International

Who has the strategy for strategic materials?

By / September 10, 2009

Lithium, bauxite, rare earths? As ACerS corporate member Don Bubar, of Avalan Rare Metals, told CNBC yesterday (in something of an understated way), “There is a global scramble to secure…

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Chinese refractory market research report now available

By / September 8, 2009

Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report is available in its catalog. The report, China refractory material product manufacturing industry, 2008-2009, is summarized below. In the past three years,…

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Sandia announces new small fission reactor design

By / September 8, 2009

One the heels of our story on Western Troy Capital Resources’ little nuke announcement, we get word that a Sandia National Lab team has a new small-reactor design. The reactor’s…

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Industry headlines

By / September 5, 2009

Shimadzu Showcases New Autograph AGS-X Series Universal Testers The AGS-X delivers efficient, precise tensile and compression tests for the rubber, plastic and film industries. With the AGS-X, users can perform…

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Industry headlines

By / September 3, 2009

Cleveland Vibrator introduces 3D motion sifter for difficult-to-screen materials The company has expanded its comprehensive line of coarse and fine material vibratory screeners with the Twin Motor Sifter. Engineered with…

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Ceramics industry in Bangladesh experiencing high demand

By / September 3, 2009

According to market researcher Syed Rashid Ali, the domestic and export demand for ceramic tableware in Bangladesh is rising rapidly, resulting in a widening the gap between its demand and…

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DOE announces $0.5B first round of renewable energy awards

By / September 3, 2009

In a remarkable 30-day proposal-to-award cycle, the DOE announced on Tuesday the recipients of over $500 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act awards for large wind and solar projects…

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Solar panel prices dropping

By / September 1, 2009

The New York Times reported last week that the price of solar panels has dropped 40 percent in a little more than a year. That’s good news for consumers who…

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EU turns off incandescent bulbs

By / September 1, 2009

Traditional light bulbs are being phased out in the 27 countries of the European Union, reports the New York Times. Europe will replace the bulbs as part of its plan…

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Solar power comes to Cairo’s slums

By / August 31, 2009

The National Geographic News has an interesting story about a project in Cairo, Egypt, that is successfully introducing solar power (albeit on a small scale) in several poor areas of…

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