now Central South University) in 1993, and his Ph.D.
degree in Materials Science from the same university
in 1999, where he also worked as a lecturer,
associated Professor and Professor. He was a visiting
scientist in Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The
University of Tennessee from 2005 to 2006, and as anexperienced visiting scientist in RWTH Aachen from2009-2011, awarded by Alxander von Humboldt
Foundation, Germany. He was the vice Dean ofPowder Metallurgy Research Institute of Central South
University from 2016-2014, and the Dean of theinstitute since 2014. Prof. Liu has long been involved in
powder metallurgical materials and techniques,
including cemented carbides, Ti alloys and TiAlintermetallics, high entropy alloys and additive
manufacturing. He successfully developed functional
graded cemented carbides for mining andmachining, and low-cost Ti alloys for advanced
applications. He has published over 200 scientificjournal papers and 2 books, applied for 44 patents,and has won the highest Science and Technological
Progress Award of China for cemented carbides. He
has also won several important prizes in China,
including the Outstanding Young Scholar Project of
National Natural Science Foundation of China. Now he
is a member of the international editorial board ofjournals of Intermetallics and Materials
Characterization.

September 18-21

Chongqing, Advanced PM Materials andTechnology Session in 12th Annual Conferenceof China Nonferrous Metals Society

July 11-13, 2019

Chengdu, PM Materials Session in 2019 Annual
Conference of China Materials Society

October 10-12

Yinchuan, 2019, 4th Conference on Manufacturingof Special Powder Metallurgy and Composites

2019

November 13-15

Changsha, Summit
Meeting of China
PM in 2nd Advanced
Materials Industry
ConferenceChina1. In March, 2020 (the scheduled time, which has been
postponed), the Alliance will serve as a supportingorganization to hold the “Annual Meeting of Powder

CPMA

Metallurgical Industry Technology Innovation 		Strategic Alliance and 2020 Shanghai International

Powder Metallurgy Industry Technology Forum” inShanghai.

CPMA was initiated and formed in August 2013, by 33
organizations and companies, including China Iron &Steel Research Institute Group, Central South University,
Anshan Steel, Wuhan Iron and Steel, Laiwu Steel,
Beijing Nonferrous Metal Research Institute, Guangzhou
Nonferrous Metal Research Institute, TONGMUO New
Materials Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Automotive Powder
Metallurgy Co., Ltd. and Wuhu Chery Technology Co.,
Ltd. It connects with domestic universities, research
institutes and manufacturers in PM new materials,
machinery and automotive applications. In 2011, CPMA
officially joined the Asian Powder Metallurgy Association(APMA) as China's sole representative of the PM industry.
In October 2013, CPMA officially became a national pilot
union as publicized on the official website of the Ministryof Science and Technology of China.
In the past years since its establishment, CPMA formeda sound organization and a secretariat to develop the
management system, built a website, actively carriedout technological innovation activities, and achieved
remarkable results. Its influence in PM and relatedindustries has been increasing both domestically andinternationally. CPMA also drafted the “12 th FiveYear Plan” of Technological Innovation in PM industry,
designed the PM technology roadmap, establishedstandard committees, carried out the key technology joint
research and formed a sustainable operation mechanism.
CPMA successfully organized series of conferences andparties, including the Annual National Powder Metallurgy
Industry Development Forum, several technical and new
product development seminars, the National Powder
Metallurgy Powder Metallurgy Conference and CrossStrait Seminar, APMA2013 and WORLDPM2018, etc.
For the next step, the CPMA will focus on the key PM
new materials and products required by the national

Mr. Shaoming Zhang

Prof. Wei Han

President

Secretary General

Mr. Zhang Shaoming, doctoral adviser and professor,
holds the positions of chairman of China Iron &Steel Research Institute Group, president of CPMA,
vice-president of China Iron and Steel Industry
Association, vice-president of the Chinese Society
for Metals and the member of the National
Committee of CPPCC. Engaged in the research on
metallic materials and the advanced preparationand processing technologies for a long time,
Professor Zhang endeavors to study and develop
the metallic solidification control technology, metal
powder materials and the preparation technology.
He has been in charge of and participated inseveral national science and technology projects
and international cooperation projects, won 1
second prize for National Prize for Progress inScience and Technology and 3 first prizes forprovincial and ministerial prize for progress inscience and technology, published more than 40
pieces of academic papers and applied for 25
patents.

Ms. Han Wei is a professor, doctoral adviser, anddirector of China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group.
She has been engaged in the research, development
and scientific research management of metallic
functional materials and powder metallurgy
technology. She has also been responsible for several
national scientific research projects, achieved 1
second prize for National Prize for Progress in Scienceand Technology and applied for 5 national patents.
Professor Han has been the Executive Director andSecretary General of CPMA since 2010, responsible forthe comprehensive work of routine business ofsecretariat of the union and the routine businesses.
Furthermore, she is also the Secretary General ofWORLDPM2018 World Powder Metallurgy Convention(Beijing).

2. In July 2020, the Alliance will co-host the Fifth
Conference on New Multiple-Use Materials for
Military and Civilian

3. The Alliance will hold the Powder Metallurgy 		Technology Business Forum

4. In February, the Alliance began to organize domestic
personnel to register for the Canadian World Powder
Metallurgy Conference 2020.

5. The Alliance plans to organize a special committee tocompile and release the “Blue Book on the 		
Development of China’s Powder Metallurgy Industry
in 2020”.

6. The Alliance will hold MIM and iron powder meetingsin Guangzhou in the first half of the year and the MIM

and Material Adding Manufacturing Forum in Shenzhen
in the second half of the year.

7. Planning for the Establishment of the National Powder
Metallurgy Industry Innovation Center.

economic construction, national defense andstrategic development of new industries. It willorganize the members to integrate production
and research, actively carry out joint scientificand technological research, provide a series ofhigh-quality products and technology solutions,develop the applications of new PM productsin the emerging field of national economy, andachieve the overall development of powder
metallurgy industry.

No.76, Xueyuan South Road, Haidian
District, Beijing 100081, China
E-mail: shmzhang@cisri.com | hanw@cisri.com.cn
TEL: +86-106-2182168 / +86-106-2182468
FAX: +86106-2188076
www.cpma.com.cn

2019Thailand

ThaiPMA Activities 2019

Thai PMA•••

The idea of establishing the Thailand Powder Metallurgy
Association (ThaiPMA) started in 2015 when seven major

companies in the Powder Metallurgy industry had an opportunity
to discuss the future of the PM industry with the research institute(MTEC) and universities. All parties reached a consensus tocollaborate as a whole entity for the mutual benefits of theindustry, as stated in the objectives of the association.

ThaiPMA Objectives
1. To promote powder metallurgy technology to industries,
academics, research institutes, and everyone.
2. To encourage the use of powder metallurgy,
to be the first and the chosen one.
3. To develop and prepare human resources andqualified engineers in the industry.
4. To be the center of knowledge and information
sharing among the members.
5. To acquire a better understanding of the related
sectors e.g. tooling, heat treatment, etc.
6. To be the liaison between the government relations
and PM industry e.g. Tax benefit, BOI, etc.

Mr. Pramote
Eiangkhunchorn
President
Director of Sumitomo Electric Sintered
Components (T) Co., Ltd.
It took many years with support and a lot ofefforts from various parties before theThailand Powder Metallurgy Association
was successfully established. The
association was united by many institutions
such as educational institutes (Universities),
Research Institute (National Metal andMaterials Technology Center ""MTEC""),seven major PM manufactures and PMrelated companies in Thailand. The activityof the association started since 2015 andwas approved by the government as alegalized association in 2016 under thename of Thailand Powder Metallurgy
Association (ThaiPMA). ThaiPMA was proudly
certified as a member of APMA in 2017.

Guest Lecture Program

Secretary General
Director of Acme International (Thailand) Limited
The main objective of ThaiPMA is to convey thismessage to all the stakeholders in the industry,
especially to end-users and public bodies. We work as
a team and try to promote the technology andconvince more people to convert to the use of PM, orin the best case scenario, design for PM. Moreover,another important goal of ThaiPMA is to collect andpromote the knowledge of PM technology to ourmembers and anyone who is interested. Because webelieve that the world will be a better place with
Powder Metallurgy.

••

Guest Lecture on“Quality Problems of Sintering and Heat Treatment”
Keynote session on“Powder Metallurgy in the Past 50 Years in Japan”
ThaiPMA AM/PM Best Paper Award 2019
PM Handbook in Thai Language

ThaiPMA Activities 2020
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PM Training for Automotive End-users
Public PM School
Public Metallography School
Guest Lecture / Keynote Speaker
ThaiPMA AM/PM Best Paper Award 2020
Publish PM Handbook in Thai Language

2019

On behalf of the current ThaiPMA president,
I would like to thank all parties for theircontinued support in the association.

7. To be the hub for networking among themembers and international associations.

2019

Mr. Boon Teeraprawatekul•

Public PM School
Public Metallography School

Thailand Powder Metallurgy Association Room MP201
National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)
114 Thailand Science Park (TSP), Phahonyothin Road,
Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
E-mail: pramote-eiangkhunchorn@gr.sei.co.jp
TEL: +6638-469-555 FAX: +6638-469-568
www.thaipma.org

Public PM School

Keynote session

Metallography School

ThaiPMA AMPM Award