Bodycote expands Asian Thermal Processing

Bodycote strengthens Asian Thermal Processing presence with                    
acquisition of Ningbo Jiangdong Ruidahong Heat Treatment Co. Ltd               
(`RHT') in China                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
Bodycote International plc has today acquired Chinese heat treatment company,  
Ningbo Jiangdong Ruidahong Heat Treatment Co. Limited. This is the second      
company the group has added to its Chinese heat treatments division as part of 
its strategy to expand heat treatment operations in emerging economies. RHT    
operates from two facilities in the Yangtze River Delta, approximately 300 km  
south of Shanghai and the existing Wuxi heat treatment centre.                 
                                                                               
Founded by Mr Zhou Wen Yong and Mr Hong Bo in 1998, RHT provides protective    
atmosphere heat treatment services and associated testing support to local     
businesses who supply a number of leading Western based OEMs in the automotive,
power tools and agricultural sectors.                                          
                                                                               
Existing local management will continue to guide operations and a major local  
customer has entered into a three-year strategic outsourcing agreement with the
business. Sales in 2006 were £2m.                                              
                                                                               
Bodycote intends to grow its business in China by adding at least one new      
location every year as part of a five-year strategic plan.                     
                                                                               
                                                                   18 June 2007