1 Tropfen Öl verunreinigt 1.000 Liter Wasser! Für die Aufbereitung ölhaltiger Abwässer wie verbrauchter Kühlschmierstoffe, Druckgussemulsionen oder Waschwässer eignet sich die Vakuumdestillation hervorragend. Problematisch waren bisher Öl und verschleppte Kohlenwasserstoffe im Destillat. Diese Verunreinigungen mussten bisher über zusätzliche Prozess-Schritte abgetrennt werden. Damit ist jetzt Schluss! Die…

Siderurgica del Orinoco, Sidor, has been “recuperated by the revolutionary government” said Chavez during a political rally. Chavez ordered Sidor nationalized earlier this month, siding with workers who sought improved salaries and benefits. Venezuelan officials had been talking with Ternium representatives (controlled by Techint) to negotiate a price for its 60% share in the company, but the two sides were…

Kesoram Industries Ltd has suspended work at its spun pipes and foundries unit in West Bengal with immediate effect as it was incurring losses, a senior official said on Friday. The unit has been suffering from daily low production, quality problems and high rejection, which led to a serious financial crisis, it said in a statement to the stock exchange. "It was a small and a loss making unit and we have…

Domestic carbon steel sales increase by 2,2% during the first quarter of 2008 Domestic carbon steel sales totalled 1,464 million tonnes during quarter 1 of 2008, an increase of 2,2% when compared with the corresponding quarter of 2007. During quarter 1 of 2008 sales of carbon steel flat products decreased by 5,5% while sales of profile products increased by 11,8% compared with quarter 1 of 2007. During…

CULLMAN, AL (USA) - Webb Wheel Products, Inc. announces that it will take immediate actions to mitigate the risks associated with skyrocketing global metals prices. Effective immediately, Webb will move to a monthly pricing schedule for all product lines, reflecting unprecedented increases imposed by the metals market in the purchased price of its products. Webb Wheel Products' President Pedro Ferro…

Indian iron ore miners are risking losing their Chinese market because of sharp price rises, said Luo Bingsheng, deputy director of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA). Iron ore imports from India in 2007 rose 6.14 percent, or 4.59 million tonnes, to 79.37 million tonnes compared with the previous year, but the increase was 11.26 percentage points lower than the total import growth of 17.4 percent,…

Chinese investment has a role to play in the Australian economy, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. Mr Swan's comments came after China's largest iron ore trader, Sinosteel Corp, appeared to have done a deal to buy West Australian miner Midwest Corp. Midwest's board has recommended shareholders accept Sinosteel's $1.36 billion takeover offer. But it is unclear whether the directors, who own 16 per cent of the…

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. is cutting back on pickup truck production, but the truck assembly plant in Allen County won’t feel the squeeze. The company said Monday it plans to cut one shift at four North American factories that make pickup trucks and big sport utility vehicles, laying off about 3,500 workers. “At this point, these cutbacks don’t affect the Fort Wayne facility,” GM spokesman Chris Lee…

The Rs 400 crore turnover ductile iron castings major Nelcast plans to invest Rs 30 crore for expansion of its capacity. A company press release said in order to meet the rising demand of its products, both domestically and internationally, Nelcast plans to further increase its capacity to 150,000 mt per annum from 126,000 mt by the last quarter of 2008. Having started as an ancillary to Ashok Leyland,…

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $169,200 in fines against Semco Inc., a beryllium/copper foundry in Marion, Ohio, for willful and serious violations of federal workplace safety and health regulations. OSHA opened its inspection in October 2007 to determine if the company had corrected safety hazards found during a 2005 inspection as agreed. In…