Akzo Nobel intend to spend US$30 million on establishing a new research and development facility in the US, as well as a new dispersion plant. Both will be for the benefit of the automotive refinishes business.
They i...
Following Slater Steel’s decision to restructure under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, followed by a net loss of $44 to $50 million in Q2 2003, they will undertake a significant restructure of their stainless bar...
Chemcraft Holdings of North Carolina (USA) have signed a letter of intent to acquire Polymer Solutions Inc of California, USA.
Under the agreement, Chemcraft will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding stock in Po...
Oxfordshire-based company, Hardide, have raised £1.6 million to manufacture a unique hard coating that has been designed to increase the life of steel and cemented carbide parts.
Properties of the coating includ...
Simula have announced that they have received another order for small arms protective inserts (SAPI) for the US Marines. The latest order is valued at $3.3 million and is to be delivered by September 2004.
This order ...
AZoM.com, the A to Z of Materials reached yet another milestone in July serving up the 2 millionth visitor session since launching on the web in September 2001.
With over 250,000 visitor sessions per month, AZoM.com i...
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Aug 2003
ABB supplied, engineered and commissioned a complete annealing and pickling line for the Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Company in China.
The remarkable part about it was that they were able to supply and commission the stee...
Alcoa and Kobe Steel have announced that they will terminate their joint venture aluminium plants that produce aluminium can stock used in beverage cans. This decision has been undertaken as the joint ventures did not me...
In August 2002, BASF and Dow Chemical Company announced that they would combine their research efforts and technologies pertaining to the manufacture of propylene oxide using hydrogen peroxide as a key ingredient. The te...
Bayer Polymers, a division of Bayer AG will cease production of the rubber cobalt-polybutadiene (CoBR) at its Bayer Buna GmbH plant in Marl. Production is scheduled to end in the first half of 2004.
The decision was t...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...