The founder and CEO of Spark Grills is (was?) Ben West. There are many stories on Reddit and across other social media platforms of customers trying to reach Spark Grills through various methods and receiving no response. No other information is given, you just can’t purchase anything. Not only did we not hear back, the email was kicked back as not-deliverable.Īll of the grills and proprietary charcoal Briqs on Spark Grills’ website are listed as sold out. The first thing we did when we heard the rumor is we reached out to the main contact email at Spark Grills. While no official word has been announced, it appears that there likely is truth to the rumor. We received a tip from Greg Rempe of the BBQ Central Show that Spark Grills may be out of business. That fifth financing round brought their total capital raise to $26.3 million. They had wide media coverage and their business was going well enough that they raised $6.9 million in March to expand their operations in Colorado.
Like most grill companies, things appeared to be going well for Spark Grills over the pandemic. The pellet grill level of convenience was supposed to make grilling easier and also less intimidating for the charcoal grill novice. They developed proprietary charcoal that they called Briqs for their grills, which would allow the user to set the grill to a specific temperature.
Spark Grills were a newcomer to the outdoor cooking market with a new take on charcoal grilling. It appears that the problems have hit Spark Grills even harder, and it’s likely that they are no longer in business. The post-pandemic downturn has even caused the largest grill company, Weber, to seek out cash to make it through winter. Click here to read about recent developments in the global ferromolybdenum market.It’s no secret that the outdoor cooking industry has been hit hard in 2022. Molybdenum metals are available in numerous shapes and forms such as rods, bars, tubes, sheets, plates, discs, squares, and wires. Pure molybdenum can be obtained from MoOx by further hydro- and pyrometallurgical processing. Around 30% to 40% of MoOx produced is converted into FeMo by processing plants. MoOx comes in the form of powder which can be further processed into briquettes which are easier to handle by many steel plants.
However, it can also be used directly as an alloying agent, where it is charged together with steel scrap to ensure the desired molybdenum content (usually 55 wt% and 65 wt%).
Molybdenum oxide (MoOx) is the basis from which nearly all commercial molybdenum products such as Ferromolybdenum (FeMo), molybdenum metal, or chemical molybdenum oxide are produced through further processing. Molybdenum Oxide Briquettes / Powder (MoOx Briqs / Powder): FeMo can be added during both cast iron and steel production, whereby more than 80% is consumed by the steel industry for the production of stainless and high-alloy steels. FeMo is commercially available in the form of lumps with a grain size of 5-50mm, with a molybdenum content between 60 wt% and 75 wt%. Molybdenum-based alloys offer a unique combination of mechanical properties, including high strength at elevated temperatures, high thermal and electrical conductivity with low thermal expansion.įerromolybdenum is an alloying agent that is produced by reducing MoOx together with iron oxide in an aluminothermic reaction. Molybdenum is one of the most effective alloying agents, of which about 80% is used in the production of various types of steel such as structural steels, stainless steels, high speed steels, tool steels and many more.
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