Effective 1 October 2011, Almatis will raise prices on its entire specialty alumina product portfolio including all standard products in tabular alumina, calcined alumina, calcium aluminate cement and spinels. Price increases will range from 8 to 12 % and will be effective for all new contracts. After the strong recovery from the recession, more capacity … Weiterlesen …
Nowadays, evaluating energy efficiency is about more than purely analysing the efficiency of the thermal processes involved in ceramic production. By the same token, in addition to the effective use of thermal energy, electrical and pneumatic consumption values are reduced by constantly optimising the process chain. These are measures the primary objective of which is … Weiterlesen …
Minerals Technologies Inc., announced that effective 1 September 2011, Jonathan J. Hastings joined the company as Vice President, Corporate Development. J.J. Hastings, who will become an officer of the company and a member of the executive leadership committee, will succeed J. Michael Harley, who will become Vice President, Business Development and Strategy. J.J. Hastings joins … Weiterlesen …
The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announced the names of the organization’s two newest Distinguished Life Members. David B. Marshall and Koichi Niihara are the 2011 recipients of the Distinguished Life Member Award, the highest honor accorded members of ACerS. The award is given in recognition of an individual’s eminent contribution to the ceramic and glass … Weiterlesen …
Allied Mineral Products, Inc. announced the start-up of its new Chinese operation, Allied Mineral Products (Foshan) Co., Ltd. (AMF). Located in Foshan, Guangdong province this new facility will support Allied’s on-going commitment to provide superior refractory products, service and technology to its customers in China and throughout Asia. Sales and customer service for China will continue to … Weiterlesen …
A technical seminar on refractories is scheduled on November 16–19 November 2011 at the Institute of Mineral Engineering (Gesteinshüttenkunde/GHI) of RWTH Aachen University. This intensive seminar covers the refractory industry from the raw material to the industrial application. The speakers are experienced refractory experts: Prof. Eschner, Prof. Pötschke, Dipl.-Ing. Krebs and Dipl.-Ing. Mendheim. The seminar … Weiterlesen …
Henning E. Jensen informed the Supervisory Board of RHI AG that he will resign, with immediate effect, from his function as the CEO of RHI AG on his own request. The Supervisory Board of RHI AG accepted his resignation and appointed Franz Struzl new Chairman of the Management Board with effect from 8 September 2011. … Weiterlesen …
SGL Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden/DE, startet the construction of green production of isostatic graphite at their Bonn location, which will triple their capacity to 15000 t/a of isostatically pressed graphite. The Bonn location of SGL Group witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new production center for the manufacture of isostatic graphite. Jürgen Nimptsch, the mayor of … Weiterlesen …
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers (SGL ACF) – a joint venture of SGL Group and BMW Group – opened its new state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, WA. The new facility is strategic for the manufacture of ultra light-weight carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) for use in the new BMW i vehicles. The two … Weiterlesen …
The NürnbergMesse Group achieved a record result for 2010: revenue of EUR 205 million and EUR 10 million profit after taxes with an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of over EUR 41 million. It is by far the best financial year in terms of revenue and profit in the 35-year history of … Weiterlesen …