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Headlines July 7th - July 11th
CSR Building Products Applies for Clearance to Acquire Assets of Ross Roofing
Announced 3 July 2008, The Commerce Commission in New Zealand said it had received an application from CSR Building Products seeking clearance to acquire the Ross Roofing, Rosscrete Roofing Tiles and the Ross Brick & Pavers businesses of the Ross group of companies.Hanson Takes Delivery of New Sennebogen 180-tonne Dragline
Hanson Building Products has recently taken delivery of a new Sennebogen 6180HD Electric 180 tonne Dragline. Supplied by the Sennebogen UK distributor, E H Hassell (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, England), this is one of the biggest draglines sold in the UK for some years.July 100% Bonus Issue for Lecico Egypt
Lecico Egypt (Alexandria, Egypt) has been informed that the 100% bonus issue – approved by shareholders on 1 April 2008 – will be distributed to shareholders on 10 July 2008. The bonus shares will be distributed to the shareholders of record as of 9 July.Florida Tile Announces Two New Distributors
Florida Tile Inc (Lakeland, FL, USA) has appointed two new distributors for the US market, Viking Distributors and Kaiser Tile.White Horse Ceramic Forced to Raise Prices
Local reports say that White Horse Ceramic Industries Sdn Bhd, manufacturing in Malaysia, has had to raise the price of its tiles by 10% in order to insulate against the recent fuel and electricity tariff hikes.Yageo Names Chief Technical Officer
Yageo Corporation (Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan) has announced that Dr Masayuki Fujimoto is the new Chief Technical Officer of the company. Dr Fujimoto's technology background in ceramic materials, thin film devices and bluetooth modules will further enhance Yageo's technology developments.Greek Tile Manufacturer Installs Latest Technology Press
New investments have been announced at the Greek ceramic manufacturer Keramia Axiou, formerly known as Vitruvit. The end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 saw completion of the start-up procedures for several key machines – supplied by Sacmi (Imola, BO, Italy)...New Positions for Key Personnel at Eriez Magnetics
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.Rio Tinto Alcan Moves Towards Australian Bauxite Expansion
Rio Tinto has approved a US$30 million feasibility study to develop a new bauxite operation to the south of the existing Weipa bauxite mine and port. This is the first step towards significantly expanding Rio Tinto's operations at Weipa in Cape York, Queensland, Australia.Date Change for Indian Ceramics 09
Gattaca, organiser of international exhibitions in ceramics and glass, has announced that due to some local issues in the commercial sector of Ahmedabad, it has had to change the dates of the Indian Ceramics 2009 event.Minerals Technologies Announces Price Increases for Talc Products
Minerals Technologies Inc (New York, USA) announced on 7 July 2008 that its wholly owned subsidiary Barretts Minerals Inc had decided to increase prices for Barretts, Montana, talc by between 8% to 10% depending on product. This increase will be effective 1 August 2008, or as permitted by contract.