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RUSAL Invest USD 50 million in Aluminium Cast House Expansion Project

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the investment of around USD 50 million into the expansion of cast-house production at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter. The expansion i...

26 May 2008

Scientist Hope to Unlock Scientific Mysteries with World's Most Powerful Subatomic Collider

Physicists the world over are hoping that Atlas will help unlock some deep scientific mysteries and perhaps even lead to discovery of the Higgs boson, sometimes called "the God particle" because it is believed its discovery will refine the understanding of exactly how the universe came to be and how it functions, and how mass came to be in the first place.

22 May 2008

Aluminium Manufacturer Alcoa Rewarded for Excellent Safety Record

Alcoa announced today that it was the recipient of the International Aluminium Institute’s award for Best Safety Performance in the Worldwide Aluminum Industry for 2007 during the organization’s Annual General Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, last week.

21 May 2008

Ultrasonic Testing for High Pressure Gas Cylinders

Linde North America is now able to examine and requalify high-pressure gas cylinders and tonne containers using ultrasound. Linde North America, a member of The Linde Group, a leading gases and engineering company, ha...

20 May 2008

Revolutionary Biomimetic Self-Healing Aircraft Set for Future Flights

A new technique that mimics healing processes found in nature could enable damaged aircraft to mend themselves automatically, even during a flight. As well as the obvious safety benefits, this breakthrough could make it ...

20 May 2008

New High-Capacity Electricity Conductor Regarded As Most Technologically Significant Product

BC Transmission Corporation (BCTC), the transmission system operator for the province of British Columbia, is the first Canadian utility to install 3M’s light-weight, high-capacity electricity conductor, 3M Aluminu...

17 May 2008

Novelis Wins Excellence Awards for Aluminium Production

Novelis announced today that it has been named 2007 Supplier of the Year for Bare Metal Products by Alcoa Architectural Products (AAP), a business unit of Alcoa Inc. The award was one of three granted to Novelis at A...

17 May 2008

Alcoa Making Progress on Renewable Hydropowered Aluminium Smelter

Alcoa today welcomed the decision taken by the Greenland parliament to advance into a second phase of joint studies with Alcoa into the feasibility of establishing a world class sustainable aluminum industry in Greenland...

17 May 2008

Leading Global Building System Manufacturer Set to Lead Spainish Market with Acquisition

Hydro has agreed to acquire the privately owned Alumafel Group, one of the most established and well-known aluminium building systems brands in Spain. The transaction confirms Hydro’s position as a leading player i...

10 May 2008

Bodycote Thermal Processing Install Largest Hot Isostatic Press in the World

Bodycote has taken delivery of a high-capacity Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) at its Camas, Washington USA, facility. The unit, commissioned in late 2007, was supplied by Avure Technologies.

10 May 2008

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