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Rio Tinto Alcan Provide Generous Award for Progress in Aluminium

The Academy of Sciences of the Institute of France awarded the 15,000 (euro) (19,415 $ US) Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Research to Mr. Patrice Chartrand, associate professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the...

13 Feb 2008

BASF's Engine Coolant Provides Optimum Engine Protection Against Corrosion

In extended testing, BASF's high performance Glysantin has provided corrosion protection for engine component materials.

13 Feb 2008

Alcoa Takes the Message of Aluminum Sustainability to the Television

Alcoa is promoting the sustainable aspects of aluminum using a new advertising campaign on television networks.

12 Feb 2008

Simpler, Cheaper and Greener Method for Producing Titanium Dioxide

From medicine to make-up, plastics to paper - hardly a day goes by when we don't use titanium dioxide. Now researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a simpler, cheaper and greener method of extracting ...

12 Feb 2008

Rio Tinto to Modernise Aluminium Smelters

Rio Tinto (59.4%) and its Joint Venture partners (40.6%) will spend approximately US$617 million on two projects which will modernise and extend the life of the Boyne Island aluminium smelters. The first project, con...

8 Feb 2008

RUSAL Partner to Establish A Vertically Intergrated Aluminium Production Complex

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) for a strategic partnership ...

7 Feb 2008

ASM Education Seminars Cover All Areas of Materials Science and Engineering

ASM have announced 12 educational seminars covering all aspects of materials, from heat treatment to failure analysis through to metallurgy and more!

From ASM International 7 Feb 2008

Rio Tinto Reject Take Over Bid from BHP Billiton

The Boards of Rio Tinto have given careful consideration to BHP Billiton’s pre-conditional offers to acquire the whole of the issued share capital of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited. Under this proposal each Ri...

7 Feb 2008

New Manufacturing Method Creates Smoother Slide Bearings

The fewer bumps, the better: This also holds true for slide bearings in engines, if the crank and cam shafts inside them are to rotate smoothly and thus save fuel. A new production technique considerably increases the qu...

5 Feb 2008

Laser Used to Change the Color or Metals

Using a tabletop laser, University of Rochester optical scientists have turned pure aluminum, gold. And blue. And gray. And many other colors. And it works for every metal tested, including platinum, titanium, tungste...

5 Feb 2008

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