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Hydro Exercise Right on Jamaican Alumina Refinery

Hydro has decided to exercise its right to acquire a 65 per cent interest in the Jamaican alumina refinery Alpart and sell this interest on to Switzerland based Glencore AG. The deal will enhance value creation throug...

26 May 2004

World's Largest Iron Ore Producer Has Signed An Agreement With The Largest Steelmaker in China

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world's largest iron ore producer and exporter, informs that it has signed an agreement for the production of coal in China with Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (Baosteel), the lar...

25 May 2004

Innovative Sensors that Monitor Industrial Equipment in Harsh Environments

Maintaining large rotating equipment isn’t easy or cheap. Take gas turbines used in power plants: Inspecting one of these behemoths for possible wear and tear costs about $500,000 in parts and labor. If companies s...

25 May 2004

First Pratt and Whitney F135 STOVL Propulsion System For F-35 Successfully Demonstrates Hover Thrust

For the first time, Pratt & Whitney's Short Take-Off & Vertical Landing (STOVL) Propulsion System for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has demonstrated 39,700 pounds of thrust, the level required for the unique ...

25 May 2004

Using 33 Percent Less Hydrocarbons Would Trim U.S. Consumer Fuel Costs by $438 Billion

Just as low-carbohydrate diets are trimming the American waistline, more judicious use of hydrocarbon-based fossil fuels would reduce U.S. energy consumption by 33 percent and save consumers $438 billion a year by 2014, ...

25 May 2004

Alcoa to Build Environmentally Friendly Aluminum Smelter in Trinidad

Alcoa has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which Alcoa and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will build a state-of-the-art, low emission, environmentally friendly...

25 May 2004

TSIL to Set Up New Steel Plant

Tata Sponge Iron Ltd plan to set up a Rs 1000 Crore expansion over the next 10 years. The project would involve the construction of three kilns and a power plant requiring investment of Rs 300 to 400 crore. In additio...

25 May 2004

Base Elements Sell 50% Stake in Urals Steel

Oleg Deripaska’s holding company, Moscow-based Base Element, has sold its 50% stake in Urals Steel to Alisher Usmanov. Base Element’s cites unsatisfactory projections as the reason for divesting Urals Steel. ...

25 May 2004

New Stainless Steel Plant for the UAE

The Gulf Investment Company will invest $200 million in a new stainless steel factory that will be built in the Unites Arab Emirates. The project will be implemented by United Stainless Company which is partly owned by G...

25 May 2004

SSL International Sell Surgical Gloves Business

SSL International (“SSL”) has exchanged conditional contracts with Regent Medical Limited and other related companies (“Regent Medical”) which are principally owned by funds advised by Apax Partne...

25 May 2004

Alcoa Reorganise AFL Automotive Operation

Alcoa today announced that its Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) Automotive operations will reorganize its operations in Piedras Negras and Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. This adjustment is necessary to maintain the competitiveness ...

25 May 2004

Lumera Corp Move Towards IPO

Lumera Corporation, a majority owned subsidiary of Microvision, Inc. and producer of polymeric materials and products using nanotechnology, announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exc...

25 May 2004

Biodegradable Polymer for Bone repair

A breakthrough in polymer development means that soon there may be a radical new treatment for people with broken bones - a special kind of material that can 'glue' the bone back together and support it while it ...

25 May 2004

Malvern Introduced A New Dip Cell For The Zetasizer Nano

Malvern Instruments has introduced a new dip cell for the Zetasizer Nano, the company’s pioneering three-in-one system for particle size, zeta potential and molecular weight measurement of molecules and nano-sized ...

25 May 2004

CERAM Equipped To Help Companies Through The CPD Jungle

CERAM is well placed to come to the assistance of the UK construction and manufacturing industry who are concerned about the impact that the EU Construction Products Directive (CPD) will have on their ability to compete ...

25 May 2004

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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Hydro Exercise Right on Jamaican Alumina Refinery

World's Largest Iron Ore Producer Has Signed An Agreement With The Largest Steelmaker in China

Innovative Sensors that Monitor Industrial Equipment in Harsh Environments

First Pratt and Whitney F135 STOVL Propulsion System For F-35 Successfully Demonstrates Hover Thrust

Using 33 Percent Less Hydrocarbons Would Trim U.S. Consumer Fuel Costs by $438 Billion

Alcoa to Build Environmentally Friendly Aluminum Smelter in Trinidad

TSIL to Set Up New Steel Plant

Base Elements Sell 50% Stake in Urals Steel

New Stainless Steel Plant for the UAE

SSL International Sell Surgical Gloves Business

Alcoa Reorganise AFL Automotive Operation

Lumera Corp Move Towards IPO

Biodegradable Polymer for Bone repair

Malvern Introduced A New Dip Cell For The Zetasizer Nano

CERAM Equipped To Help Companies Through The CPD Jungle

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Unlocking the Secrets of Isothermal Desorption Spectroscopy

Recycling Insights: Extracting Valuable Recyclates from Electronic Waste

How Plasma Will Revolutionize the Semiconductor Industry

SightBase® SaaS Imaging Platform

Thermo Scientific™ ARL™ X900 XRF Spectrometer

Transforming AFM Systems with the Galaxy Dual Controller

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What is the Future of Viscosity Testing?

How Tapes are Transforming Robotic Applications

Surface Analysis of Zebrafish Using COXEM’s EM-40 Tabletop SEM: A Detailed Examination of Microstructure and Composition

FT-NIR Analysis of Oil Content in Soapstock and Spent Bleaching Earth

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Unlocking the Secrets of Isothermal Desorption Spectroscopy

Recycling Insights: Extracting Valuable Recyclates from Electronic Waste

How Plasma Will Revolutionize the Semiconductor Industry

1A Novel Method for Accurate SoC Estimation in LiFePO4 Batteries

2Flexible Thermoelectric Fibers for Wearable Tech Developed

33D Printing Enhances Micro Energy Storage

4A New Approach to Parachute Design

5A project will produce polyolefin-coated fabrics as an alternative to PVC to make bags for transporting fresh water by sea

6Rockwell Automation Provides Integrated Technology For PFi’s World-First Australian-Made Solution For Wastewater Treatment By Major Beverages Company

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