The chromite sand use has been increased in the steel foundries in last two decades. The chromite is used as facing sand due to its high conductivity of heat that avoids the sintering of the sand in contact with the molten metal and so permit to reach a good surface of the castings. Starting from a mixture in granular size of silica sand and chromite sand, Sogemi plant is able to separate completely the…

Customer : Noel Village (Integrity Castings) Doncaster UK The foundry produces castings in over 200 compositions of carbon, alloy & stainless and nickel based alloys. They supply to the petro-chemical, oil & gas industry as well as structural, offshore, tunnelling, mining and steel plant applications. Equipment Supplied : Chromite Separation Plant The Aim The customer had a single rare earth drum magnet…

Chrysler LLC won court approval to sell most of its business to a group led by Italy’s Fiat SpA, a deal intended to fire up its idled manufacturing plants and resume an 84-year history of selling American cars. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez approved Chrysler’s sale in a ruling last night in Manhattan. The sale faced more than 300 objections. Gonzalez overruled those that weren’t withdrawn or…

Chrysler has killed off four vehicle models, cut 12,000 jobs and handed its retirees' health plan to the union -- all in the year since New York investor Cerberus bought the bulk of Daimler's stake in the Detroit automaker. But the company, a major industrial employer in Indiana, still looks troubled. Losses reached $1.7 billion last year and are continuing. Sales of all-important pickup trucks and sport…

A year after emerging from bankruptcy protection, Chrysler Group LLC said Monday that growing car and truck sales helped it narrow its second-quarter loss to $172-million. The U.S. and Canada are Chrysler's primary markets, and both have seen increased demand for cars and trucks since a recession-related slump last year. Chrysler said revenue rose 8.2 per cent to $10.5-billion compared with the first…

Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich., announced it will invest $43 million in new equipment and tooling to expand its Kokomo Casting and Kokomo Transmission manufacturing plants. The operations, both in Kokomo, Ind., will see the addition of 399 new positions from the investment, including up to 379 to be filled by employees called back from layoff status and 20 new hires in supervisory positions. The…

China Daily reported that Chrysler Group LLC is aggressively exploring the possibility of building more vehicles in China where the company is on track to sell 40,000 cars and trucks this year. The US automaker which is managed by Italy Fiat SpA could build cars and trucks in China through a joint venture between Fiat and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd. By taking advantage of the joint venture, Chrysler…