Metal Powder Group Elects Officers

Priceton, NJ - (MetalsNews, October 28, 2009) - Michael E. Lutheran, vice president of United States Metal Powders Inc. (USMP), Flemington, N.J., was elected president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) and Barton White, president of SCM Metal Products Inc., Research Triangle Park, N.C., was elected president of the Metal Powder Producers Association (MPPA). Lutheran succeeds Mark C. Paullin, president and CEO of Capstan, Gardena, Calif. Before joining USMP (formerly U.S. Bronze Powders Inc.) in 2007, Lutheran was senior vice president of North American Hoganas, Inc., Hollsopple, Pa. Active in the powder metallurgy (PM) industry, he served as president of MPPA and was a director of APMI International, the industry’s professional society. He has a degree in metallurgical engineering from Penn State. White was vice president and general manager of AMPAL Inc., Palmerton, Pa., before joining SCM in 2004. His degrees from Concordia University in Montreal include a BSC in chemistry and an MBA. Comprising six trade associations, MPIF is the umbrella trade federation representing the international metal powder producing and consuming industries.