Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has upgraded air-blowing equipment used in blast furnace operations in Lipetsk. This upgrade will enable NLMK to reduce its environmental footprint and save approximately RUB 210 million ($5.3 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel
Airlight Energy of Biasca, Switzerland, which supplies proprietary technology for large-scale production of electricity using solar power and for energy storage, has partnered with IBM Research, aiming to bring affordable solar technology ...
Tags: CPV IBM, Electrical, Electronics
The fire performance of Palusol fire protection panels has recently been given the top A1 rating for construction products under European DIN EN 13501-1, which means that Palusol is now classified as a “non-combustible” ...
Iridium Communications Inc of McLean, VA, USA has completed an extensive testing program for qualification of its new solar panel design for the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites. The array that powers the satellites contains four ...
Tags: Spectrolab, solar panel
PPG Industries' coil and building products group has published the Building Products Coil Coatings Color Guide, an eight-page brochure featuring 100 coatings color samples categorized according to eight product lines and five resin ...
Tags: PPG, Coil Coatings Color Guide, Decoration
General Motors is recalling 221,558 vehicles due to faulty brake pads that can be partially engaged even when they are not needed resulting in fire. The vehicle includes 2013-2015 version of Cadillac XTS and 2014-2015 variant of Chevrolet ...
Tags: General Motors, Recall, Accessories
Rigid packaging manufacturer Silgan Holdings has acquired all the assets of US-based metal container manufacturers Van Can Company for about $40m. The transaction included the sale of two metal container manufacturing facilities. While ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded an environmental education grant of $81,600 to Mesa Community College for the development of a cutting-edge “Center for Urban Agriculture” program which will include a degree ...
Tags: Urban Agriculture, Agriculture
Because fluoropolymers can significantly enhance products and components used in critical environments such as oil and gas exploration, transportation, chemical processing and aerospace, AGC FluoroCompounds Group offers Fluon Filled PTFE ...
Tags: Chemicals, Construction, Decoration
Austrian plantmaker Siemens Metals Technologies has announced that it will expand the annual capacity of the heat treatment line of Mexican steel producer Altos Hornos de México S.A.B de C.V. (AHMSA) at the company's Monclova plant. ...
Tags: Siemens, carbon steel plates
FFA executive committee member theo zwanziger said the 2022 world cup will not take place in quatar due the extreme heat in the Middle Eastern country. It was not clear if he was ruling out the location or the dates. Other FIFA officials ...
Tags: 2022 World Cup, Sporting
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced the XLamp MH-B LED, a new generation of high-power LEDs that delivers better performance and a more effective way to achieve low-cost systems than ...
Tags: Cree, LEDs, Electrical
Mars Chocolate North America has secured LEED Gold certification for its new manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas. Spread over an area of around 500,000ft2, the Topeka plant produces M&M'S brand candies and Snickers bars. The plant has ...
Boyd Coatings Research Co., Inc. has announced the availability of fifteen colors of PVDF (Polyvinylidene Difluoride) coatings – all of which have undergone the rigors of recent biocompatibility testing and been declared suitable for ...