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Sandvik to Close Plant in Denmark

As part of Sandvik’s ongoing programme aimed at reducing the number of production and logistics units, with an overall view to increasing efficiency, they will close their plant at Espergaerde in Denmark. Other rea...

20 May 2002

US Steelworkers Win Battle with Kaiser Aluminium

Stemming from a strike that began when workers walked off the job in the US fall of 1998, and were subsequently locked from mid January 1999 until October 2000, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that wo...

From Kaiser Aluminum 17 May 2002

Crushed Glass for Concrete

Scientists at Australia’s CSIRO have successfully integrated crushed glass into concrete compositions and claim that the material is suitable for use in cycle ways, foot paths, kerbing, gutters and other similar ap...

17 May 2002

Tin Smelter Achieves Peak Capacity in Less Than One Month

Chinese tin manufacturer Yunan Tin corporation Limited (YTCL) announced that they their plant has achieved full capacity, only one month after its maiden heat-up. The plant which uses Ausmelt’s top submerged lan...

17 May 2002

ZCL Composites Acqire Mocoat

ZCL Composites, a Canadian manufacturer of liquid storage tanks has just completed its acquisition of Mocoat Services, also based in Canada. The purchase cost ZCL US$1.25 million, with the final part of the transaction t...

16 May 2002

Olin to Merge with Chase Industries

Olin Corp, manufacturers of copper and copper alloys, have just entered into an agreement to merge with Chase Industries. Chase are a leading producer of brass rod and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Olin when t...

16 May 2002

GE Industrial to Acquire Druck

It was announced today that Druck Holdings will be acquired by GE Industrial Systems, a division of General Electric Company. Established in 1972, Druck manufacture precision pressure sensors and instrumentation, spec...

15 May 2002

BHP Billiton to Demerge BHP Steel

BHP Billiton has taken another step towards its goal of concentrating on minerals and petroleum by announcing that they will demerge BHP Steel. The demerger will involve the offering of no less than 54 million shares ...

15 May 2002

Birmingham Steel Looks to Merge

Troubled US steel manufacturer, Birmingham Steel could merge with one of a number of companies in the near future it has been revealed. One contender is competitor Nucor who offered US$500 million for the company back...

14 May 2002

Aveka to Build Nanomaterials Facility

It was announced today that Aveka Inc, known for its particle processing solutions and micron size materials expertise, will be constructing the first factory in the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology industrial park....

14 May 2002

Sunoco to Close Polypropylene Line

Sunoco Inc intends to shut one of its polypropylene lines at La Porte, Texas in the third quarter of 2002. The closure has been deemed necessary as this line is inefficient compared to other plants and does not offer the...

14 May 2002

Solvay Complete Acquisition of Ausimont

Solvay today completed there acquisition of the Edison and Longside International, fluorinated specialties group, Ausimont. The purchase was Solvay’s largest to date, costing them 1.3 billion Euros. The addition...

10 May 2002

Nuplex Bids for Asian Pacific Specialty Chemicals

New Zealand based Nuplex Industries, via its wholly owned Australian subsidiary Nuplex Operations (Aust) Pty. Ltd. have made a US$25million take over bid for Australian, Asian Pacific Specialty Chemicals (APSC). Nuplex’s...

10 May 2002

Amcor to Become World Leader in PET Packaging

Amcor has just entered into an agreement to purchase Schmalbach-Lubeca’s (SL) PET container and closures assets, making it the worlds leader in PET packaging. The acquisition will cost Amcor 1.725 billion Euros and...

10 May 2002

US$2.85 Million Raised for Fuel Cell Technology

Micro-structured fuel cell developer Angstrom Power have raised US$2.85 million in first round financing. Amongst the contributors are Chrysalis Energy LP, Ventures West, OPG Ventures, Growthworks Capital and Micro-Gener...

9 May 2002

Materials Science News

Sandvik to Close Plant in Denmark

US Steelworkers Win Battle with Kaiser Aluminium

Crushed Glass for Concrete

Tin Smelter Achieves Peak Capacity in Less Than One Month

ZCL Composites Acqire Mocoat

Olin to Merge with Chase Industries

GE Industrial to Acquire Druck

BHP Billiton to Demerge BHP Steel

Birmingham Steel Looks to Merge

Aveka to Build Nanomaterials Facility

Sunoco to Close Polypropylene Line

Solvay Complete Acquisition of Ausimont

Nuplex Bids for Asian Pacific Specialty Chemicals

Amcor to Become World Leader in PET Packaging

US$2.85 Million Raised for Fuel Cell Technology

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