The company, which specializes in zinc and aluminum diecasting, said in a press release it plans to spend approximately $4.5 million to purchase and equip an existing 50,000-sq.-ft. facility. The site will focus primarily on production and storage of diecast aluminum hardware for the automotive and office furniture industries. The company expects to begin hiring manufacturing and warehousing associates…

The Middle East processed around 3 million tons of primary aluminium or 6.5 per cent of total global production in 2009 to cement its place as one of the world’s top aluminium sources. The output from GCC states alone has doubled to 1.8 million tons since 2000. The rapid growth of the aluminium sector prompted Gulf producers to recently form the Gulf Aluminium Council to advance and protect industry…

Rolls-Royce and China Eastern Airlines have also formed a Carbon Partnership, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 190,000 tonnes in its first year. The partnership will see Rolls-Royce provide a fuel management service for the airline’s fleet of more than 300 aircraft. It will also supply enhanced performance kits to upgrade the Trent 700 engines on China Eastern Airlines’ 20 existing A330s. China…

China Knowledge reported that Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd, the Chinese partner of Honda Motor and Toyota Motor signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan Mitsubishi Motors in Changsha, Hunan Province to set up 50:50 joint ventures. According to the report, both parties will incorporate the JV based on GAC Changfeng Motors Co Ltd in which Guangzhou Automobile holds a 29% stake while Mitsubishi…

69th World Foundry Congress (WFC2010) Oct 16-20 in Hangzhou, China. The Congress and the FOUNDEX fair was supported by the WFO and the Foundry Institution of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (Ficmes). The WFC 2010 was organized with the theme "Green Foundry". The reason behind this choice was that our world is facing the pressures of energy, resources and environment. Therefore, how to explore new…

A Vibrant Market and Excellent Business Opportunities. The construction and manufacturing sectors are a strong and important component of the Middle East's economic engine. Buoyed in particular by the booming oil markets, construction and manufacturing has been boosting the demand for related machinery and equipment. And what's more, Dubai is strategically positioned at the crossroads of the entire Arabian…

Dipl.-Ing. Thorsten Reuther, Technical Manager at Hofmann Ceramic GmbH/Germany, speaks about ceramic filter innovations on 12th of November at the Ankiros 2010 in Istanbul Breitscheid/Germany 09-11-2010. The lecture will give a short insight into the theme, why former theories of working with filters are not useful to explain all phenomenon’s in the field of modern gating. One part of the lecture will show…

It is reported that from November 19 to January 19 2011, the Galati plant platform will remain a single furnace operation and 9,500 staff will remain in rotation at home. Mr Dorian Dumitrescu the spokesman of ArcelorMittal Galati was quoted by Mediafax newswire that “ArcelorMittal confirms that it will adjust its production due to market conditions in the region, especially in Turkey. For at least two…

A senior BMW executive last week told Edmunds.com that its 356-horsepower plug-in hybrid 2+2 concept sports car is headed for production in 2013. Only time will tell if the comment is backed by a real commitment from BMW. Regardless, the vehicle follows an emerging trend that the world’s fastest, most exotic, and most expensive sports vehicles will utilize some form of efficient electric-drive technology.…

AGTOS is the specialist for surface technology in foundries. In addition to the production of airless shot blasting for cleaning, rust removal, descaling and surface hardening and complete machining centers are designed including the handling. Special emphasis is laid on AGTOS a comprehensive service around the jet technology. Therefore provides AGTOS the right spare parts and carry out the repairs. At the…