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Declining Global Aluminum Market Results in Temporary Closure of Alumina Plant

Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) has announced plans to temporarily shut
down production from May 15 due to the unprecedented fall in global aluminium
markets and corresponding drop in alumina demand.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 18 Mar 2009

Clariant to Present Composites Portfolio at JEC 2009

At the JEC 2009 in Paris from March 24 to 26, 2009, Clariant
will present its comprehensive portfolio for composites.

17 Mar 2009

Tough New Connectors get Cold Shrink Technology

A tough, new, low-voltage splice from 3M
combines the reliability of cold shrink technology with a broad cable range.
The two sizes of 3M Cold Shrink Quick Splice Low Voltage QSLV-M include factory-installed
mastic in each end of the tube to accommodate an especially wide cable range.

17 Mar 2009

Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. To Exhibit at Aluminium Dubai 2009

Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc., a global supplier of innovative materials to the aluminum industry, will exhibit at ALUMINIUM Dubai 2009 being held March 29th – March 31st at the Dubai International Convention and Ex...

From Mid-Mountain Materials, Inc. 17 Mar 2009

The End of an Era for Soderberg Aluminium Technology

On Friday, March 13, at 09.01 am, the power in the Soderberg potroom
at the aluminium plant at Karmoy in Norway was switched off. This marks
the end of production in the very last electrolytic cell in Hydro to use the
old Soderberg technology.

From Hydro - Aluminium Alloys and Products 17 Mar 2009

Creating Metallic Alloys that were Previsouly Impossible

Combining different metals could create alloy with properties superior to both metals, but that is not true of all metals. Recently an international research team discovered that previously impossible alloys can be creat...

16 Mar 2009

Aluminum Extruder Introduces Extremtech Anodizing Line

Alexandria Extrusion Company (AEC) is a supplier of precision aluminum extrusions, including advanced engineering services and innovative value-added operations including but not limited to machining, fabrication, and al...

15 Mar 2009

Michigan Brazing Installed New Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) Furnace to Expand Aluminium Production

Michigan Brazing LLC has installed a Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) furnace line to expand production of aluminum radiators in their Howell, MI manufacturing facility.

12 Mar 2009

Oxford Instruments Leading Development in Semi-Polar GaN Layer for Optoelectronic Devices

In the past decade, Group III-nitride materials have been widely used for visible and ultraviolet light emitting diodes and blue, violet laser diodes. Most of these optoelectronic devices are typically fabricated on the conventional polar (0001) c-plane oriented substrate material

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 11 Mar 2009

Alcoa Named The World's Most Admired Metals Company by Fortune

In addition to being the most admired metals company, Alcoa also took top position in innovation, social responsibility, and quality of products and services within the entire industry.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 10 Mar 2009

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