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USA Trends in US Refractories Industry According to a study of Freedonia Group the US demand will increase 8 % annually through 2014 to USD 3 billion in 2014.

  Great Britain Morgan Crucible: Half Year Results Morgan Crucible has made significant progress in the first half towards its 3 years goal of doubling underlying PBT by 2013.

USA New Products at ConExpo 2011 Putzmeister America, Inc. (Putzmeister), Allentown Shotcrete Technology, Inc. (Allentown) and Esser Pipe Technology (Esser) debuted new products at ConExpo 2011 in March.

United Arab Emirates Thermal Industry Middle East 2011 T.I.M.E., the biennial Technology Trade Fair for the Thermal Process Manufacturing Industry in the Middle East: Engineering & Technology Exhibition for the Heavy Industrial Plants, will take place between 17–19 Oct. 2011 at the Expo Centre Sharjah.  

Germany/China First Winner of Utz-Hellmuth Felcht Award: Prof. Walter de Heer SGL Group/DE has awarded the Utz-Hellmuth Felcht Award for the first time to Prof. Walter de Heer at the International Carbon Conference in Shanghai/CN.

Germany Secondary Raw Materials at IFAT ENTSORGA 2012 IFAT ENTSORGA, which takes place from 7 to 11 May 2012 at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, is further expanding its portfolio.

USA Unifrax Agrees to Purchase Saffil A Niagara Falls maker of ceramic fibre insulation products has agreed to buy the global industrial ceramic fibre materials business from British Dyson Group Plc.

USA CARBO Ceramics Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Carbo Ceramics reported revenues for the second quarter of 2011 increased 34 %, or USD 38,1 million, when compared to the second quarter of 2010. North American (excluding Mexico) proppant sales volume increased 26 % while international proppant sales volume increased 10 %, compared to the same period last year.Operating profit for the second quarter of 2011 increased 61 %, or USD 17,5 million, compared to the second quarter of 2010.

India Kerneos to Make Industrial Investment in Calcium Aluminate Production Following the opening of its commercial subsidiary in Kolkata in March 2008, Kerneos, the world leader for calcium aluminates will build its first plant in India.

India National Aluminium Increases Alumina Capacity to Boost Exports National Aluminium Co., India´s  third-largest producer, increased its alumina capacity 33 % to boost exports and tap global demand for the raw material used to make the lightweight metal.