As part of its Urban Air Toxics Strategy under the Clean Air Act and a consent decree with the Sierra Club, the Environmental Protection Agency is required to promulgate new air emissions standards for smaller or area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from a broad range in industry sectors. EPA recently promulgated a final area source rule for iron and steel foundries and has now begun the process…

Delhi – In the same month that a similar program was launched in Brazil, India kicked off a climate program here today with more than 40 member companies from a wide range of industries, including cement, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and many more. “The India Greenhouse Gas Inventory Program will allow our companies to consistently and credibly monitor their emissions. We need a standardized protocol that…

Ohio Third Frontier Commission announced that the Commission recommended more than $2.7 million in grants through the Ohio Research Commercialization Grant Program to eight Ohio companies to support commercialization of new and innovative technologies. The awards are contingent upon State Controlling Board approval. FOPAT, LLC., located in Dayton (Montgomery County) was recommended for $349,992 in funding…

Ahmedabad Foundry Cluster, an association comprising 70 members, is planning to set up a Foundry Park on the outskirts of the city. Presently, the association has shortlisted two sites for the project and is awaiting the government's approval. "We have applied for the necessary clearances for setting up Foundry Park," said Gaurang Shah, who has been associated with the Foundry Park Project and also a member…

EL MUTUN, BOLIVIA — The sloping expanse of verdant hillside known as El Mutun doesn't stand out amid the lush semi-jungle straddling the remote Bolivian-Brazilian frontier. But the rust-colored stones strewn about provide a hint of hidden treasure: This is a mountain of iron ore. Forty billion tons of it. El Mutun is, in fact, the world's largest concentration of iron ore at a single site, said Pritam Singh…

Perth (Australia) - The outlook for commodities remains robust in the short-term, with China continuing to be the key driver, a mining conference was told here. With India being the most obvious country to follow China in economic progress, prospects look bright for metals. “Income continues to rise in China. Its per capita consumption of key metals such as steel is lower than five kg. In fact, it is lower…

JAKARTA - The Indonesian unit of mining firm Rio Tinto has sued a regional government in Central Sulawesi for issuing a mining permit to local firms while it is still negotiating with the government over the area, a company official said on Tuesday. The global mining giant has been negotiating with a team from the central and regional governments to obtain a permit to exploit the La Sampala nickel deposit…

The CastExpo event, sponsored by the American Foundry Society (AFS) and by the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) took place in the United States at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta from 17th to 20th May 2008. The event is organised every three years and is the main trade fair for North American producers and suppliers to the metallurgy industry. Castexpo’s edition welcomed over 10…

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Mumbai - Automobile Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has made representation to the ministry of steel and ministry of heavy industries, asking for the removal of the 5 per cent import duty on steel alloy, so that the domestic suppliers of these auto-grade steel, would start benchmarking their own price at a lower level. Though Indian component makers do not import steel alloy now, they have to pay…