Our history

Our history

2016

100 years of Palbit!

1916

PALBIT (Initially Minas e Metalurgia) begins operations to grant the exploitation of the Mines of lead sulfide of Palhal (Portugal) and for the production and trade of metals and derivatives.

1941

Acquired by the SAPEC Group,expands mining operations to other mines of the group, creating the Rock Tools business area, for the production of mining drilling equipment.

1952

The cycle of hard metal is completed with the installation of the production lines of Dust and mixtures of tungsten from tungsten carbide.

2003

We supply several industries such as automotive industries, Moulds & Die, Aerospace, General Metallurgy. We aim for the excellence on our product, with strict control of the production process, as is certified by the standard ISO 9001: 2008.

TODAY

We are presently selling worldwide through a network of distributors,
agents and representation offices, with a team of highly qualified technicians.
The use of high technology, allows us to respond to the highest level of client’s requirements.
We are today a complete supplier of hard metal solutions,
with the highest levels of response and quality.

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