ALMATIS ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PRICE INCREASE FOR NEW CONTRACTS
Almatis will raise prices on its entire specialty alumina product portfolio for refractory, ceramic and polishing applications. Affected products include tabular alumina, calcined alumina, calcium aluminate cement and spinels. Price increases will range between 13-20% on a global basis and will be effective for all new contracts placed after September 15, 2007.
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AMERICAN HYDROGEN GAINS RIGHTS TO OHIO UNIVERSITY FUEL RESEARCH
Ohio University researcher Gerardine Botte, Ph.D., has discovered how to produce hydrogen fuel inexpensively, and now she and the university have signed an agreement to license her technology to a corporation that will take it to the marketplace. The company, American Hydrogen Corp., has also set up offices in Athens at the Ohio University Innovation Center.
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CERADYNE COMPLETES EP BORON ACQUISITION
Ceradyne, Inc. recently announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of EaglePicher Boron LLC (EP Boron), Quapaw, Okla., for $69.6 million in cash. EP Boron was established in the early 1970s to produce the boron isotope 10B, which is a strong neutron absorber and is used for both nuclear waste containment and nuclear power plant neutron radiation control.
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EIA RELEASES 2006 RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION STATS
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released its “Renewable Energy Consumption and Electricity Preliminary 2006 Statistics” report. Preliminary data indicates that total renewable energy consumption increased 7% between 2005 and 2006. In contrast, total U.S. energy consumption declined by 1%, mainly due to decreased consumption of fossil fuels.
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NEW METALLIZATION MATERIALS AVAILABLE FROM FERRO
Ferro Corp.’s Electronic Material Systems business, a supplier of materials for the fabrication of photovoltaic (PV) silicon solar cells, has broadened its product line with eight new materials that improve electrical output, efficiency and manufacturability, enabling solar energy to become a more cost-competitive energy generation alternative.
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JET PULVERIZER NAMES LIST SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
Bringing over 16 years of experience in providing engineered products and services, Brian L. List, PE, has joined The Jet Pulverizer Co., Inc. as senior account manager. As a new member of the Jet Pulverizer team, List is looking to strengthen customer relationships, develop new business and focus on creating a stronger brand identity.
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NEW TEMPERATUE TRANSMITTER FAMILY AVAILABLE FROM WIKA
WIKA is enhancing its temperature transmitter portfolio with a new line of general purpose transmitters. The T91 temperature transmitters are available with voltage or current output and in rail- or head-mounting versions. These analog temperature transmitters are characterized by fixed measuring ranges for thermocouples or Pt100/Pt1000 RTDs.
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