By merging several of their smaller aluminium producing companies with Aluminium Corp of China, the country’s largest producer, the smaller companies hope to be able to reduce costs by negotiating cheaper raw mater...
Sual, Russia's number 2 primary aluminium producer, plan to join forces with French metals giant Pechiney to construct a $2.1 billion dollar aluminium plant in the Komi Republic in Russia.
This is the second ventu...
Simula have just received another order for ceramic/composite armour panel kits for the US Army’s M1117 Armoured Security Vehicles or ASV’s. The order has come via Textron Marine and Land Systems, who manufac...
Alumina do Norte do Brasil S/A (Alunorte) will become the third largest alumina producer in South America when it inaugurates its third production line later today.
The third production line will bring a 50% increase ...
Ceradyne have just received an order from the US army procurement agency for US$13.8 million worth of small arms protective body inserts (SAPI), or ceramic armour.
Ceradyne will begin shipping the order in June and ex...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recently given their blessing to the first ceramic on ceramic hip implant.
Hip implants or total hip replacements are used to replace hip joints in patients who have dise...
As the USA braces for war with Iraq, Ceradyne have just received a $3.7 million contract to provide small arms protective inserts to the US Army.
The order is expected to be completed by early April.
This order fol...
Since first being unveiled as a concept car in Paris in 2000, the Porsche Carrera GT has been aimed purely at the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini. The new Porsche which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March...
Alcoa recorded a loss for the 4th quarter of 2002. They sited a global manufacturing weakness that has persisted for longer than anticipated as a major contributing factor.
Areas that remained soft, suffering from the...
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...
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