Ceramic Industry articles from January 2007

Ceramic Industry archives from January 2007

A fresh start.(INSIDE CI)(Column)
January 1, 2007... January is always such an exciting month--the whole rest of the year is out there, just waiting for us to make the most of it. What will 2007 bring? Challenges, to be sure--but many opportunities and triumphs as well. I can't wait! It was...

Alcoa to expand Howmet facility.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Alcoa will invest more than $6 million to expand core manufacturing capabilities at its Howmet Product and Services' Morristown, Tenn., operation. Construction for the 16,000-square-foot addition to the plant began in November 2006. According...

Ferro to close Niagara Falls plant.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2007... Ferro Corp. plans to close its Niagara Falls, N.Y., facility by the end of 2007. Approximately 150 employees are located at the facility, which supplies a range of dielectric and industrial ceramic products for the electronic materials and...

HCA becomes Calucem.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2007... As a result of the divestment of Heidelberger Calcium Aluminates, Inc. (HCA) by Heidelberg Cement AG, the new legal name of HCA is Calucem, Inc. Calucem reports that it is committed to maintaining its position as the supplier of LUMNITE and...

International calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2007... * Jan. 21-26 31st International Cocoa Beach Conference & Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites ** Daytona Beach, Fla., www.ceramics.org Jan. 22-25 Thermal Solutions[R] ** Sarasota, Fla., www.thermalsolutions.org Jan....

ENrG to develop SOFC insulation.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2007... The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded a contract to ENrG Inc. for up to $500,000 to support the development of "Advanced Insulation for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-Based Power Units." ENrG has...

Material price increases.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Citing increasing transportation, raw material and energy costs, several materials manufacturers recently announced price increases. Effective November 15, 2006, Almatis raised prices on its entire specialty alumina product range for...

Relationship matters: Pred Materials International is building on solid business relationships as it embarks on its second decade.(INVESTING IN CERAMICS)(Company overview)
January 1, 2007... We've all heard the phrase, "It's not personal, it's just business." Not necessarily, according to Steve Pred, co-founder and president of Pred Materials International, Inc. Pred, along with business partner Helga Grill, founded Pred Materials...

Raw & manufactured materials: 2007 overview.
January 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High operating costs remained a significant challenge for raw material producers in 2005. While companies continued to look for ways to streamline their operations, some of these costs were inevitably passed along to...

Materials handbook.(ABRASIVE SUPPLIERS-COPPER SULFATE SUPPLIERS)(Directory)
January 1, 2007... ABRASIVES. Substances used to grind, shape or polish another material. Abrasives used in the ceramic industry can be classified as either conventional abrasives or superabrasives. The size, shape, hardness and friability of an abrasive particle...

Materials handbook.(CRYOLITE SUPPLIERS-PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE SUPPLIERS)(Directory)
January 1, 2007... CRYOLITE SUPPLIERS WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORP. P.O. Box 423. 1801 Buffalo Ave. Niagara Falls, NY 14302 (800) 828-1666 Fax: (716) 278-6650 Email: info@washingtonmills.com Website: www.washingtonmills.com...

Materials handbook.(QUARTZ-SUPPLIERS-ZTA SUPPLIERS)(Directory)
January 1, 2007... QUARTZ. Si[O.sub.2]. M.p. 1713[degrees]C. (See FLINT, SILICA, SAND.) QUARTZ SUPPLIERS ALFA AESAR, A JOHNSON MATTHEY COMPANY 26 Parkridge Rd. Ward Hill. MA 01835-8099 (888) 343-8025 Fax: (978) 521-6366 Email:...

Going nuclear: Ceradyne is expanding to produce components for waste containment systems for spent fuel rods generated by nuclear power plants.(CERAMIC innovations)
January 1, 2007... As previously announced, Ceradyne, Inc. signed an agreement in June 2006 with a major aluminum manufacturer to fabricate and distribute a boron carbide/aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC). As a result of this agreement, Ceradyne Canada,...

Energy recovery solutions.(special section: resource management)
January 1, 2007... Over the last decade, many tile producing countries have been strongly affected by the increase in the cost of energy and legislative restrictions regarding the environment. The impact of these factors has become a larger percentage of the...

Controlling particulate emissions: in addition to achieving effective particulate control, cloud chamber technology has also helped to transform one Saint-Gobain plant into a clean member of the local industrial community.(CASE STUDY)
January 1, 2007... Cloud chamber technology uses electrically charged water droplets to attract fine particles and remove them from exhaust streams. At the Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Boron Nitride (formerly Carborundum) plant in Amherst, N.Y., the technology...

Critical focus: USACA has refined its efforts regarding the development of opportunities for advanced ceramics in alternative energy applications.(special section: resource management)
January 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2004, the U.S. Advanced Ceramics Association (USACA) developed three initiatives--the Advanced Ceramics Technology Transition Initiative for Defense, the Ceramic Materials for Energy Independence Initiative, and...