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Slater Steel Successfully Start Up Lemont Rolling Plant

Slater Steel have successfully recommissioned their recently acquired rolling mill facility, Slater Lemont in Illinois, USA. The plant has been idle since February 2001, and Slater intend to commence trials on various...

6 Jan 2003

Korea Zinc to Build 7th Ausmelt Furnace

Ausmelt have just signed a contract to construct a seventh furnace for Korea Zinc, the world’s largest manufacturer of zinc metal. They will use the furnace to treat copper secondary materials and to recover cop...

6 Jan 2003

Alcan Sign Agreement to Buy VAW Packaging

Following the press release of late November, Alcan have signed a definitive agreement with Norsk Hydro to purchase VAW Packaging (FlexPac). They expect to gain approvals for the acquisition during the first half of 2003...

6 Jan 2003

Simula Awarded Patent for Body Armour Technology

Simula have been granted a patent for their latest body armour design. Their light weight design offers the wearer protection from handgun attacks. The soft design, utilises Simula’s ballistic fabric architectur...

20 Dec 2002

SGL Carbon to Appeal 27.75 Million Euro Fine

SGL Carbon intend to lodge a second appeal against the European Commission fine of 27.75 million Euro fine imposed on them following an investigation into the graphite industry. The investigations which have been ongo...

19 Dec 2002

Sumitomo and Mitsui Chemical Companies Merger Approved

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission have approved the merger between Sumitomo Chemical Co and Mitsui Chemicals Inc, with certain conditions. The merger will create the worlds fifth largest chemical company and Japan&rsqu...

19 Dec 2002

LG Chem Become World's 3rd Largest ABS Producer

LG Chem, Korea’s largest chemical company have just become the third largest producer of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) after completing expansions to both Korean and Chinese operations. They now boast an AB...

18 Dec 2002

DuPont and UDC to Jointly Develop PHOLED Technology

DuPont and Universal Display Corporation (UDC) have agreed to jointly develop a new generation of soluble Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) materials and technologies. They intend to combine the ground breaking work...

18 Dec 2002

3M Complete Acquisition of Corning Precision Lens

3M have completed their acquisition of Corning Precision Lens Inc. Cincinnati based Corning Precision Lens are the largest producer of lens systems for rear projection televisions in the world. Corning Precision Lens ...

18 Dec 2002

Noranda Postpone Development of Zinc Deposit

It was announced today that Noranda will postpone plans to development of the Perseverance Zinc deposit located near Matagami, Quebec, Canada. Noranda have sighted depressed zinc prices and their current finacial situ...

17 Dec 2002

DSM Composites Increase Foothold in China

In a move that will see DSM Composite Resins position themselves for further growth into the Chinese market, they have acquired a further 25% stake in their joint venture with Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Corp. This tak...

17 Dec 2002

Kobe Steel to Take Equity Share in US Secondary Processor

Kobe Steel plans to take an equity stake in the US secondary steel processor, Grand Blanc Processing LLC. They are making this move to position themselves such that they will be able to strengthen their ability to su...

From Kobe Steel 16 Dec 2002

MIM Propose Closure of UK Zinc Smelter

MIM Holdings have just submitted a proposal to trade unions regarding the closure of Brittania Zinc, their subsidiary located in Avonmouth, UK. During the next 90 days, they will look at alternatives to closing the pl...

16 Dec 2002

Xstrata to Acquire Zinc Smelter from Metaleurop

Metaleurop SA have announced the sale of their subsidiary Metaleurop Zinc Holding GmbH to Asturiana de Zinc SA, a subsidiary of Xstrata. The sale price of the business is US$100 million. The deal which involves the No...

13 Dec 2002

Textron Systems Acquire Skid Shoe Business of Carbide Technologies

Textron Systems have just expanded the range of products they provide to the helicopter market by acquiring the skid shoes business of Carbide Technology Inc. The terms of the transactions were not disclosed. The skid...

13 Dec 2002

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Slater Steel Successfully Start Up Lemont Rolling Plant

Korea Zinc to Build 7th Ausmelt Furnace

Alcan Sign Agreement to Buy VAW Packaging

Simula Awarded Patent for Body Armour Technology

SGL Carbon to Appeal 27.75 Million Euro Fine

Sumitomo and Mitsui Chemical Companies Merger Approved

LG Chem Become World's 3rd Largest ABS Producer

DuPont and UDC to Jointly Develop PHOLED Technology

3M Complete Acquisition of Corning Precision Lens

Noranda Postpone Development of Zinc Deposit

DSM Composites Increase Foothold in China

Kobe Steel to Take Equity Share in US Secondary Processor

MIM Propose Closure of UK Zinc Smelter

Xstrata to Acquire Zinc Smelter from Metaleurop

Textron Systems Acquire Skid Shoe Business of Carbide Technologies

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

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