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Headlines June 30th - July 4th
New Edition of China Ceramic Directory Published
Business Data International Inc (Montreal, QC, Canada), the business and professional information provider, has recently announced that an English edition of the China Ceramic Directory 2008 has just been published.High Quality Pellets for XRF Analysis
Semi-automatic pellet presses are said to be indispensable tools when large quantities of sample materials for XRF analysis have to be pelletised. The new PP 40 Pellet Press from Retsch GmbH (Haan, Germany) is controlled with one single button and a graphic display which makes operation very easy and comfortable, says the company.Levitiles Installs New Lapping Machine For Very Large Formats
Levitiles SpA (Castellarano, RE, Italy) has put into operation a new lapping and grinding machine, which is able to finish tile sizes from the 30cm x 30cm standards right up to the very large 120cm x 120cm formats.Vetrotech Saint-Gobain Introduces Larger Keralite® Sheet Sizes
Responding to demand from architects and building owners seeking to incorporate larger interior glazing elements into their designs, Vetrotech Saint-Gobain (Auburn, WA, USA) is now offering its Keralite® FR-R and Keralite® FR-F fire-rated glass-ceramic in larger sizes.Alcoa Agreement with Vietnam on Development of Bauxite Mining and Alumina Refineries
Alcoa has signed a Cooperation Agreement with Vietnam’s premier minerals development company, Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), for cooperation in the development of the aluminium industry in Vietnam.Metso Makes Canadian Acquisition
Metso Corp (Helsinki, Finland) has signed an agreement with GE Energy to acquire GE’s Lachine Main Plant, a heavy fabrication and machining facility located near Montreal, province of Quebec, Canada.Senior Management Changes at CRH
CRH plc, the international building materials group, has announced that Tom Hill, Chief Executive of CRH’s operations in the Americas, has resigned from the CRH Board effective 25 June 2008 and is resigning from his executive duties with effect from 31 July 2008.Lippert Awarded €1 Million Contract from Seltmann Weiden
Porzellanfabriken Christian Seltmann GmbH (Weiden i d OPf, Germany) is making a major investment in its Erbendorf plant. After jointly realising a number of major automation projects in recent years at the Erbendorf site, Seltmann and Julius Lippert GmbH & Co KG (Pressath, Germany) are now taking a big step towards completing the automation of the plant on that site.Hexagon Acquires Leading German Software Company
Hexagon AB (Nacka Strand, Sweden) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of the German company Messtechnik Wetzlar GmbH (www.mtwz.de).Energy Price Hike Bites Malaysian Ceramic Industry Hard
Bernama and Daily Express Malaysia report that effective 1 July 2008 the price of ceramic goods manufactured in Malaysia will be increased by between 20% to 45%, depending on the category of products, in reaction to the country's recent fuel price hike.