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CVRD and Nippon Steel Sign Long Term 70 Million Ton Iron Ore Supply Contract

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), the largest iron ore producer in the world, and Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel), the largest steelmaker in Japan, signed a long term contract for the supply of 70 million tons o...

23 Jul 2004

Silicon Quest International Appointed Sole U.S. Distributor of Topsil Float Zone Silicon Products

Silicon Quest International (SQI) and Topsil Semiconductor Materials are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement for sole U.S. distribution of Topsil Float Zone products, ranging from gas phase doped products to ...

23 Jul 2004

BASF Extends Its Leading Position In The Worldwide Polyisobutene Sector

BASF is extending its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of low, medium and high molecular weight polyisobutene (PIB). The main focus of this activity is on increasing capacity for the production of mediu...

22 Jul 2004

Stelco to Close Rod Mill

In recognition of a changing marketplace and in order to focus on sustainable and profitable product lines, Stelco Inc. announced today that its Rod Mill will close in September of this year. There are 160 employees ...

22 Jul 2004

Timken and USWA Begin Labour Contract Negotiations

The Timken Company and United Steelworkers union have agreed to enter early formal negotiations over the current labour contract, which expires in September 2005. The current contract includes associates in steelmaking o...

From The Timken Co. 22 Jul 2004

Cargill Dow’s Corn-Based Polymer Approved for Food Contact Applications in Japan

Market research shows that Japanese consumers want more environmentally sound food packaging solutions. With the recent food contact approval for a plastic made from corn, Japanese shoppers will soon be able to purchase ...

22 Jul 2004

RPO Secure $2.5m to Develop Polymer Optical Materials and Waveguides

RPO Pty Ltd, an innovator in polymer optical materials and waveguides, announced today it has secured AUD2.5 million in a Series A round of financing. This round of funding was well-supported and led by repeat invest...

21 Jul 2004

DSM Melamine and China National Offshore Oil Corp. Chemical Ltd. Sign A Letter of Intent For Building Worldscale Melamine Plant in China

Today DSM Melamine and China National Offshore Oil Corp. Chemical Ltd. (CNOOCC) signed a letter of intent to study jointly the feasibility of building a new 120 kt melamine plant on Hainan Island, China. The envisaged co...

21 Jul 2004

Dow to Form Petrochemical Joint Venture in Oman

The Government of the Sultanate of Oman, Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C. (OOC) and The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced today an agreement to form a joint venture that will design, build and operate a petrochemical complex...

21 Jul 2004

Kobe Steel to Cease Production of Chromate-Treated Electro-Galvanized Steels

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it plans to stop production of chromate-treated electrogalvanized (EG) steel sheet by March 2005. It will be the first Japanese steelmaker to take this step. Chromate treatment has bee...

From Kobe Steel 21 Jul 2004

20 Micron Thick Wafer Possible with Ultrathin Semiconductor Wafer Backgrinding System from 3M

3M introduces the 3M Wafer Support System for ultrathin semiconductor wafer backgrinding. The new system is an alternative to the conventional tape process for backgrinding and is capable of producing wafers as thin as 2...

21 Jul 2004

Fuji Heavy Industries and Saab to Collaborate on Cross Over Vehicle

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the Japanese auto manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, and Swedish automaker Saab Automobile AB (Saab), a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Corp. (GM), agreed on collaboration for a ...

21 Jul 2004

GKN to Establish Advanced Composites Facility for Aerostructures

GKN Aerospace is to establish an Advanced Composites Facility (ACF) dedicated to the development of the next generation of design and manufacturing technologies for large composite aerostructures. GKN is already the ...

20 Jul 2004

US Promote Fuel Cell Development to Hasten Zero Emissions Energy

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham today announced a new phase of fuel-cell research designed to hasten the wider availability of zero-emissions energy. Eleven new projects with total value of nearly $4.2 million, inclu...

20 Jul 2004

ASV Sign LOI to Acquire Loegering

ASV Inc. announced today that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire all the outstanding common stock of Loegering Mfg. Inc. of Casselton, North Dakota for a combination of cash and ASV common stock. Loe...

20 Jul 2004