http://www.azom.com The Lastest Engineering and Materials News from AZoM - The A to Z of Materials en Copyright 2001-2008, AZoM.com Pty Ltd Vallourec, world leader in the production of seamless steel tubes, today announced that all regulatory approvals required for the acquisition from Grant Prideco of Atlas Bradford Premium Threading, TC... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12186 AK Steel said today that the Safety Award of Honor from the Fabricators Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) has been presented to the Columbus, Indiana plant of AK Tube LLC. Employees o... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12185 Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Pohang Iron and Steel Company Ltd. (Posco) to supply special equipment, drives and the automation system for a cold-strip annealing, pickling and... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12184 Hydro has agreed to acquire the privately owned Alumafel Group, one of the most established and well-known aluminium building systems brands in Spain. The transaction confirms Hydros position as a lea... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12183 Bodycote has taken delivery of a high-capacity Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) at its Camas, Washington USA, facility. The unit, commissioned in late 2007, was supplied by Avure Technologies, Inc and is ide... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12182 Aluminium is saving CO2 in many ways. To explain how, Hydro is participating at the current Carbon Expo. The fair and conference in Cologne, Germany, is a global meeting point for companies ope... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12181 International steel producer Corus is to launch a new hot-dip zinc-based metallic coating with superior corrosion properties. Corus is the first mover in the European market. In tests where corrosio... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12180 Top designer Yves Bhar and his San Francisco-based firm, fuseproject, have partnered with Thomas Arndt to create an unconventional Y-shaped bottle for Y Water, a new organic, low-calorie drink for chi... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12179 Gurit, a leading manufacturer of advanced compos-ite materials, has decided to divest the remaining Swiss-based Winter Sport business located in Worb near Berne. The winter sport market does not off... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12178 Many important electronic devices used by people today would be impossible without the use of ceramics. A new study published in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society illustrates the use of ce... http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=12177