Curtiss-Wright Corp.(BRIEFS)(Curtiss-Wright Corp. signs agreement
with Westinghouse Electric Company L.L.C. to provide reactor c
Curtiss-Wright Corp. has signed an agreement with Westinghouse
Electric Company LLC to provide reactor coolant pumps (RCP) for up to
four AP1000 Generation III+ commercial nuclear power plants, or . . .
Brad Foote Gear Works Inc.(BRIEFS)(Hofler Company)(Brief
article)
Brad Foote Gear Works Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwind
Energy Inc., has purchased 14 additional advanced gear manufacturing
systems from Hofler Company, Ettlingen Germany. This brings . . .
BASF SE.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
BASF SE has announced plans for a significant expansion of its
production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex at the
company's Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex . . .
Auburn University.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
Auburn University announces that the U.S. Department of Energy is
funding AU's Center for Actiniae Science to find chemical compounds
that would combine with radioactive elements, allowing them to . . .
Lithium-ion battery electrode made of Li-Fe phosphate.(ENERGY
TRENDS)(A 1 23 Systems)(Brief article)
A lithium-ion battery electrode material made from nanopartides of
lithium iron phosphate modified with trace metals has reportedly been
developed by A 1 23 Systems, Cambridge, Mass. The resulting . . .
Hydrogen fuel produced from formic acid and amine.(ENERGY
TRENDS)(Brief article)
A way to convert formic acid into hydrogen gas at low temperatures
has been reported by researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Catalysis,
in Rostock, Germany. New research shows that formic acid . . .
Cellulosic ethanol plant based on agricultural waste.(ENERGY
TRENDS)(Brief article)
A biorefinery built to produce 1.4 million gallons of ethanol a
year from cellulosic biomass has opened in Jennings, La. Built by
Verenium, Cambridge, Mass., the plant will make ethanol . . .
Spirit to produce A350 XWB fuselage structure.(GLOBAL
BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Spirit AeroSystems Inc., Wichita, Kan., has signed a contract with
Airbus Industries to design and produce a major composite fuselage
structure for the A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) aircraft Spirit . . .
ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH has constructed a new 5000-ton forging line
in Unna, Germany, and has also expanded its remelting capacity . . .
Schott solar.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
Schott Solar has inaugurated its new plant for solar receivers, a
key component of solar thermal parabolic trough power plants, near
Seville, Spain. The plant's annual production volume corresponds . . .
Rio Tinto Alcan.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
Rio Tinto Alcan is going forward with an accelerated
pre-feasibility study For two additional phases to the AP50 pilot plant
for which preparatory work has begun in Saguenay, Quebec. The study . . .
Republic Engineered Products.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
Republic Engineered Products announces that it will invest
approximately $20 million in a precision sizing mill and related
equipment for its Lackawanna steel rolling facility in Blasdell, N.Y.
The . . .
Pratt & Whitney has selected Goodrich Corp.(BRIEFS)(Brief
article)
Pratt & Whitney has selected Goodrich Corp. to provide complete
nacelle systems for its new Geared Turbofan engine for both the
Mitsubishi Regional Jet and the Bombardier C-Series aircraft. . . .
OAO Severstal.(BRIEFS)(OAO Severstal acquires all outstanding
equity of WCI)(Brief article)
OAO Severstal has reached a binding agreement in which Severstal
will acquire all outstanding equity of WCI. Together with
Severstal's current U.S. operations in Dearborn, Michigan,
Columbus, . . .
OAO Severstal.(BRIEFS)
OAO Severstal has made a proposal to Esmark Incorporated to acquire
all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Esmark for $ 17.00 per
share in cash. Severstal says it is best positioned to . . .
Evraz Group S.A.(BRIEFS)(Ipsco Inc. acquired)(Brief
article)
Evraz Group S.A. has completed the acquisition of IPSCO Inc's
Canadian assets. To ensure consistency in the North American
marketplace, Evraz is also pleased to announce the company's
various . . .
DuPont.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
DuPont plans to invest approximately $ 150 million to expand and
upgrade manufacturing facilities in Europe, the United States, and Asia
to meet strong demand for its specialty ethylene copolymers . . .
Bombardier Inc's.(BRIEFS)(Financial report)(Brief
article)
Bombardier Inc's fiscal first-quarter net profit nearly
tripled as revenue rose 21 %, prompting the company to reinstate a
quarterly dividend of 2.5 Canadian cents per share. in the quarter . . .
Bodycote International plc in the United Kingdom has acquired
three U.K. companies: Plasma & Thermal Coatings Ltd., Greenhey
Eng
Bodycote International plc in the United Kingdom has acquired three
U.K. companies: Plasma & Thermal Coatings Ltd., Greenhey Engineering
Services, and NPE Innotek Ltd. They will join the . . .
Bekaert.(BRIEFS)(Brief article)
Bekaert announces that it has been certified according to the
ISO/TS 16949 standard for its high quality automotive DLC coatings
production plant in Bons-en-Chablais, France, The ISO/TS 16949 . . .
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