The founder of Treibacher Industrie AG, Dr. Carl Auer von Welsbach, invented the flint in 1903. The ferrocerium used for this purpose is sold under the brand name Original Auermetall®,primarily as flints for lighters.
Our customers today include manufacturers of disposable and refillable lighters and gas and welding lighters.
Larger dimensions of ferrocerium are used in survival tools - and also to create special effects in the film industry.