Xstrata have announced a bid for the takeover of Australian-based MIM via a wholly owned subsidiary. MIM are a mining and minerals processing company producing copper, gold, zinc, lead, silver and coal, with operations i...
Following on from Ceradyne’s recent record order for Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI), Simula have received another similar order for more SAPI plates. The latest order is valued at over $2.7 million.
The mo...
It was announced today that Xstrata had sold it magnesium business, Xstrata Magnesium Corp to Advanced Magnesium Alloys for US$1.2 million.
The sale involved a magnesium recycling plant located in Indiana, USA..
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Alumina do Norte do Brasil S/A (Alunorte) will become the third largest alumina producer in South America when it inaugurates its third production line later today.
The third production line will bring a 50% increase ...
The planned magnesium plant for Malaysia by New World Alloys has been delayed.
The plan involved the purchase of Alcoa’s decommissioned magnesium plant at Washington, USA and subsequent relocation to Malaysia.
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Ceradyne have just received an order from the US army procurement agency for US$13.8 million worth of small arms protective body inserts (SAPI), or ceramic armour.
Ceradyne will begin shipping the order in June and ex...
PetroChina and Bassel have just signed a licensing agreement that will see PetroChina use Bassel’s Spheripol technology in three new polypropylene plants.
The new plants with a combined capacity of 800,000 tonne...
Mazda have developed an impact absorbing structure for use in car bonnets. The structure is called “shock cone aluminium hood”. The new structure was designed to minimise head injuries sustained by pedestrian...
US Steel, through its wholly owned subsidiary US Steel Balkan have agreed to purchase bankrupt Sartid a.d. and six of its subsidiaries for $23 million.
The acquisition of the Serbian-based Sartid a.d. is scheduled for...
In response to terrorist acts against America and other nations, the US are working on legislation to increase security around chemical plants. Of specific interest are those that process/manufacture hazardous chemicals ...
Century Aluminium have just completed the acquisition of the Hawesville, Kentucky, USA aluminium reduction plant from Glencore International AG. This consisted of the purchase of the remaining 20% share which they did no...
Qapco (Qatar Petrochemical Co), an 80:20 joint venture between the Qatar Petroleum owned by the Qatari government and Atofina, will enter the high density polyethylene (HDPE) market through its subsidiary Q-Chem II, whic...
Bodine Aluminium, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Company has announced that will build a $124 million aluminium factory in Tennesee, USA.
The plant will produce aluminium engine blocks for the company’s North Amer...
In the ongoing legal battle regarding asbestos claims, US vinyl flooring manufacturer Congoleum has reached an agreement in principle with the legal representatives of 75% of the known claimants with action pending again...
Environmental approval has been granted for (Australia) Queensland’s most ambitious civil works project, the $3.8 billion Aldoga aluminium smelter in Gladstone.
While details of how the project will be funded ha...
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