In response to the declining world economic climate Rio Tinto Alcan is taking steps to ensure it remains competitive. These measures are outlined below.
Key measures
A further six per cent reduction in aluminium...
Evraz Group S.A. (LSE: EVR) (“Evraz” or the “Company”) has renounced the right to purchase the licence to develop the Mezhegey coal deposit in the Republic of Tyva, Russia. The decision is based o...
Silicone sealants and coatings from Dow
Corning are working behind the scenes to help construction engineers combat
and repair weather damage to large, stately building façades in India.
A team of NASA and university scientists has achieved the first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars. This discovery indicates the planet is either biologically or geologically active.
The team f...
Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) has announced plans to reduce its production volume by 50 percent from an annual 1,650,000 tonnes, starting January 15. Alpart is a bauxite mining and alumina processing company opera...
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Golm near Potsdam have now made
a contribution by demonstrating that calcium carbonate
crystals are created differently from the way they were previously thought to
form.
By using magnetic nanoparticles,
the researchers were able to remove 96 % of the lead ions from blood samples
mixed with lead in vitro.
Ekocrete, Inc. today announced the availability of a new "green" concrete that uses 90% recycled and by-product materials without sacrificing strength or durability.
"Previous so-called green concretes...
Siemens Energy received a contract from its Indian licensee Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) for the supply of components for two steam turbine-generators. The customer is the state-owned energy utility National Ther...
Engineers at the University of
Michigan have formalized an important relationship with General Motors to
accelerate the design and testing of advanced batteries for electric vehicles.
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