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EU Stainless Steel Prices Up by 74 Per Cent in April

Stainless steel transaction prices have climbed steeply over the past twelve months. Although improvement in demand since the darkest days of the recession has been a contributing factor, the major influence on the selli...

5 May 2010

Swedish Steel Maker to Take Part in Innovation Race at Expo

To promote constant innovation, SSAB will take part in the 72 Hour Race to Innovation at the Swedish Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai on May 9-12. "The 72 Hour Race to Innovation is an exciting event in our...

From SSAB Swedish Steel Ltd 5 May 2010

Superhydrophobic Coating to Reduce Shipping Fuel Costs

The water fern salvinia molesta is exremely hydrophobic. If it is submerged and subsequently pulled out the liquid immediately drips off it. After that it is completely dry again. Or to be more precise: it was never real...

5 May 2010

NLMK Steel Product Quality Satisfies International Standards

Novolipetsk Steel has passed a series of audits conducted by TÜV CERT, the independent German certifying agency. During the audit procedure, TÜV CERT experts examined the Company's overall Quality Managemen...

5 May 2010

Goodfellow is Now Able to Offer A Wide Variety of Ceramic and Glass Components

Through their affiliate the Technical Glass Company, Goodfellow is now able to supply a wide variety of ceramic and glass microcomponents, both standard items and items precision-machined to customer specifications.

From Goodfellow Ceramic & Glass 4 May 2010

Proof that Aircrete is a Cost-Effective Building Material

H+H is using two detailed cost-comparison exercises to prove that price need never be a barrier to specifying aircrete for house building.

4 May 2010

Rio Tinto Voices Concerns over New Resource Tax

Rio Tinto today warned the new resources tax announced by the Federal Government could erode Australia's competitiveness, severely curtail investment and limit jobs growth. Rio Tinto managing director Australia D...

4 May 2010

Porvair Polymeric Membrane Filters Meet Stringent International Guidelines

Porvair Filtration Group, a world leader in filtration and separation technologies, has announced its range of polymeric membrane filters is proven to meet the most stringent international regulatory guidelines.

From Porvair Filtration Group 4 May 2010

Total Inaugurate World's Largest Ethane Cracker

Total announces the inauguration of the world’s largest olefin cracker based on ethane in Ras Laffan, Qatar. With a production capacity of 1.3 million tons of ethylene per year, the Ras Laffan Olefin Cracker (RLOC) will feed the new Qatofin polyethylene plant inaugurated in Mesaieed last November.

4 May 2010

New Family of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers for UHV and XHV Applications from Hiden

Hiden Analytical introduce a family of quadrupole mass spectrometers designed specifically for UHV/XHV performance, evolved from the Hiden 3F-series concept and incorporating the proven triple-stage mass filter technology for optimum mass separation, ion transmission efficiency and contamination resistance.

From Hiden Analytical 4 May 2010

Polymeric Alternative to Bronze Bushings

Ertalyte and Ertalyte TX plastic sheet, rod and tube has many properties which make it unique when compared with other engineering plastics in applications that require food contact, stain resistance, low friction and high wearing characteristics. Ertalyte and Ertalyte TX has excellent dimensional stability making this material an ideal bronze replacement across significant operating temperature variations.

From Dotmar EPP Pty Ltd 4 May 2010

New Technical Note on Aging of Shear Actuators

Aging under high field, hysteresis and impedance spectrum for shear actuators are covered in a new technical note for download. Tests were performed in Noliac Motion on standard CSAP02 actuators (5 x 5 x 0.5 mm).

4 May 2010

PTL Add Malvern Morphologi G3 to Its Array of Particle Testing Instruments

Particle Technology Labs (Chicago, USA) has added the Morphologi G3 from Malvern Panalytical to the extensive range of technologies it has available for analyzing its clients’ materials. PTL, which is based in Chicago, is a leading service laboratory dedicated to quality particle sizing and characterization.

From Malvern Panalytical 4 May 2010

NanoSteel to Demonstrate How Effective Their Super Hard Alloys for Thermal Spray Coatings Are

The NanoSteel Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies, announces that a presentation highlighting how hardness and wear resistance of NanoSteel's Super Hard Steel alloys for thermal spray...

From The NanoSteel® Company 4 May 2010

NPL Hels to Set Up Centre to Assess Potential Toxic effects of Nanoparticles

NPL has recently been helping the Health Protection Agency (HPA) set up the National Nanotoxicology Research Centre (NNRC) at their Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards with the aim of advancing research into the possible toxic effects of nanoparticles.

4 May 2010