Alteo is opening a new affiliate in India
To support alumina market growth in India, Alteo is opening a new office, Alteo India Aluminas Private Ltd., in Mumbai. This new office will offer technical support, supply reliability, and a large product range to regional customers.
Applications for the Gustav-Eirich-Award due by May 31
Sponsored by the ECREF European Centre for Refractories gem. GmbH, the Gustav-Eirich-Award aims to promote ideas and support young talents in refractory research. Please submit an abstract describing dissertation for Ph.D. degree and/or individual research with a scientific content equal to that of a dissertation for a Ph.D. degree by May 31, 2019.
Luxfer acquires Neo Performance Materials for its rare-earth-based functional materials
Luxfer Holdings, England, and Neo Performance Materials Inc., Toronto, announced a definitive agreement under which Luxfer acquires Neo Performance Materials for its rare earth metals-based functional materials. The transaction accelerates Luxfer’s strategy to become a leading global manufacturer of highly-engineered advanced materials for high-end applications.
British Glass warns of ‘no tariff’ damage to £1.3 billion industry
British Glass and the Manufacturing Trade Remedies Alliance are fighting a proposal to introduce ‘most favoured nation zero tariffs’ on all goods imported into the UK. They called for Parliamentary scrutiny before the measure goes ahead.
New WSU additive manufacturing certificate to address industry need
Wichita State University in Kansas will soon offer a graduate certificate in additive manufacturing. The 12-hour certificate is intended to fill a skills gap identified in the manufacturing industry.
Ingredient Masters relocates headquarters to Batavia, Ohio
Ingredient Masters announced a move of their corporate headquarters to Batavia, Ohio. The new location houses the company’s sales, engineering, and operations teams, and has been outfitted with a specially-designed R&D area for testing new products and materials.
New forum aims to give voice to European hydropower community
A new three-year long EU-funded project—coordinated by the International Commission on Large Dams—aims to gather input from the European hydropower community in order to agree upon common Research and Innovation priorities for the sector in Europe.
Management changes at Gasbarre Products, Inc.
Thomas G. Gasbarre stepped down as chief executive officer of Gasbarre Products, Inc. His son, Alex Gasbarre, has been appointed chief executive officer and is now leading the development and execution of the company’s short- and long-term strategies. Heath Jenkins will succeed Alex as president of press & automation and manufacturing technologies.
Glass industry supports EC industrial transformation master plan
Glass Alliance Europe expressed support from the glass industry to the proposal that the High-level Group on Energy Intensive Industries starts elaborating an Industrial Transformation Masterplan for implementation of the energy-intensive industries’ transition toward a climate-neutral and circular economy.
Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor
A scientist working for the U.S. Navy filed for a patent on a room-temperature superconductor. The application claims the superconductor can be built using a wire with an insulator core and an aluminum lead zirconate titanate coating deposited by vacuum evaporation and polarized after deposition. No data was included in the patent documents.
£7 million funding to grant XMaS wish
The XMaS (X-ray Materials Science) beamline, which is a National Research Facility, received £7.2 million to upgrade and operate the beamline. The facility works with over 90 active research groups to examine materials for purposes as diverse as reducing corrosion on metal artifacts to regrowing teeth from stem cells.
Kinestral smart-tinting glass only next-gen electrochromic technology to pass ASTM E2141
Kinestral Technologies, Inc. announced its Halio® smart-tinting glass product passed the National Renewable Energy Laboratories’ testing procedures according to ASTM E2141-06 test methodology, which is required to meet ASTM E2953 standard for electrochromic product durability. Their glass is the only next-generation product to meet this standard.
New research initiative will power up Europe’s battery revolution
The Battery 2030+ project, which currently includes 17 partners in nine European countries, was selected for a Coordination and Support Action grant under the Horizon 2020 programme. Over a period of one year (starting in March 2019), Battery 2030+ will lay the basis for a 10-year, large-scale, and long-term European research project.
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