Ceradyne Canada is combining standard extrusion technologies to offer an extensive array of extruded and rolled Aluminum/Boron Carbide Metal Matrix Composite (AL/B₄C MMC) products for spent nuclear fuel storage and/or transport uses. These MMC products provide market-leading performance for neutron absorption in both wet and dry storage applications.

MMC is produced at Ceradyne’s newest manufacturing facility in Chicoutimi, in the province of Quebec. Ceradyne Canada uses proprietary AL/B₄C MMC cast material in its extrusion and rolling operations to produce shaped products for use in the nuclear industry.