USA Demand for Specialty Silicas to Reach USD 1,7 billion in 2015 US demand for specialty silicas is forecast to rise 5,8 %/a to USD 1,7 billion in 2015. Market volume will also climb at a healthy clip, rebounding from the declines of the recession-impacted 2005 to 2010 period. Specialty silica
Germany 2nd Freiberg Refractories Forum In combination with the 7th Meeting of Refractory Experts – MORE-Freiberg e.V. – on the 9 December 2011 there will take place the 2nd Freiberg Refractories Forum and the meeting of the DGM Committee “Refractory High-temperature Materials“. Additionally, the DFG Workshop SPP 1418 will present the last results of its research programme.
Germany 2011 International Colloquium on Refractories + UHPC Symposium The conference “Refractories for Industrials“ will take place on 19 and 20 October 2011 in Aachen covering the topics glass, cement/lime/plaster, ceramics, incineration, chemistry, refractory raw materials, shaped and unshaped refractories, processing and refractory lining services, quality management, corrosion and wear, recycling, environmental protection. A special symposium is planned on “Prefabricated elements made of UHPC – refractories industry as a production partner?”
Russia Magnezit Group Expands Raw Materials and Production Capacities Magnezit Group obtained the license for the right to subsoil use of Talsk magnesite deposit in Krasnoyarsk Territory. Total reserves of magnesite in Krasnoyarsk Territory deposits will increase by 70 Mt. Magnesite reserves of Talsky deposit, according to Rosnedra, total: balance categories B – 22,011 Mt, С1 – 47,992 Mt, В + С1 – 70,003 Mt; off-balance reserves – 4,511 Mt.
Belgium worldsteel Appoints New Director General The worldsteel Board of Directors formally approved the appointment of Edwin Basson as Director General of the World Steel Association, effective from August 2011.
Great Britain Refractories Institute Celebrates Golden Jubilee In November 2011, the Institute of Refractories Engineers (www.ireng.org) will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
China Almatis Constructs New Calcines Facility Almatis / DE is confirming its commitment to the Asian market for its premium alumina products with the investment in construction of a full scale state-of-the-art calcines production facility in China.
China ICG Awardees 2011 Announced During the ICG annual meeting in Shenzhen / CN, the International Commission on Glass presented two awards for the advancement of glass science and technology.
Italy Dolomite Franchi Confirms its Trust to Cismac Automazioni Cismac Automazioni and Dolomite Franchi (RHI Group) strengthen their partnership and move on finding new confirmations; this active relationship is based on the mutual trust and cooperation.
Germany Professor Petzoldt has Passed Away Prof. Dr. Jürgen Petzoldt, president of International Commission on Glass from 1991 to 1994, passed away at the age of 75 on 9 March 2011. Apart from his period as president, he also served as vice-president from 1988 to 1990 and president elect from 1990/91 and after his presidency he remained on the Steering Committee for a further 3 years.