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Smorgon Steel Pursue International Expansion Strategy

Following its strategy for international expansion, Smorgon Steel has announced that it will acquire a scrap metal business and open a trading office in India. Pending due diligence, Smorgon Steel have agreed to purch...

4 Jul 2003

Universal Alloy to Double in Size

Aircraft part manufacturer Universal Alloy has announced its plan to double the size of its Canton, Georgia, USA, plant, in the process adding some 150 jobs. The plant is currently geared up to make fuselage parts for...

4 Jul 2003

Timken Sell Share in NSK Joint Venture

Timken have agreed to sell their share in their needle bearing joint venture with NSK for $146 million. Timken acquired the share in the Japanese joint venture when they purchased bearing manufacturer Torrington. At t...

From The Timken Co. 3 Jul 2003

LG Chem to Build $15m Polarizer Plant in China

LG Chem has signed a deal with Nanjing City in China to set up a local subsidiary to produce TFT-LCD polarizers. The project will see LG Chem invest $15 million until 2004, for a facility with capacity of 14 million s...

3 Jul 2003

Alcan Complete Acquisition of Composites Materials Manufacturer Baltek

Alcan have just completed their acquisition of composite materials manufacturer Baltek. The $35 million deal closed after having been approved by Baltek shareholders. Following the acquisition, Baltek will be renamed ...

2 Jul 2003

Why Do Liquid Metals Resist Solidification?

NASA funded research has yielded the first proof of why liquid metals resist the transformation into solids and in the process have validated a 50 year old hypothesis. This phenomenon was observed by German physicist ...

2 Jul 2003

Air Products to Acquire Ashland’s Electronic Chemical Business

Air Products have signed a definitive agreement to acquire the electronic chemicals business of Ashland Specialty Chemical Company. The deal is worth approximately $300 million, with closing dependent on regulatory appro...

1 Jul 2003

BHP Steel to Change Name

Following its demerger from BHP Billiton, BHP Steel Ltd will be changing its name during the year 2003/4. BHP Steel licensed the acronym "BHP" from BHP Billiton at the time of the demerger until June 30, 200...

1 Jul 2003

IPL Plastics to Suspend Production at Ontario Plant

Canadian-based IPL Plastics will suspend operations at its Ontario plant on September 5. The company has cited a poor sales outlook for the suspension which will result in 150 workers being laid off. Other factors tha...

30 Jun 2003

Magnesium Int'l to Sell Power Station to Fund Smelter

Magnesium International is looking for expressions of interest for the sale of its power station development at Port Pirie. The finds from the sale will be used for the development of their SAMAG magnesium smelter projec...

30 Jun 2003

Nickel-Tin Alternative to Platinum Catalysts in Hydrogen Fuel Production

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have discovered a nickel-tin alloy catalyst that could be used as an alternative for platinum catalysts in hydrogen fuel production systems. The use of hydrogen fuel cells is...

30 Jun 2003

Intermet to Take Control of Joint Venture

US-based Intermet have entered into an agreement for them to assume 100% ownership of their 50:50 joint venture Fundicao Nodular S.A, in Portugal, also known as PortCast Foundry. Intermet originally took a 50% stake i...

27 Jun 2003

Honam-LG Purchase of Hyundai Petrochem Finalised

Details for the sale of Hyundai Petrochemical Co to the Honam-LG Consortium, consisting of Honam Petrochemical Corp and LG Chem have been finalised. The 1.76 trillion KRWon deal was approved by the Korean Fair Trade C...

27 Jun 2003

Assoc for Iron and Steel Tech from AISE/ISS Merger

Following a survey of the members of the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE) and The Iron and Steel Society, the majority voted for the name "Association for Iron and Steel Technology" or AIST, shoul...

26 Jun 2003

CO2 Absorbing Ceramics from Toshiba

In the ongoing battle to reduce greenhouse emissions, Toshiba Corp and Toshiba Ceramics Co, have developed a new lithium silicate based material that can absorb up to 400 times its own volume in carbon dioxide (CO2). ...

26 Jun 2003

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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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Smorgon Steel Pursue International Expansion Strategy

Universal Alloy to Double in Size

Timken Sell Share in NSK Joint Venture

LG Chem to Build $15m Polarizer Plant in China

Alcan Complete Acquisition of Composites Materials Manufacturer Baltek

Why Do Liquid Metals Resist Solidification?

Air Products to Acquire Ashland’s Electronic Chemical Business

BHP Steel to Change Name

IPL Plastics to Suspend Production at Ontario Plant

Magnesium Int'l to Sell Power Station to Fund Smelter

Nickel-Tin Alternative to Platinum Catalysts in Hydrogen Fuel Production

Intermet to Take Control of Joint Venture

Honam-LG Purchase of Hyundai Petrochem Finalised

Assoc for Iron and Steel Tech from AISE/ISS Merger

CO2 Absorbing Ceramics from Toshiba

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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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Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

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