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Bankrupt Laclede Steel Re-Open Doors

Bankrupt Laclede Steel, located in Alton, Illinois, USA has re-opened its doors with a new business plan under the new name of Alton Steel. Laclede Steel declared bankruptcy 2 years ago, partly due to competition from...

15 Oct 2003

SAPA Own 100% Of Remi Claeys Aluminium

Sapa AB now own substantially all of Remi Claeys Aluminium. The take over of Remi Claeys began earlier this year when they agreed to acquire the shares held by Aluclaeys Finance NV, the major shareholder. Within the c...

15 Oct 2003

Phase II Mozal Aluminium Smelter Opened

The second phase of the Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique was opened on October 8th. The Mozal project is owned by BHP Billiton (47%), Mitsubishi Corp (25%), the Industrial Development Corp of South Africa (24%) and ...

13 Oct 2003

Honda Develops New Fuel Cell Technolgy

Honda have announced the development of the Honda FC Stack, a compact high performance fuel cell stack that is able to operate at temperatures as low as –20°C. The design of the FC Stack also differs in that...

13 Oct 2003

Hydro Aluminium Sign Long-Term Aluminium Supply Deal with Talum

Hydro Aluminium have entered into a long-term purchase agreement with Slovenian aluminium producer Talum. Under the agreement, Talum will supply Hydro with 70,000 tonnes of foundry alloy products over the next seven year...

10 Oct 2003

Weirton Steel Confirm Merger Talks with ISG

After a month of speculation, bankrupt Weirton Steel, America’s fifth largest steel maker, have admitted that they are involved in merger discussions with International Steel Group (ISG). Weirton Steel submitted...

10 Oct 2003

Ceradyne to Establish New Manufacturing Facility

Ceradyne have just acquired a 115,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Lexington, Kentucky for $.2.4 million. It is their intention to equip the new plant with ceramics manufacturing equipment for the production ...

9 Oct 2003

Mitsui Chemical and Taiyo Oil Enter into Styrene Monomer Joint Venture

Japanese chemical manufacturer Mitsui Chemical and oil refiner/retailer Taiyo Oil will establish a styrene monomer joint venture company, lead by Taiyo Oil. Under the terms of the agreement, Mitsui will assign all of ...

9 Oct 2003

Inco Open Hydrometallurgical Pilot Plant

Inco officially opened their mini pilot plant in Ontario, Canada today. The pilot plant was set up to test the hydrometallurgical processing technology for Voisey’s Bay concentrates. The success of the pilot pla...

9 Oct 2003

Slater Steel to Idle Stainless Steel Plants

Bankrupt Slater Steel announced that they have made significant progress towards restructuring their business, which may include the sale of certain assets. Their new business plan does not currently take into account...

8 Oct 2003

New Family of Glasses Commercialised by Containerless Research Inc

Containerless Research Inc. have patented a new family of glasses and the technology for producing them. The new glasses are called REAl glasses. The name stemming form their composition which includes rare earth oxid...

8 Oct 2003

Alcan Completes Acquisition of Uniwood/Fome-Cor

Alcan has completed its acquisition of the Uniwood/Fome-Cor Division of Nevamar for $95 million. Uniwood/Fome-Cor is one of the largest US-based manufacturers of foam-based display boards. The Uniwood business will be...

8 Oct 2003

Goodyear to Close American Tyre Plant

Goodyear have decided to close their tyre manufacturing plant located in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. The closure will be effective form December 5, 2003. The closure has been brought about by their need to reduce capaci...

7 Oct 2003

Noveon Purchase Thermedics Assets from Viasys Healthcare

Noveon have purchased certain assets of Thermedics Polymer from Viasys Healthcare. Noveon have acquired aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane technology. This will compliment their existing aromatic thermoplastic polyu...

7 Oct 2003

Alcoa Complete Sale of PET Packaging Business

Alcoa have just completed the sale of their South American polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging business to Amcor for $75 million. Despite the divestiture of this non-core business, Alcoa will continue to serve ...

7 Oct 2003

Materials Science News

Bankrupt Laclede Steel Re-Open Doors

SAPA Own 100% Of Remi Claeys Aluminium

Phase II Mozal Aluminium Smelter Opened

Honda Develops New Fuel Cell Technolgy

Hydro Aluminium Sign Long-Term Aluminium Supply Deal with Talum

Weirton Steel Confirm Merger Talks with ISG

Ceradyne to Establish New Manufacturing Facility

Mitsui Chemical and Taiyo Oil Enter into Styrene Monomer Joint Venture

Inco Open Hydrometallurgical Pilot Plant

Slater Steel to Idle Stainless Steel Plants

New Family of Glasses Commercialised by Containerless Research Inc

Alcan Completes Acquisition of Uniwood/Fome-Cor

Goodyear to Close American Tyre Plant

Noveon Purchase Thermedics Assets from Viasys Healthcare

Alcoa Complete Sale of PET Packaging Business

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