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BHP Billiton/BHP Steel Demerger to Go Ahead

After approval by the shareholders, the Australian Federal Court and other relevant bodies, the demerger of BHP Steel from BHP Billiton is set to proceed. The official separation of the two entities will take place on Ju...

2 Jul 2002

Outokumpu Bid to Acquire Full Ownership of AvestaPolarit

Outokumpu Oyj has made a bid to take complete ownership of AvestaPolarit. To this end they have entered into an agreement to purchase the stock of Corus Group, the other primary shareholder. Currently, Outokumpu hold ...

2 Jul 2002

Nano-Scale Memory Technology from Rolltronics

Rolltronics Corporation have just announced that they intend to develop a new type of data storage technology. The new memory format will be based on nano-scale thin films, with data being stored in molecule-sized cylind...

1 Jul 2002

Institute of Materials Engineering Aust. Partners with AZoM

IMEA - The Institute of Materials Engineering Australia, recently announced a content and collaboration arrangement with www.azom.com. Under the terms of the arrangement IMEA will use the AZoM.com software platform to...

28 Jun 2002

Timken Form JV with Sanyo Special Steel and Showa Seiko

The Timken Company have recently formed a joint venture with Japanese companies Sanyo Special Steel and Showa Seiko. Together they will manufacture forged and machined rings for bearing manufacture. The joint venture is ...

From The Timken Co. 28 Jun 2002

Evergen Targets Recyclable Buildings

Australian scientists have launched a new project to galvanise Australia's property, building and construction industry to embrace sustainability. Evergen is an idea with a tangible outcome - commercial buildings,...

28 Jun 2002

Seiko Epson and Cambridge Display Technology Form Joint Venture

After several years of joint development, Seiko Epson and Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) have agreed to form a joint venture company, Polyink, offering technology and services using ink-jet deposition for manufacturi...

27 Jun 2002

Taiwan/Canada Continue Scientific and Technological Collaboration

The completion of a five year scientific collaboration between Taiwan and Canada which involved nanaotechnology, has spawned a new five year agreement. The collaboration between the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiw...

26 Jun 2002

Sandvik to Purchase Valenite from Milacron

Sandvik have just entered into a deal with Milacron to buy their metal cutting tool business, Valenite. The purchase will cost Sandvik $175million in cash and will allow Milacron to concentrate on their plastics and indu...

From Milacron Inc. 25 Jun 2002

Nanotech Company Optiva Secures Another $9million in Funding

Nanotechnlogy company Optiva Inc have secured a further $9million in series C funding. The most recent investors include AAFA Holdings, Altotech Ventures, ESN Group, Harris and Harris Group, NextGen Partners and Noval S....

25 Jun 2002

Posco Start Work on Tailored Welded Blank Facility

On June 14th, Posco commenced work on their new tailored welded blanks (TWB) plant at the Kwangyang Works. When completed, the plant will have a capacity of 1.7 million sheets. The first phase of construction will inv...

24 Jun 2002

Solvay and Kobe Steel Join Forces to Recycle PVC

Kobe Steel and Solvay have joined forces to enter the PVC recycling industry in Japan. Under the agreement, Kobe Steel will become Solvay’s exclusive partner in Japan and the exclusive supplier of Solvay’s Vi...

From Kobe Steel 22 Jun 2002

Bemis to Acquire DuPont's Clysar Businesses

Bemis Company Inc have announced that they have reached an agreement to acquire the global Clysar operations of DuPont. Clysar is a polyolefin over-wrap used in display protective packaging and food markets. The deal is ...

From Bemis 22 Jun 2002

New Composites Testing Facility

Composites Materials Research (CMR) has recently been established as a division of Pultron to provide composites testing services to a rapidly growing market. CMR provide: Research and development of composite r...

19 Jun 2002

Joint Venture to Manufacture PVC Water Pipe in China

Sekisui Chemical Company, a Japanese PVC pipe manufacturer have established a joint venture with China’s Metallic Qingdao Building Systems. Together they will produce and market PVC water pipes. Demand for these pr...

19 Jun 2002

Materials Science News

BHP Billiton/BHP Steel Demerger to Go Ahead

Outokumpu Bid to Acquire Full Ownership of AvestaPolarit

Nano-Scale Memory Technology from Rolltronics

Institute of Materials Engineering Aust. Partners with AZoM

Timken Form JV with Sanyo Special Steel and Showa Seiko

Evergen Targets Recyclable Buildings

Seiko Epson and Cambridge Display Technology Form Joint Venture

Taiwan/Canada Continue Scientific and Technological Collaboration

Sandvik to Purchase Valenite from Milacron

Nanotech Company Optiva Secures Another $9million in Funding

Posco Start Work on Tailored Welded Blank Facility

Solvay and Kobe Steel Join Forces to Recycle PVC

Bemis to Acquire DuPont's Clysar Businesses

New Composites Testing Facility

Joint Venture to Manufacture PVC Water Pipe in China

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