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SGL/DE has signed a contract to acquire an 86 % stake in the Portuguese company Fisipe – Fibras Sintéticas de Portugal S.A. – from the previous principal shareholder, Negofor.

RHI AG, a global market leader for refractory products has invested around EUR 7 million in the expansion of production capacities at the Group’s Didier plant in Niederdollendorf in North Rhine-Westphalia/DE.

Glass packaging production volumes in Europe grew by 4,7 % in the first half 2011 according to data published in December 2011 by the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE).

In the glasstec year 2012 the glass machinery manufacturers will once again be faced with a whole series of challenges: customers are increasingly demanding complete production facilities from A to Z from a single source, and it is sometimes the case that the machine manufacturers have to directly supply the financing to go with it.

Dubai Emirates Glass, a leading processor of architectural flat glass in the Middle East, will invest in glass companies in Qatar, India and Iraq.

The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released preliminary data which indicates that stainless steel production grew by 3,3 % in 2011.

Roullier Group/FR acquired Possehl Erzkontor GmbH’s 50 % stake in Van Mannekus & Co. BV, the Dutch magnesia processor and distributor.

The purpose of the ALAFAR Awards is encouraging and incenting research in the area of refractory products, including but not limited to raw materials, process engineering, products, applications, basic science, and other topics, which are of the interest of the refractory industry.

The 8th World Congress ALUMINIUM 2000 will take place from 14 – 18 May 2013 in Milan/IT.

Companhia de Alumina do Para’s (CAP) Board of Directors has decided to postpone the construction of a new alumina refinery in Barcarena, Brazil.