March 28, 2011
China, the global leader in rare earth production, is set to impose a new tax on rare earth minerals from April 1 the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration ... Read more »
March 28, 2011
Sandvik AB, the Sweden-based high technology engineering group with over 47,000 employees worldwide, reported that its full year 2010 order intake was impacted positively by the improvement in the global ... Read more »
March 25, 2011
China’s continuing boom in automobile production, motorcycles, household appliances, power tools, etc., also helped to maintain high levels of growth for the country’s PM industry in 2010. According to figures ... Read more »
March 24, 2011
GKN plc, the world’s largest manufacturer of powder metallurgy (PM) components, has announced that as of 1 January 2012 Nigel Stein will succeed Sir Kevin Smith as Chief Executive of ... Read more »
March 23, 2011
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. has reported that their full year 2010 revenue increased 14% to $990.5 million, from $867.4 million in 2009. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ... Read more »
March 23, 2011
The EPMA has announced that its 22nd General Assembly and Annual Dinner will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from 11 – 12th May 2011. The meeting will be held at ... Read more »
March 22, 2011
CM Furnaces, based in Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA, is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. CM Furnaces builds both batch and continuous pusher furnaces Founded in 1946 by Seth Combs ... Read more »
March 21, 2011
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has announced dates and published the full programme for their popular ‘Basic PM Short Course’. The three day course will be held at Penn ... Read more »
March 16, 2011
Japan’s main auto manufacturers have announced they are extending nationwide production shutdowns due to growing concern about supply chain interruptions, power shortages and export difficulties following the devastating earthquake and ... Read more »
March 15, 2011
German car producer Volkswagen AG has taken an 8.18% shareholding stake in the SGL Group based in Wiesbaden, Germany. SGL is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products. ... Read more »
March 15, 2011
Uddeholms AB has announced it will invest over €11 million (100 million SEK) in the company’s production facility at Hagfors in Sweden. In order to increase the capacity, and to ... Read more »
March 15, 2011
MAHLE GmbH, headquartered in Germany, has announced the acquisition of all remaining shares in the Turkish engine components manufacturer MAHLE Mopisan. In Turkey, MAHLE Mopisan operates two production plants, one ... Read more »
March 11, 2011
Recently published financial reports are showing suppliers to the automotive industry had a very strong 2010, in some cases posting record sales, even above those of pre ‘global downturn’ figures. ... Read more »
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