Element Six Shannon Celebrates 50 Years

Element Six, the world’s leading synthetic diamond supermaterial group, celebrates 50 years of manufacturing and processing at its Shannon plant.

Element Six is proud to announce that it has for 50 years been supplying synthetic diamond products for use in a wide range of abrasive industrial applications, from oil and gas drilling to precision machining. Established in the 1960s by De Beers Industrial Diamond Division (now known as Element Six), the site covers 22 acres and currently employs over 300 people.

Walter Huehn, Element Six CEO, commented on the milestone “We are incredibly proud of the Element Six Shannon site. In its 50 years of operation the site has allowed Element Six to establish and maintain its global leadership position in synthetic diamond supermaterials.”

“We pride ourselves in developing supermaterials that deliver step changes in performance within our customers’ applications, enabling them to achieve competitive advantage within the markets in which they operate. Element Six Shannon is central to us delivering this significant added value to our customers.”  Walter added.

Element Six remains committed to Shannon, with recent investments and accomplishments including both a new Advanced Manufacturing Centre and Micron Production unit.

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