# Metso acquires WEARX

WEARX and Metso Corporation finalized an agreement on 1 November 2017, bringing the two companies together. WEARX is a wear solutions provider for mineral processing and material transfer markets.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-11-01
- Where: Thornton, New South Wales, Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: wear liners, rubber and ceramic linings, skirting, chutes, bulk material handling equipment
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Metso](https://endata.com/companies/240.md) (acquirer)
- [WEARX](https://endata.com/companies/17844.md) (target)

## Sources

- [processonline.com.au](https://www.processonline.com.au/content/business/news/wearx-joins-forces-with-metso-1387920607), 2017-11-06: "Joining forces with Metso is a historic step in our company’s development."
- [bulkhandlingreview.com.au](https://www.bulkhandlingreview.com.au/metso-acquires-wearx/), 2017-11-22: "On the 1st of November, Wearx and the Metso Corporation finalised an agreement that will bring the two companies together"

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