Stock Report: Blount International Inc. (BLT) Report Updated: May 20, 2013 | Print This Page

Blount International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets equipment, replacement and component parts, and accessories to forestry, lawn and garden, farm, ranch, agriculture, and construction sectors in the United States and internationally. It provides forestry products, including cutting chain, chain saw guide bars, and cutting chain drive sprockets used on portable gasoline and electric chain saws, and mechanical timber harvesting equipment; and purchases and markets small chain saw engine replacement parts, safety equipment and clothing, lubricants, maintenance tools, hand tools, and other accessories, as well as sells a line of cordless electric chain saws. The company also offers lawn and garden products comprising lawnmower and edger cutting blades for various machines and cutting conditions; and purchases and markets cutting line for line trimmers, air filters, spark plugs, lubricants, wheels, belts, grass bags, maintenance tools, hand tools, and accessories. In addition, it provides attachments for tractors in various applications, as well as log splitters, post-hole diggers, self-propelled lawnmowers, snow blowers, attachments for off-highway construction equipment applications, and other general purpose tractor attachments. Further, the company offers original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket parts comprising attachment cutting blade component parts for inclusion in original equipment, and as replacement parts; and sells replacement parts and accessories, which comprise tractor linkage, electrical, engine and hydraulic replacement parts, and other accessories. Additionally, it provides concrete cutting and finishing products comprising diamond-segmented chain, which is used on gasoline and hydraulic powered concrete saws and equipment; and markets gasoline and hydraulic powered concrete cutting chain saws. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.