Exhibit 22
                                
                 SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
                                
                                
The  subsidiaries  listed  below are  wholly-owned  and  all  are
consolidated in the financial statements.


                                  State or Country
       in Which
          Subsidiary Name    Incorporated or Organized

          Alumitech, Inc.             Delaware

          The Feldspar Corporation North Carolina

          Pyron Corporation           New York

          Pyron Metal Powders, Inc.   Delaware

          Suzorite Mica Products Inc.Ontario, Canada

              Suzorite Mineral Products, Inc.          Delaware