Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. (BMMG) announced that it will be investing some USD100 million to expand its operations at Linden, creating more than 500 jobs in the process while moving closer to resolving dust pollution issues from its operation.
With an increase in world demand for aluminium at an average of 6 % annually, the demand from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to grow and will drive the Gulf producers to expand their production capacity even further.
Harper International, has been selected to provide advanced high temperature furnace systems for the manufacture of energy storage materials for EnerG2.
Blast furnace 9 at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg-Hamborn was shut down for a period of 180 days to allow the refractory lining and parts of the cooling system to be replaced.
The RHI Group increased revenues by 15,5 % to EUR 1758,6 million in the year 2011 (previous year: EUR 1522,9 million).
USA Nizi International Acquires Miller and Company Nizi International (Nizi) acquires 100 % of the Chicago/US based distributor of foundry products Miller and Company (Miller).
India SGL Group Expands in India SGL Group – The Carbon Company/DE – has further expanded its production in Pune, India, gaining a larger footprint in the Indian growth market.
Gulf Region Aluminium Output Seen at 5 Mt The five Gulf smelters – Alba, Dubal, Emal, Sohar and Qatalum – produced more than 3,6 Mt of aluminium in 2011 and will reach around 5 Mt by 2014 when Ma’aden and Emal phase 2 are completed, a report said.
Russia 6th International Glass Conference in Saratov The Saratov Glass Institute, Co. Stk; the Branch Stesa-Science of the Saratov Glass Institute, Co. Stk; the Scientific-Research Institute of Technical Glass, Co. Stk; the A.M. Prokhorov Academy of Engineering Sciences; the Scientific Glass Centre as well as the journals Steklo i keramika and Steklo mira invite to the 6th International Glass Conference Stekloprogress – XXI which will be held between 15–18 May 2012 in Saratov.
Brazil EXPOALUMINIO and ALUMINIUM BRAZIL EXPOALUMINIO and ALUMINIUM BRAZIL 2012 (24–26 April in Sao Paulo) combine the most comprehensive range of products and technologies for the South American aluminium market.