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Columbia, S.C.  -  Kennametal Inc., a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials, broke ground today on its newest facility in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The new operation will be home to Kennametal customer service, human resources and sales functions, and is expected to bring 100 new jobs to the region.

“We are very excited to break ground on this new facility which will become a key Center of Excellence leveraging our people, our processes and our technology to enhance our ability to serve and expand our business in North America,” commented Brian Rabe, Kennametal Director Global Metalworking Solutions and Services Group (MSSG) Services & Corporate Customer Satisfaction. “This new center is one of many strategic investments that we are making globally to increase our competitiveness in the marketplace by enabling us to provide industry leading products, service and technology to our customers and distribution partners.”

Kennametal’s newest South Carolina facility will be located in the MacMillian Business Park.

“This is another positive example of a company benefiting from the many strengths of our business climate,” said Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor. “Kennametal has been a longtime manufacturer in the Upstate and we look forward to furthering our relationship with Kennametal as they expand their presence in South Carolina.”

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes. The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology to master the toughest of materials application demands. Companies producing everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains. Customers buy over $2.3 billion annually of Kennametal products and services – delivered by the company’s 13,500 employees in over 60 countries – with almost 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside the United States.

You can find more information at www.kennametal.com.