Ceramic Industry articles from January 2008

Ceramic Industry archives from January 2008

Knock on Wood.(INSIDE CI)(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... I hate to admit it, but I'm pretty superstitious. The neighbor's black cat makes me nervous, I want to stay in bed whenever the 13th of a given month falls on a Friday, and I never pick up pennies from the sidewalk because I can't remember if...

H.C. Starck to expand tantalum raw material supply base.(IN THE NEWS)(H.C. Starck Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung und Company KG)(Tantalum Egypt JSC)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... H.C. Starck GmbH recently announced that it has concluded a long-term contract for the purchase of tantalum raw materials with Tantalum Egypt JSC, an enterprise in which the Australian mining company Gippsland Limited in Perth/Australia has an...

Almatis to be acquired by DIC.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2008... Almatis recently announced that Dubai International Capital LLC (DIC) has agreed to acquire the company from its current owners, Rhone Capital and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. DIC will be working closely with the existing Almatis management...

Ferro announces European restructuring.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2008... Ferro Corp. has initiated the next step in the restructuring of its European manufacturing operations. As a result of the new initiative, the company will discontinue manufacturing porcelain enamel flit at its Rotterdam, The Netherlands,...

International calendar.(IN THE NEWS)(Calendar)
January 1, 2008... Jan 11-13 International Conference on Consumer Electronics * Las Vegasl Nev., www.icce.org Jan 21-24 Thermal Solutions 2008 * Sarasota, Fla., www.thermalsolutions.org Jan 27-Feb 1 32nd International Cocoa Beach Conference &...

Oglebay Norton to be acquired by Carmeuse.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2008... Carmeuse North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carmeuse Group, and Oglebay Norton Co. recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Carmeuse will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Oglebay Norton...

Economic Census forms arrive.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... In December, more than four million American businesses, including 200,000 manufacturers, received 2007 Economic Census forms from the U.S. Census Bureau. Responses to the questionnaire are required by law (Title 13, U.S. Code) and are to be...

ASM reaches 35th anniversary for ceramic technology courses.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2008... ASM International currently offers 10 ceramic technology courses online and four courses in the classroom, and the heritage of these courses goes back 35 years to the founding of the Ceramic Correspondence Institute (CCI) in 1972. CCI was...

Eclipse announces product safety warning.(IN THE NEWS)
January 1, 2008... The Eclipse Veri-Flame[R] is an electronic control used on gas-fired heating equipment that can be used in a variety of manufacturing processes. Eclipse has found that some Veri-Flames may allow continued gas flow even in the absence of flame....

Rio Tinto Alcan inaugurates French Specialty Aluminas facilities.
January 1, 2008... Rio Tinto Alcan recently inaugurated specialty aluminas facilities at its refinery in Gardanne, France, which include a grinding workshop, a packaging workshop and 12 storage silos. The inaugural event was attended by local government, economic...

True to foam: reticulated ceramic foam provides a versatile material form that can be engineered and tailored for specific applications.
January 1, 2008... Picture a structure formed by fibers or ligaments framing open cells. The structure is lightweight, permeable and shock resistant while retaining the properties of the parent material. Polymer foam, used for insulation, cushions and packaging...

Beyond traditional ceramic honeycombs: developed with a unique cross-linked pore microstructure, new extruded ceramic honeycombs provide high cell density and high permeability.
January 1, 2008... Cellular honeycomb ceramics have been used in a variety of applications, including support materials for catalytic conversion, adsorptive separations, membrane supports, cross-flow filtration and fluid filtration. The honeycomb design offers a...

Raw & manufactured materials: 2008 overview.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ongoing slump in the U.S. housing market is causing widespread consequences for materials producers. The decreasing demand for tile and sanitaryware is affecting the feldspar and clay sectors, for example, while...

Materials handbook.(DOLOMITE-SEALS)
January 1, 2008... DOLOMITE. CaMg[(C[O.sub.3]).sub.2]. Sp. gr. 2.9; hardness Mohs 3.5-4.0. A rock intermediate in composition between limestone (CaC[O.sub.3]) and magnesite (MgC[O.sub.3]). True dolomite is composed of 54% CaC[O.sub.3] and 46% MgC[O.sub.3]. Other...

Materials handbook.(SELENIUM-ZTA)
January 1, 2008... SELENIUM. Se. At. wt. 79.2; sp. gr. 4.2-4.8; m.p. 217[degrees]C; volatizes at 218-687[degrees]C, boils at 688[degrees]C; insoluble in water and soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid. Semimetallic element of the sulfur group. Selenium is...

The true "green" benefit of alternative fuels.(special report: resource management)
January 1, 2008... Renewable fuels like landfill gas are beginning to show a green economic, benefit by lowering operating costs in industrial facilities with thermal processes. Renewable fuels have long had a green characteristic associated with the...