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Association Calls for More Aluminium to be Used in Vehicles to Combat Rising Fuel Prices

Buddy Stemple, Chair of the Aluminum Association's Auto and Light Truck Group, issued the following statement today in response to the Association's comment submissions for the National Highway Traffic Safety Adm...

From Kaiser Aluminum 2 Jul 2008

3M Acquire Australian Manufacturer of DIY Automotive Refinishing Products

3M announced today that it has acquired K&H Surface Technologies Pty. Ltd., an Australian-based manufacturing company specializing in a range of repair products for the professional and do-it-yourself automotive refi...

2 Jul 2008

Air Liquide Makes Major Investment in Poland

Poland is one of the largest countries and economies in Central Europe, with all industrial markets enjoying high growth rates. Many of these markets, such as chemicals, metals, automotive and food, require increasing am...

2 Jul 2008

Student Built Race Car Uses Fully Recyclable Material Suited to Automotive Industry

This year’s University of Hertfordshire’s Formula Student car will use a new fully recyclable material which has potential for use in the UK automotive industry. This year’s car, which will be unvei...

2 Jul 2008

Graham Packaging to be Acquired for $3.2 Billion

Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., a Dallas-based special purpose acquisition company founded and headed by Thomas O. Hicks, announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle-subject to execution of a definit...

2 Jul 2008

Zwick Expands Its Range of Plastics Testing Instruments

Zwick is concentrating its activities in the plastics field through its own competence center. The “Plastics Testing Initiative” has been underway for two years, and the range of products for testing plastics is being systematically expanded.

From ZwickRoell GmbH Co. KG 1 Jul 2008

PSI to Supply Production Efficiency System to Brazillian Steel Manufacturer

PSI has been charged by the Brazilian Villares Metals S.A. with the delivery of the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) PSImetals for the company´s plant in Sumaré. Villares Metals will employ the Production...

From PSI 1 Jul 2008

Solutia May Offload Nylon Business

Solutia Inc. today announced that it has retained HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. to explore strategic alternatives with respect to its nylon business, including a possible sale. We have transformed our nylon business from a...

1 Jul 2008

Novelis Start Producing Multi-Alloy Aluminum Sheet in Korea

Novelis Korea Limited announced that it has successfully completed the installation of Novelis Fusion(TM) technology at its plant in Ulsan, South Korea, and has begun commercial production of multi-alloy aluminum sheet products.

1 Jul 2008

Microsphere Technology License Technology for Aerospace Paint Additives

Microsphere Technology, the Edinburgh-based technology company, has signed an intellectual property licence deal worth in excess of $1m with Trelleborg Engineered Systems, part of Sweden’s Trelleborg Group AB. M...

1 Jul 2008

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