BASF exploring new investment in Brazil
BASF is considering new investments in Brazil, including the production of acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers (SAP).
Metals USA acquires The Richardson Trident Company
Metals USA Holdings Corp. (Metals USA), provider of processed carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum and other metals has closed the acquisition of The Richardson Trident Company (Trident). To Japan
The KCI Publishing family wishes to express our condolences and extend our support to all of our friends, colleagues and customers in Japan. Wescast expands Ontario stainless facility
Wescast Industries Inc will further expand the capacity of its stainless steel facility in Stratford, Ontario, more than doubling its previous commitment. The additional capital investment comes as a result of a number of production orders recently received. The orders are for engine components Masdar nets USD 615 million for solar plant
Masdar has received USD 615 million of bank financing and USD 153 million in equity from its Spanish and French partners to build the world's largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. Two local banks and eight foreign banks underwrote the 22-year deal. France's Total, Spain's Abengoa and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar
Lincoln Electric has added the new SAE-300® engine-driven welder to its line of products. The welder is specifically designed for pipeline welding, construction and maintenance applications. The machine features Lincoln’s Dual Continuous Control™ technology, allowing welders to adjust two dials
Lincoln Electric has added a new Stem and Wood Reel Dispensing System to its line of products. This motorized wire dispensing system is suitable for larger wire sizes ranging from 1.6mm to 4.8mm in diameter. With its heavy duty design, the horizontal dereeler works well with Lincoln Electric's bulk wire 
BlueChip Energy has signed an agreement to acquire land in Central Florida for the development of a 40MW capacity solar farm. The Sorrento Solar Farm is slated to be the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar plant in the State of Florida and the third largest in the United States when completed. 
Ferrous Resources Limited intends to form a strategic partnership with an investor by late April or early May of 2011 to support the development of a USD 4.2 billion iron ore project in Brazil. Talks are currently underway with five interested partners, which may include traders, mining companies
Gerald Frankel and John Lippold, professors of materials science and engineering at Ohio State, determined that while all stainless steels contain chromium, the consumable alloy that joins stainless steel parts together does not have to contain the metal. The result of this decision is a new alloy