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China dominated global molybdenum production in 2013
Umicore has built a new production facility in Nowa Ruda, Poland for emission control catalysts used in cars and trucks. The investment will allow Umicore to meet a growth in demand for automotive catalysts from its customers in Europe, driven mainly by the recent introduction of new emission legislation in the European Union, Umicore says. The facility, which will be Umicore’s first industrial operation in Poland, joins the company’s existing European automotive catalyst production capabilities in Germany, France and Sweden. The plant will provide catalyst systems for light duty and heavy duty vehicles and will be equipped with two pro-
In 2013, China led the worldwide molybdenum market in terms of production, with almost 41% of the world’s total molybdenum production volume, says a new report. In the same year, in spite of the high demand for molybdenum worldwide, prices for the product continued to decline during 2013 and reached lower levels than in 2009. Currently, the world’s total molybdenum reserves are estimated at around 14 million
Umicore’s new catalyst production facility in Nowa Ruda, Poland.
duction lines and peripheral installations and assets for logistics, quality assurance and analytical inspection of products. New investment The investment amounts to approximately € 40 million and will initially create over 80 new jobs. Construction of the plant will start in July 2014 and completion is planned for the beginning of 2016.
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Arburg expands central production plant tens of millions of Euros, demonstrates our clear commitment to Lossburg as a production location,” said explains Michael Hehl, managing partner and spokesperson for the Arburg management team. “With the new building, we are implementing highly integrated facility management, which will reduce the primary energy requirements to a minimum and therefore further expands our environmental protection activities.”
large aircraft. Currently, auto enthusiasts are coating certain components to improve auto engine performance, while ceramic coatings have made it possible for certain large machine components to be repaired in situ.
Arburg is planing to build a new assembly hall at its central production location in Lossburg, Germany, . This will expand the plant by 13% to just under 165,000 m2, the company says. The hall is set to be completed by autumn of 2015. The hall is being built in response to an increasing demand for large injection moulding machines and complete production cells. “The capital investment for the new building section, to the tune of many
Various processes High-Performance Ceramic Coatings: Markets and Technologies from BCC Research covers ceramic coatings delivered by thermal spray, physical vapour deposition (PVD), chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and other techniques, including spraying/dipping, sol gel, micro-oxidation, packed diffusion, ionic beam surface treatment and laser-assisted techniques.
From left to right: Arburg partners Eugen Hehl, Juliane Hehl, Michael Hehl and Renate Keinath with Siegfried Schmelzle and Claus Matt from Schmelzle+Partner architect’s office, the Mayor of Lossburg Christoph Enderle, Hans J Theurer from Hans J Theurer Hoch und Tiefbau and Mario Müller, A M Müller Tief und Straßenbau.
Ceramic coatings market to reach US$1.7 billion by 2018 The US market for high performance ceramic coatings will grow at a CAGR of 6.6% to reach US$1.7 billion by 2018, up from US$1.2 billion in 2013, says a new report. The availability of highperformance coatings has changed the internal specification patterns of certain industries such as cutting tool inserts, says the report, which has been newly updated. The useful life of coated inserts is many times longer than the life of uncoated inserts. This, in turn, has reduced the cost of cutting tool inserts and at the same time increased productivity. Similarly, use of ceramic coated components for aircraft turbine engines has resulted in construction of
tonnes, and are primarily concentrated in China, the US and Chile. In 2013, the global primary molybdenum production volume posted 4.2% year on year growth and climbed to the 270,000 tonnes mark. Almost 93% of global molybdenum production comes from China, North America and South America (mainly Chile). Molybdenum: 2014 Market Review and Forecast by Merchant Research & Consulting has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.
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China dominated global molybdenum production in 2013
Umicore has built a new production facility in Nowa Ruda, Poland for emission control catalysts used in cars and trucks. The investment will allow Umicore to meet a growth in demand for automotive catalysts from its customers in Europe, driven mainly by the recent introduction of new emission legislation in the European Union, Umicore says. The facility, which will be Umicore’s first industrial operation in Poland, joins the company’s existing European automotive catalyst production capabilities in Germany, France and Sweden. The plant will provide catalyst systems for light duty and heavy duty vehicles and will be equipped with two pro-
In 2013, China led the worldwide molybdenum market in terms of production, with almost 41% of the world’s total molybdenum production volume, says a new report. In the same year, in spite of the high demand for molybdenum worldwide, prices for the product continued to decline during 2013 and reached lower levels than in 2009. Currently, the world’s total molybdenum reserves are estimated at around 14 million
Umicore’s new catalyst production facility in Nowa Ruda, Poland.
duction lines and peripheral installations and assets for logistics, quality assurance and analytical inspection of products. New investment The investment amounts to approximately € 40 million and will initially create over 80 new jobs. Construction of the plant will start in July 2014 and completion is planned for the beginning of 2016.
metal-powder.net
Arburg expands central production plant tens of millions of Euros, demonstrates our clear commitment to Lossburg as a production location,” said explains Michael Hehl, managing partner and spokesperson for the Arburg management team. “With the new building, we are implementing highly integrated facility management, which will reduce the primary energy requirements to a minimum and therefore further expands our environmental protection activities.”
large aircraft. Currently, auto enthusiasts are coating certain components to improve auto engine performance, while ceramic coatings have made it possible for certain large machine components to be repaired in situ.
Arburg is planing to build a new assembly hall at its central production location in Lossburg, Germany, . This will expand the plant by 13% to just under 165,000 m2, the company says. The hall is set to be completed by autumn of 2015. The hall is being built in response to an increasing demand for large injection moulding machines and complete production cells. “The capital investment for the new building section, to the tune of many
Various processes High-Performance Ceramic Coatings: Markets and Technologies from BCC Research covers ceramic coatings delivered by thermal spray, physical vapour deposition (PVD), chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and other techniques, including spraying/dipping, sol gel, micro-oxidation, packed diffusion, ionic beam surface treatment and laser-assisted techniques.
From left to right: Arburg partners Eugen Hehl, Juliane Hehl, Michael Hehl and Renate Keinath with Siegfried Schmelzle and Claus Matt from Schmelzle+Partner architect’s office, the Mayor of Lossburg Christoph Enderle, Hans J Theurer from Hans J Theurer Hoch und Tiefbau and Mario Müller, A M Müller Tief und Straßenbau.
Ceramic coatings market to reach US$1.7 billion by 2018 The US market for high performance ceramic coatings will grow at a CAGR of 6.6% to reach US$1.7 billion by 2018, up from US$1.2 billion in 2013, says a new report. The availability of highperformance coatings has changed the internal specification patterns of certain industries such as cutting tool inserts, says the report, which has been newly updated. The useful life of coated inserts is many times longer than the life of uncoated inserts. This, in turn, has reduced the cost of cutting tool inserts and at the same time increased productivity. Similarly, use of ceramic coated components for aircraft turbine engines has resulted in construction of
tonnes, and are primarily concentrated in China, the US and Chile. In 2013, the global primary molybdenum production volume posted 4.2% year on year growth and climbed to the 270,000 tonnes mark. Almost 93% of global molybdenum production comes from China, North America and South America (mainly Chile). Molybdenum: 2014 Market Review and Forecast by Merchant Research & Consulting has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.
July/August 2014 MPR
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