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China’s Decision to Slash Rare Earth Elements Export is Boon to Mining Firms, Says Quantum CEO

Quantum Rare Earth Developments Corp. ("Quantum", the "Company") announced today that rare earth deposits currently being developed in the United States and Canada carry the potential to prevent future shortfalls of these important materials now that China is limiting its exports of the elements.

4 Jan 2011

REC Signs New Wafer Sales Contract

REC continues to broaden its customer base and has entered into a new three year multicrystalline wafer sales contract with an Asian cell producer.

4 Jan 2011

GIA Announces New Report on Clay Building Materials and Clay Refractories Market

Asia-Pacific is expected to remain as the largest market for clay building materials and clay refractories in the foreseeable future, backed by the rapid pace of infrastructure and industrial development in the region, e...

4 Jan 2011

Fraunhofer Researchers Test New Plastic Impregnation Method

CO2 is more than just a waste product. In fact, it has a variety of uses: the chemical industry makes use of this colorless gas to produce urea, methanol and salicylic acid. Urea is a fertilizer, methanol is a fuel additive, and salicylic acid is an ingredient in aspirin.

4 Jan 2011

China Integrated Energy to Acquire Hainan Lin Gao Chemical Facility

China Integrated Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBEH; the "Company"), a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of...

4 Jan 2011

EnergyWise Structures Signs Spray Foam Insulation Agreement with Lapolla Industries

Lapolla Industries, Inc. ("Lapolla") a Houston based manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation, cool roof coatings and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential and commercial markets, for both new construction and retrofit applications, today announced entering into a strategic alliance with EnergyWise Structures, Inc. ("EnergyWise").

4 Jan 2011

Carpenter Technology Acquires Houston-Based Amega West Services

Carpenter Technology Corporation today announced it has acquired Amega West Services, LLC, a Houston-based manufacturer and service provider of complex components for directional drilling equipment.

From Carpenter Technology Corporation 4 Jan 2011

Rio Tinto’s Alcan Cable Forms New Entity in Mexico

Alcan Cable, a business division of Rio Tinto, announced today the creation of a new legal entity for its cable operations in Mexico. Its decision to establish a separate corporation, known as Alcan Cable de Méxi...

4 Jan 2011

Kaiser Aluminum Acquires Alexco

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation today announced it has completed the agreement, as announced October 13, 2010, to purchase substantially all the assets of Alexco, LLC, a manufacturer of hard alloy extrusions for the aerospace industry based in Chandler, Arizona. The purchase became effective on January 1, 2011.

From Kaiser Aluminum 4 Jan 2011

Airgas Completes Acquisition of a Supplier of Pure Gases

Airgas, Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of Conley Gas, Ltd. (“Conley”), a supplier of pure gases to the specialty gas industry.

From Airgas Inc. 4 Jan 2011

Global Comprehensive Report on Zirconium Market

The global economic turmoil that flattened the worldwide industrial sector during 2008 and 2009 severely impacted the zirconium market, especially during 2009. The market dropped drastically by more than 34% in 2009 a...

4 Jan 2011

PolyOne Purchases Brazilian Producer of Specialty Engineered Materials

PolyOne Corporation a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has acquired Uniplen Industria de Polimeros Ltda. (Uniplen), a leading Brazilian producer of specialty engineered materials and distributor of thermoplastics.

4 Jan 2011

Quaker Chemical Buys a Specialty Grease Manufacturer in North America

Quaker Chemical Corporation announced today that it has acquired Summit Lubricants Inc., a leading specialty grease manufacturer ("Summit Lubricants"), effective December 31, 2010.

4 Jan 2011

TransDigm Group Acquires Actuation Business of Telair International

TransDigm Group Incorporated a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, today announced that it completed the acquisition of the Actuation Business of Telair International Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated on December 31 for approximately $94 million in cash.

4 Jan 2011

PPP Wins Polysilicon Production Technology and Equipment Order from Shansheng New Energy

Poly Plant Project, Inc. (PPP), a worldwide provider of advanced polysilicon production process technology and polysilicon production equipment solutions used to produce high-purity polysilicon for the solar industry and semiconductor industry, today announced that it has received an order for its TCS based polysilicon production process technology and key equipment from Baotou City Shansheng New Energy Co., Ltd.

4 Jan 2011