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Germany
Nabaltec – Revenues up 61,3 %
Nabaltec AG's revenues in the second quarter of 2010 were the highest in the company's history, as consolidated revenues grew by 73,2 %, to EUR 29,1 million (EUR 16,8 million in 2009). Revenues in the first half of 2010 came to EUR 53,4 million, up 61,3 % over the first half of 2009.
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Germany
Bernhard Pagenkemper Named Machinery Division Sales Director
The previous manager of the business unit Cement at Haver & Boecker in Oelde, Dipl.-Ing. B. Pagenkemper (46) has been named Sales Director of the entire Machinery Division, effective 1 July 2010.
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India
Outotec to Supply iron Ore Sinter Plant for SAIL
Outotec has won an order from Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for the design and delivery of an iron ore sinter plant for SAIL's Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh. Outotec will implement the turnkey plant project in consortium with Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Outotec does not disclose the contract value, but typically technology solutions with corresponding scope range from EUR 20 to 25 million.
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India
Hindalco – Strong Q1/2010 and Expansion Projects
Hindalco Industries Ltd., an Aditya Birla Group company, announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net sales at INR 5178 crore in Q1 FY11 were up 33 % over Q1 FY10, driven by higher volumes, better product/geographic mix and improved realisation.
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USA
Chris Ayers Elected Executive Vice President of Alcoa
Alcoa´s Board of Directors has elected Chris L. Ayers an Executive Vice President of the Company. Additionally, Ayers has been named Chief Operating Officer for Alcoa’s Global Primary Products business, effective immediately.
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Austria
Franz Buxbaum New Head of RHI Division Raw Materials
The world market leader in refractories, RHI AG, has recently assigned a management function: Franz Buxbaum (54) is named head of RHI’s Raw Materials Division, effective September 1, 2010. Buxbaum is, together with his team, responsible for the Group’s entire raw material activities. He has held various management positions within RHI AG since 1996.
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Europe
EIMRA Targets Separation Technologies for Sustainable Energy Systems
A significant part of European membrane research is focused on the separation technologies required for clean and sustainable energy systems. To speed up current developments, five leading energy research centres have decided to consolidate and strengthen their collaboration in the field of membrane technology by signing a Memorandum of Understanding.
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USA
Boron Products LLC Awarded Contract for EPR Primary Coolant Additive
Ceradyne Boron Products, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceradyne, Inc., announced a contract award of approximately USD 8 million for the supply of B-10 Enriched Boric Acid to Electricité de France SA (EDF) for its first European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) presently under construction in France.
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India
Hindalco Unit Utkal Alumina Ties up Debt for Orissa Project
Hindalco subsidiary Utkal Alumina International Limited has tied up INR 4906 crore debts from a group of banks for its refinery project in Orissa. As per report, Hindalco has successfully achieved the financial closure of UAIL with the signing of a common loan agreement of INR 4906 crore on July 28th 2010. This constitutes the entire debt requirement of the project.
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China
Alumina Capacity May Reach 40 Mt/a in 2010
China's domestic alumina production capacity may reach around 40 Mt/a in 2010 as several expansion projects are completed this year, up from about 34 Mt/a in 2009. Actual alumina output in 2010 is now estimated at 30,8 Mt. Actual output in full-year 2009 was 23,83 Mt.
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India
SAIL Commissioned Ladle Furnace
On August 22, Indian steelmaker Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) commissioned the second ladle furnace of the steel melting shop-II of its Rourkela steel plant, Orissa, India. Inaugurated by company chairman C.S. Verma and produced by Danieli India Limited, the 150-t ladle furnace is part of an INR 1,97 billion (USD 41,9 million) scheme for simultaneous blowing in basic oxygen furnace (BOF) converters of steel melting shop-II of the plant.
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China
PVA TePla Receives Order from Solar Industry
PVA TePla AG, Wettenberg /DE, a leading systems manufacturer for the crystallization of silicon and of vacuum and high-temperature systems, has received an order from the China-based Tianwei New Energy Wafer Co. Ltd. to supply systems for the production of multicrystalline silicon ingots with an order value of around EUR 5 million. The order will be processed in 2010.
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Austria
Thomas Fahnemann has Resigned
Thomas Fahnemann, chief executive officer of RHI AG, requested to the supervisory board to resign from his post for personal reasons, effective immediately.
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Qatar
Power Failure at Qatalum Causes sudden Shutdown
The Qatalum aluminium plant in Qatar suffered a sudden shutdown of primary aluminium production, due to a power outage that occurred at on the 9th of August 2010.
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World
Crude Steel Production July 2010
World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 115 Mt in July. This is 9,6 % higher than July 2009.
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Germany
Optimization of Industrial Fuel Technology and Thermal Process Technology
The conference and exhibition organized by VDI Wissensforum is addressed to users of fuel technology in the field of thermal technology in the segments metal, glass, ceramics, engineering offices, equipment suppliers as well consultants and member of universities and institutes.
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USA
ACerS Announces 2010 Distinguished Life Members
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announced the names of the organization's two newest Distinguished Life Members.
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USA
MIM 2011 – International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides
The PIM industry (MIM — metal injection molding; CIM — ceramic injection molding; and CCIM — cemented carbide injection molding) has estimated sales of over USD 1 billion and could possibly double in a span of five years.The objective of the conference is to explore innovations and latest accomplishments in the areas of part design, tooling, molding, debinding, and sintering of PIM parts. The conference will also focus on the developments in PIM processing of different materials including metals and alloys, ceramics, and hardmaterials.
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USA
AISTech 2011 – Call for Papers
The Iron & Steel Technology Conference & Exhibition AISTech 2011 is scheduled for 02 – 05 May.
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Tunisia
FLSmidth to Supply a Complete Cement Plant in Tunisia
FLSmidth has signed a contract worth EUR 107 million with Tunisian-owned Carthage Cement to supply equipment and services for a 5800 t/d state-of-the-art cement plant. The plant will be located approximately 40 km southwest of the Tunisian capital Tunis.
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