AMG Vanadium LLC (AMG V) annouced the promotion of Tyrel L. Jacobsen to Melt Shop Manager and Extractive Metallurgist, effective immediately. In this new role, Tyrel will assume leadership responsibilities for AMG V’s melting operation and Melt Shop teams. A native of Burlington, Colorado, Tyrel joined AMG Vanadium in January, 2017 as an Extractive Metallurgist after graduating from Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and a minor in Science, Technology and Energy Policy. While at CSM, Tyrel was involved in numerous leadership roles, including serving as the student representative on the CSM Board of Trustees. AMG Vanadium’s Plant Manager, Todd Richardson, comments, “We are very pleased to have Tyrel take on expanded responsibilities in our Melt Shop Department. Having graduated from such a prestigous metallurgical engineering college, Tyrel brings good technical knowledge to this role and we look forward to his leadership on the team.”
About AMG Vanadium LLC
AMG Vanadium LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (“AMG”, EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: “AMG”), a global leader in the production of highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems. Located in Cambridge, Ohio, AMG Vanadium specializes in the environmentally beneficial conversion of oil refinery and power plant waste products into specialty metals used by global steel producers in automotive, energy transmission and infrastructure applications. By using materials which would otherwise be discarded as waste, AMG Vanadium encourages environmental stewardship, energy conservation and resource recovery, making it the environmental leader in this global industry. AMG Vanadium is the North American ferrovanadium market share leader and has two primary product lines: FEROVAN®, its ferrovanadium alloy used in the production of steel to improve its strength, and FeNiMoly® which is a valuable additive utilized in the production of stainless and carbon steels.