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Alcoa Approves Investments in Brazil That Will Total $1.6 Billion

Alcoa has announced that its Board of Directors has approved investments in Brazil that will total $1.6 billion in the company's world-class Brazilian upstream operations, including: a 2.1 million metric ton per year...

26 Sep 2005

EU Flat Product Steel Price Rises Are Not A Certainty

In times of weakening steel prices, producers sometimes announce plans to raise their selling values simply with the aim of stabilising the market, and with only faint hopes of actually reversing the downward trend. Cert...

20 Sep 2005

Uhde Wins Contract to Build 2 New Coke Ovens for Masteel

Uhde GmbH of Dortmund, Germany, has been awarded another contract in China, this time by Masteel International Trade & Economic Corporation for the construction of two new coke oven batteries to expand the annual cok...

16 Sep 2005

Allegheny Announces Expansion of its Nickel-based Alloy and Specialty Alloy Capabilities

Allegheny Technologies has announced an expansion of its premium-melt nickel-based alloy, superalloy, and specialty alloy production capabilities. These investments are aimed at increasing ATI's capacity to produce t...

12 Sep 2005

Kennametal and Novator to Formalize Joint Development Alliance

On every modern aircraft, up to one million holes must be drilled through advanced materials such as titanium, composites and other high performance alloys. Many of these holes require rework prior to final assembly, cos...

7 Sep 2005

Scientists Develop Nickel Aluminide Composite Material that Can Cut Through Cast Iron and Granite

A new material so sharp and tough it can cut through cast iron and granite without wearing out could make coal mining safer, cheaper and more productive. Developed at Southern Illinois University Carbondale by materia...

5 Sep 2005

North-Ural Bauxite Launches First Mine to be Built in Russia in the Post-Soviet Era

The North-Ural Bauxite Mine (SUBR), a part of SUAL Group, has launched Novo-Kalinskaya Mine – the first mine to be built in Russia in the post-Soviet era and one of the biggest projects of this type. SUAL Group has...

30 Aug 2005

BASF Aktiengesellschaft Acquires Leuna-Miramid GmbH

BASF Aktiengesellschaft has signed a contract to acquire Leuna-Miramid GmbH, Leuna (Germany) thus further extending its leading position in engineering plastics in Europe. Leuna-Miramid has approximately 140 employees. F...

30 Aug 2005

Sasol Produces 1.5 Billion Barrels of Synthetic Fuel from Coal in 50 Years

Sasol has produced almost 1,5 billion barrels of synthetic fuel from about 800 million tonnes of coal since the first sample of synthetic oil from coal was produced fifty years ago at its Sasolburg plant near Johannesbur...

26 Aug 2005

DOE Fund Research into Reducing Metallic Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants

Pennsylvania's total mercury emissions are the second highest in the United States, behind Texas. Controlling those emissions is the goal of University of Pittsburgh research under a grant from the U.S. Department of...

25 Aug 2005

Editorial Highlights

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.

Minerals News

Alcoa Approves Investments in Brazil That Will Total $1.6 Billion

EU Flat Product Steel Price Rises Are Not A Certainty

Uhde Wins Contract to Build 2 New Coke Ovens for Masteel

Allegheny Announces Expansion of its Nickel-based Alloy and Specialty Alloy Capabilities

Kennametal and Novator to Formalize Joint Development Alliance

Scientists Develop Nickel Aluminide Composite Material that Can Cut Through Cast Iron and Granite

North-Ural Bauxite Launches First Mine to be Built in Russia in the Post-Soviet Era

BASF Aktiengesellschaft Acquires Leuna-Miramid GmbH

Sasol Produces 1.5 Billion Barrels of Synthetic Fuel from Coal in 50 Years

DOE Fund Research into Reducing Metallic Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

Coolant Control Module for Plasma Cleaning

Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

Discover Advanced Solutions for Thickness and Flaw Inspection with the OmniScan™ X4 Flaw Detector

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Minerals News

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

1Excelitas Technologies Announces Consolidation Plans to Strengthen Noblelight Operations in Germany

2A New Advance in Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

3Accelerating Ion Transport with New Material

4Plasmonic Photocatalysis for Efficient Hydrogen Generation

5Researchers Reveal Rare-Earth-Free Polymer

6New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

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