Stainless steel pressure sensor
American Sensor Technologies Inc. (AST) has released its AST4000 pressure sensor, transducer and transmitter series to the OEM market with AST's proprietary one-piece stainless steel sensing element, a fully welded housing; and a variety of pressure ports, outputs and electrical connections. Xstrata shuts Canadian smelters
Xstrata PLC will take about USD 2.4 billion of impairment charges on its earnings after cutting the value of nickel assets and closing Canadian copper and zinc smelters. Victory Nickel gets permit
Victory Nickel Inc. has been advised by the Mineral Resources Division of the Manitoba Department of Science, Technology, Energy and Mines that instructions have been given to grant to the company a quarry lease and a general permit for road construction at its 100%-owned Minago sulphide nickel project on Manitoba, Canada's Thompson Nickel Belt. RTI changes plans
RTI International Metals is stopping plans to build a USD 300 million titanium sponge facility in Mississippi, US. Huntsman takes Tronox to court
Huntsman Corp. has asked a US court to force bankrupt chemicals maker Tronox Inc. to hold an auction for its titanium dioxide plants, citing a deal signed in August 2009. 
Port Dolphin Energy LLC has announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate of public necessity and convenience to build and operate an on-shore pipeline to connect to its deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) port off the West Coast of Florida. 
Roll-Kraft has added embossing rolls to the list of tooling produced for the metal roll forming industry. 
Constellation Energy has been selected by the US state of Maryland to develop an approximately 15.9MW DC solar photovoltaic power installation under the state's Generating Clean Horizons initiative. 
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has announced over USD 600 million in grants and loan guarantees to help build 19 new biorefinery projects to produce advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals from renewable feedstocks.