Luxfer is a global industrial company innovating niche applications in materials engineering. Using its broad array of proprietary technologies, Luxfer focuses on value creation, customer satisfaction, and demanding applications where technical know-how and manufacturing expertise combine to deliver a superior product. Luxfer’s high-performance materials, components, and high-pressure gas containment devices are used in defense and emergency response, clean energy, healthcare, transportation, and general industrial applications.
Luxfer's highly engineered products use high-technology materials such as carbon fiber, Magnesium and Zirconium, and serve in crucial applications, including:
- High-pressure carbon fiber cylinders that hold compressed natural gas and hydrogen, used in clean energy vehicles that reduce emissions;
- Lightweight air cylinders carried by firefighters that allow safe breathing in hazardous environments;
- High-performance cylinders used for medical oxygen and specialty gasses;
- Magnesium powders used in countermeasure flares for U.S. military aircraft;
- Flameless heating technology used in the U.S. military's Meals Ready-to-Eat (MRE) field rations as well as other civilian emergency preparedness and disaster relief meal kits;
- Magnesium alloys used in lightweight components in a diverse range of applications that improve efficiency, strength and performance;
- Zirconium-based materials that improve the capabilities of a broad range of industries; and
- Magnesium plates and photo engraving products used for decorative embossing on book covers, wine labels, and other high-quality printed materials.
We employ approximately 1,400 people and operate 11 manufacturing plants in four countries. Our Principal Executive Office is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. A public company since 2012, our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LXFR.