ME ELECMETAL
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1917
- HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
ME ELECMETAL firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ME ELECMETAL
- Legal name
- Compañía Electro Metalúrgica S.A.
- Website
- https://me-elecmetal.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1917
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ME ELECMETAL industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Mining Wear Parts and Foundry Castings
- NAICS
- Iron and Steel Forging (332111), Forging and Stamping (3321)
- SIC
- Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wear Parts & Consumables (GET, Liners, Drill Bits, Grinding Media) (IMAKANAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Wear Parts & Consumables (Liners, Mantles, Hammers) (IMAHAMAK)
Keywords
Where ME ELECMETAL is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Santiago
- HQ country
- Chile
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices8 records
Markets served
ME ELECMETAL business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Wear Parts Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and supply of grinding mill liners, crusher wear parts, and other wear components for the mining industry. Products include SAG/AG/ball/rod mill liners, crusher concaves and mantles, and undercarriage components. Revenue generated through direct product sales to mining operations.
- Grinding Media: Manufacturing and supply of forged steel grinding media for SAG, ball, and rod mills. Includes standard products and the CO₂ Lite low-carbon grinding balls.
- Digital Solutions: Technology solutions including monitoring services, digital tools, and consulting that add value to mining processes. Part of integral solution offerings under ME FIT programs.
- Technical Services and Consulting: Field service, engineering support, and technical consulting embedded within ME FIT integral solution programs. Includes installation support, process optimization, and ongoing maintenance services.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom quotation for mining operations |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
ME ELECMETAL product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ME Elecmetal designs, manufactures, and supplies highly engineered wear parts — grinding mill liners, crusher wear parts, forged grinding media, and undercarriage components — for the global mining industry. These core cast and forged products are delivered alongside integrated ME FIT solution programs and digital tools (ME Digital Lab, Impact Finder, SAG Digital Twin, ME UpTime+) that combine hardware, technical consulting, training, and real-time monitoring to optimize mineral processing performance.
Product overview
ME Elecmetal is a global mining supply company offering a comprehensive portfolio of wear parts and integrated solutions for the mining industry. The core product lines include ME FIT Grinding (integral milling solutions), ME FIT Crushing (crushing optimization), Grinding Mill Liners (SAG, AG, ball, tower and rod mills), Grinding Media (forged steel), Crushing Wear Parts, and Undercarriage Systems for heavy mining equipment. The ME Digital Lab technology division provides add-on digital solutions including Digital Solutions (Early Warning systems), Impact Finder (real-time mill monitoring), Bolt Tension Monitoring, and the ME FIT Mine program. Additional offerings include Aggregate Solutions and Pyrometallurgy services. The company operates foundries in Chile, USA, China, and South Africa, serving mining clients across more than 40 countries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ME FIT: Integrated solution programs combining wear parts with technology tools, advice, training, and monitoring for grinding and crushing applications.
- ME FIT Grinding
- ME FIT Crushing
- ME FIT Mine
- ME Digital Lab
- ME UpTime+
- Impact Finder
- CO₂ Lite
- Alerta Temprana
Products and services
- ME FIT Grinding Integrated solution program combining wear parts with technology tools, advice, training, and monitoring to address milling KPIs (tons per hour, safety management, equipment availability, maintainability, risk prevention) for mining customers.
- ME FIT Crushing Solution program combining crusher wear parts with technology tools, advice, training, and monitoring to create value in customers' crushing processes.
- Grinding Mill Liners Highly engineered cast liners for SAG, AG, ball, tower, and rod milling applications, supplied as a core product line for mining concentrators.
- Grinding Media Highest-quality forged steel grinding media for SAG, ball, and rod mills, including the CO2 Lite low-carbon variant.
- Crushing Wear Parts Wear parts for primary, secondary, and tertiary crushing applications in mining, aggregate, and recycle industries, with designs and alloys engineered for each application.
- Undercarriage Systems Comprehensive range of undercarriage components for electric rope shovels, hydraulic excavators, and large rotary blasthole drills used in mining.
- CO2 Lite Grinding Balls High-quality steel grinding ball with over 60% lower carbon footprint than conventional grinding balls, designed to reduce Scope 3 emissions for mining customers.
- ME Digital Lab Technology division combining innovation and digital tools (including predictive monitoring and digital twins) to deliver integral solutions that optimize mining processes.
- Digital Solutions (Alerta Temprana / Early Warning) Technology solutions that add value to mining processes by providing timely decisions and recommendations to ME Elecmetal clients.
- Impact Finder Real-time mill impact monitoring system that listens and analyzes impacts inside grinding mills to optimize grinding performance.
- Bolt Tension Monitoring Monitoring system that increases availability and reliability of grinding mill assets by anticipating wear on liner fastening bolts.
- ME UpTime+ Real-time maintenance insights solution that uses time-and-motion studies to provide operational maintenance visibility for mining operations.
- SAG Digital Twin Digital twin technology for SAG mills that enables operational optimization and prediction of equipment failures.
- Aggregate Solutions Crushing and wear solutions offering for the aggregate and construction materials industry, combining speed, customization, and quality to help distributors outperform OEMs.
- Pirometalurgia (Pyrometallurgy) Strategic pyrometallurgical services and technical support backed by more than 100 years of metallurgical experience.
- ME FIT Mine Optimization solutions program for mineral extraction and transport processes that integrates consulting, products, and services.
- NASA Crawler Track Pads Precision cast crawler track pads for NASA's crawler-transporters manufactured at the Duluth, MN foundry using V-Process molding.
Quantifiable outcome
- CO₂ Lite reduces carbon footprint by over 60% compared to conventional grinding balls
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use ME ELECMETAL
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
ME ELECMETAL technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature9 records
ME ELECMETAL partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered former/historical, core and minor.
- Weir Groupformer/historicalElecmetal established a joint venture (ESEL - ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada) with Weir Group in 2007. In December 2025, Weir agreed to acquire Elecmetal's 50% stake for £56 million, expected to close Q1 2026, giving Weir full ownership of the Chilean foundry operations.
- Prima FoundrycoreME Elecmetal acquired Prima Foundry in Gauteng, South Africa, marking strategic expansion into the African market. The acquisition aims to enhance ME Elecmetal's production capacity and support the growth of the mining sector in Africa and globally. This represents ME Elecmetal's first production footprint on the African continent.
- TTMcoreJoint venture with TTM for a ball recycling plant with capacity to recycle 120,000 tonnes annually. Funded by CORFO (Corporación de Fomento de la Producción). This partnership advances ME Elecmetal's circular economy model by enabling recycling of used grinding balls.
- MELong TengcoreJoint venture in China for grinding media production. The Changzhou facility achieved full production capacity in 2024 and is expanding to 40,000 tonnes. Represents ME Elecmetal's primary manufacturing footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Acción EmpresasminorChilean chapter of WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development). Partnered with ME Elecmetal on the Clean Production Agreement for circular economy certification, using CTI methodology from the global WBCSD framework.
Scale indicators15 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ME ELECMETAL competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Magotteaux: Belgian-headquartered global leader in wear-resistant castings and grinding media for mining (SAG/ball/rod mills), serving the same primary mining customers as ME Elecmetal with a comparable product portfolio across crushing and grinding consumables.
- Bradken (Kobelco): Australian manufacturer of wear parts, mill liners, grinding media and heavy engineering cast products for mining; competes directly with ME Elecmetal in engineered grinding mill liners and crushing wear parts globally.
- Tega Industries: Indian-headquartered manufacturer of grinding media, mill liners and screening media for mineral processing; comparable specialty wear-parts manufacturer targeting the same global mining customers as ME Elecmetal.
- Multotec: South African specialist in mineral processing consumables including mill liners, screening media and grinding media; competes directly with ME Elecmetal in African and South American mining markets.
- Columbia Steel Casting: US-based manufacturer of replacement wear parts for mining and aggregate equipment (crusher parts, hammers, liners); comparable specialty foundry business with similar engineering and customization model.
- Toyo Grinding Ball Co. Japanese grinding media manufacturer serving mining operations globally; direct competitor of ME Elecmetal's forged steel grinding media product line for SAG/ball mills.
Broad incumbents
- Metso: Large incumbent mining and aggregates OEM with a comprehensive portfolio spanning crushers, mills, screens and wear parts; a broader competitor than ME Elecmetal but overlapping in mill liners, crusher wear parts and grinding media aftermarket.
- FLSmidth: Major mining-equipment and services supplier offering grinding mills, crushers and wear parts across the comminution circuit; competes with ME Elecmetal in engineered liner solutions and grinding media, though as part of a much wider equipment portfolio.
- Weir Group (ESCO): Weir Minerals/ESCO is a direct competitor in ground engaging tools and wear parts and was ME Elecmetal's JV partner in ESEL until Weir acquired Elecmetal's 50% stake in 2025; competitor through ESCO crusher wear parts and grinding media.
Others
- Vulcan Engineering: Foundry-engineering partner co-designing ME Elecmetal's Duluth induction furnace conversion; adjacent ecosystem participant serving foundry operators rather than a mining-consumables competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights8 records
Customer concentration
ME ELECMETAL social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance5 records
ME ELECMETAL financial estimates
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Valuation estimate
ME ELECMETAL leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
ME ELECMETAL subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
ME ELECMETAL funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ME ELECMETAL M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ME ELECMETAL
What does ME ELECMETAL do?
ME Elecmetal designs, manufactures, and supplies highly engineered wear parts — grinding mill liners, crusher wear parts, forged grinding media, and undercarriage components — for the global mining industry. These core cast and forged products are delivered alongside integrated ME FIT solution programs and digital tools (ME Digital Lab, Impact Finder, SAG Digital Twin, ME UpTime+) that combine hardware, technical consulting, training, and real-time monitoring to optimize mineral processing performance.
Is ME ELECMETAL a public or private company?
ME ELECMETAL is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was ME ELECMETAL founded?
ME ELECMETAL was founded in 1917. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is ME ELECMETAL based?
ME ELECMETAL is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, in the Latin America region.
How does ME ELECMETAL make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Wear Parts Manufacturing is the primary driver. The others are grinding Media, digital Solutions and technical Services and Consulting.
Who are ME ELECMETAL's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Magotteaux, Bradken (Kobelco), Tega Industries, Multotec, Columbia Steel Casting and Toyo Grinding Ball Co.. Broad incumbents are Metso, FLSmidth and Weir Group (ESCO). Vulcan Engineering is listed as an others.
Does ME ELECMETAL have an API?
No public API is recorded for ME ELECMETAL.
What industry is ME ELECMETAL in?
ME ELECMETAL's product category is Mining Wear Parts and Foundry Castings. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKANAH, Wear Parts & Consumables (GET, Liners, Drill Bits, Grinding Media), with a secondary code of IMAHAMAK, Wear Parts & Consumables (Liners, Mantles, Hammers). Its NAICS code is 332111 and its SIC code is 3530.