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Increased Capacity for Suriname Alumina Plant

Joint venture partners Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals and BHP Billiton have approved the expansion to the Paranam alumina refinery in Suriname. After completion, the capacity will be increased by 250,000 metric tonnes...

6 Aug 2003

LME to Investigate Possibility of Collusion with Rising Aluminium Prices

Following a steep rise in the price of aluminium, the London Metals Exchange (LME), the worlds largest non-ferrous metals market, is investigating the possibility that traders were colluding to drive the price up. The...

5 Aug 2003

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

After 32 months of restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. (WPSC) have emerged, ready to move forward. WPSC have secured new financing and have just ratified a new labour ...

5 Aug 2003

Samsung and Atofina Form Joint Venture

Samsung General Chemicals and Atofina, TotalFinaElf’s chemical division have launched their 50-50 joint venture called Samsung-Atofina, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding back in December. Th...

4 Aug 2003

International Steel Group to Launch IPO

International Steel Group, The USA’s second largest steel manufacturer intend to launch an IPO in the near future. In doing so they hope to raise $250 million to pay down debt due to their $1.5 billion acquisition ...

4 Aug 2003

BASF Commission Plant to Produce Electroplating Chemical

BASF have commissioned production facility for the manufacture of methanesulfonic acid (MSA). The facility is located at BASF’s main plant in Ludwigshafen and took only 20 months to construct. The plant with an ...

1 Aug 2003

DuPont and Wuxi Xingda to Set Up Nylon Filament Joint Venture

DuPont Engineering Polymers and Wuxi Xingda Nylon Co., China’s largest manufacturer of toothbrush filaments, announced that they intend to form a joint venture. After approvals are gained, the joint venture will...

1 Aug 2003

James Hardie to Invest $100m in Expanded Capacity and R&D

Building materials manufacturer James Hardie have announced that they intend to invest over US$100 million into their fibre cement business. This will see them expand production capacity to meet growing product demand as...

31 Jul 2003

Stelco Consider Divesting AltaSteel

Stelco announced that they were considering divesting their wholly owned subsidiary AltaSteel after soliciting interest in the possible sale. They have received several letters of intent and are now considering their opt...

31 Jul 2003

Planets More Likely to be Associated with Heavy Metal Stars

Following the triennial meeting of the International Astronomical Union last week in Sydney, astronomers found that so-called "heavy metal stars" were more likely to have planets associated with them. Stars,...

30 Jul 2003

New Standard for Germanium Containing Semiconductors

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will release a new standard later this summer (northern hemisphere) that will relate to the measurement of speed in semiconductors. Germanium is used to induce...

30 Jul 2003

Arcelor Do Deals with Tata Steel and Bao Steel

Arcelor have granted India’s Tata Steel a licence to use their technology to produce hot dip galvanised products for the automotive industry. The licence covers both pure zinc hot dip galvanising and galvannealed p...

29 Jul 2003

Hydro to Participate in Alunorte Alumina Expansion

Hydro, co-owners of the Brazilian alumina refinery Alunorte, will take part in the second plant expansion, that will lift capacity by 1.8 million tonnes to 4.2 million tonnes. This will result in further improvements to ...

29 Jul 2003

Merger of American Steel Societies Approved by Members

The American Iron and Steel Institute’s merger with the Iron and Steel Society has been overwhelmingly approved by members of both organisations. Both organisations held meetings to vote on the merger, with 97.7...

28 Jul 2003

DSM to Shut Down Elastomer Operation

Following the release of the first quarter results in April, which indicated poor performance due to depressed markets and unfavourable currency variations, DSM have released restructuring plans for the company. These in...

28 Jul 2003

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Increased Capacity for Suriname Alumina Plant

LME to Investigate Possibility of Collusion with Rising Aluminium Prices

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Emerge from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Samsung and Atofina Form Joint Venture

International Steel Group to Launch IPO

BASF Commission Plant to Produce Electroplating Chemical

DuPont and Wuxi Xingda to Set Up Nylon Filament Joint Venture

James Hardie to Invest $100m in Expanded Capacity and R&D

Stelco Consider Divesting AltaSteel

Planets More Likely to be Associated with Heavy Metal Stars

New Standard for Germanium Containing Semiconductors

Arcelor Do Deals with Tata Steel and Bao Steel

Hydro to Participate in Alunorte Alumina Expansion

Merger of American Steel Societies Approved by Members

DSM to Shut Down Elastomer Operation

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