SKF is building two new factories in Dalian, China, and Mysore, India, continuing its expansion into Asia. 09 September 2010
Powdermet Inc has developed new PM alloys which it says have lower weight, higher strength, and increased hardness when compared to aluminium alloys currently on the market. 02 September 2010
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp, a division of Plansee, plans to invest more than US$10 million in its plant in Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA by the end of 2011. 05 August 2010
Höganäs, in its January-June interim financial report, said it had won gradual income gains, giving the company strength for the future. 29 July 2010
Committees for PowderMet2011 and MIM2011 have issued a call for papers and presentations. 22 July 2010
We are soon to publish the Metal Powder Report 2010 Buyers’ Guide. However, without your entries, it is nothing! Make sure your company is listed in this invaluable reference guide for the powder metallurgy industry. 16 July 2010
PM variable valve timing (VVT) system technology has been recognised as a Metallurgy Industry Landmark by the MPIF. 15 July 2010
The winners of the 2010 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards competition, sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation, have been announced at PowderMet2010, the 2010 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials. 12 July 2010
The MPIF has released a new report focusing on ways in which the PM industry excels at sustainability. 29 June 2010
Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI) has appointed Robert S. Wetherbee as business unit president of its metalworking products division. 23 June 2010
Umicore’s board of directors has approved various changes to the organisation of the group. 16 June 2010
Plansee SE says that it plans to acquire a majority share in Wolfra-Tech Pvt. Ltd, a private company with approximately 150 employees is headquartered in Mysore, India. 27 May 2010
Umicore is to build a technology development centre for automotive catalysts in Suzhou, China, close to the company’s current automotive catalyst production facility. 27 May 2010
Statistics for the US and European PM industries have shown a remarkable bounce-back from the first quarter of 2009. 19 May 2010
The European Commission (EC) plans to boost the electric car industry in Europe by promoting the development of a network of publicly accessible high voltage charging stations for electric cars around Europe. 12 May 2010
Federal-Mogul Corp is extending its range of power metallurgy materials designed for use at very high temperatures. 12 May 2010
A number of major companies have posted their quarterly reports, with results varying between the positive and the optimistic. 06 May 2010
The UK-based parent company of Canada’s PM auto components manufacturer Stackpole has noted a “greater than anticipated” upturn in underlying demand for its auto and industrial products in the first quarter that has helped push margins into double figures. 06 May 2010
Höganäs has developed a new range of electric motors for electric bikes and light vehicles. 05 May 2010
As the first pre-production Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids came off the production line at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant in the US, the electric car market in Japan seemed set for a price war that will almost certainly spread to other areas of the world. 20 April 2010
Plansee High Performance Materials, says that it plans to invest in an automated plant in Towanda, Pennsylvania, to make powder metal (PM) metallic plates used in fuel cells. 07 April 2010
Melling has announced the purchase of Rush Metals, based in Billings, Oklahoma, USA a subsidiary of Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. 17 March 2010
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has acquired most of the assets of the sintering division of MPC Industrial Solutions, which went into administration in October last year. 17 March 2010
GKN has reported a positive outlook for its PM businesses, due in part to group restructuring. “GKN has made significant progress in realigning its operations to weaker markets and preserving cash,” said Sir Kevin Smith, chief executive of GKN plc. 10 March 2010
PM auto parts producer Federal-Mogul Corporation has reported strong profitability in Q4 2009, with higher gross margin, improved net income of $43 million and a record cash flow of $251 million. 09 March 2010
Alpha Sintered Metals Inc, based in Ridgway, USA, has bought Maxtech Manufacturing Inc, based in Quebec, Canada. 24 February 2010
The European Powder Metallurgy Association has announced its ‘Awards for Excellence in Powder Metallurgy’ competition for 2010, which this year will be sponsored by Metal Powder Report magazine. 24 February 2010
Ford and General Motors, both heavy users of PM parts in both engines and transmissions, began the year well with double digit sales gains in January as the crisis at Toyota deepened with a US sales decline of 16% in January. 18 February 2010
China is accelerating renewal of its steel making capacity at higher than planned rates. 17 February 2010
General Motors is to build its own electric motors for hybrid and electric vehicles. 16 February 2010
Crucible Industries LLC, based in Syracuse, NY, has partnered with Pennsylvania-based Latrobe Specialty Steel Distribution for the sales and marketing of Crucible Particle Metallurgy. 03 February 2010
Speaking exclusively to Metal Powder Report, Jonathan Wroe, executive director of the European Metal Powder Association (EPMA) outlined his forecast for the PM industry in 2010. 22 January 2010
According to a new statement Michael E. Lutheran newly elected president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), the PM industry faces a slow recovery in 2010, but will return to its previous strength. 07 January 2010
Robert Bosch GmbH, DEUTZ AG, and Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG have set up a joint venture in the area of diesel exhaust aftertreatment. 17 December 2009
GM has announced that Saab Automobile AB has sold Saab its 9-3 and current 9-5 models, along with powertrain technology and tooling to Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC). 17 December 2009
Miba, a manufacturer of sintered components for the automotive industry, has recorded decreased sales in its last market report, but suggests that there is a levelling-out of markets discernible in the third quarter. 17 December 2009
Treating and pressing specialist Bodycote’s has released its latest interim management statement, in which the company says that sales and trends in its sectors have remained stable over the last six months. 02 December 2009
General Motor’s chief executive officer (CEO) Fritz Henderson has resigned after only eight months in the role, according to reports. 02 December 2009
US auto sales during October climbed again to an annualised manufacturing rate of 10.4 million vehicles from September’s 9.2 million. 18 November 2009
The UK-based parent company of Canadian PM components manufacturer Stackpole has reported improvements in its financial position. 18 November 2009
Former Tier One PM auto parts supplier Delphi has emerged from Chapter 11, almost four years after it filed for bankruptcy protection and signalled the start of the downward spiral that has since decimated Detroit and the US auto business. 30 October 2009
Michael E Lutheran, vice president of United States Metal Powders Inc (USMP), based in Flemington, New Jersey has been elected president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) and Barton White, president of SCM Metal Products Inc, of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, was elected president of the Metal Powder Producers Association (MPPA). 30 October 2009
Metaldyne Corporation has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to MD Investors Corporation. 27 October 2009
Data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows a total of 1.3 million vehicles were sold in China during September, up 77.8% year on year. 27 October 2009
India, with the ninth largest auto industry in the world, is becoming a major export base for the global business. 27 October 2009
GKN’s powder metallurgy business returned to profit in June, towards the end of a half year that was described by Sir Kevin Smith, CEO of UK-based GKN plc as “very challenging”. 27 October 2009
Following the jailing of three people earlier this year in the wake of the conspiracy to steal trade secrets from powder-forging experts Metaldyne (Metal Powder Report, March 2009), the FBI has filed trade secrets theft charges in Detroit against a former employee of Ford. 27 October 2009
This month sees the opening of an innovative new centre in Höganäs, Sweden, aimed at promoting the advantages of metal powder technology and provide support for new application development projects. 23 September 2009
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has set up a continually-updated online document covering specific PM parts applications in North American, European, and Asian light vehicles. 18 September 2009
US car dealers submitted more than 690 000 deals worth about $2.9 billion in government rebates under the “Cash for Clunkers” car scrappage scheme that ran during July and August. 08 September 2009
GKN, which owns Hoeganaes Corporation, has reported an upload in its auto business, which includes powder metallurgy. 04 September 2009
Auto parts supplier Magna International, one of the bidders for GM’s European operations, has decided to put its North American factories on overtime and six-day work schedules because of demand driven by the “cash for clunkers” programme, said Jim Tobin, its executive VP for business development . 28 August 2009
A recession-driven sale has seen one of the PM industry’s sinter-forged products pioneers fall under new ownership. 28 August 2009
The European Powder Metallurgy Association has published its ‘Call for Papers’ for the 2010 Powder Metallurgy World Congress, to be held in Florence, Italy, 10-14 October 2010. 03 August 2009
According to Mark C Paullin, president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), opportunities in the automotive and green industries could help the powder metal (PM) industry ride out the current recession. 03 August 2009
The winners of the 2009 Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards Competition sponsored by the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) have been announced at PowderMet2009. 03 August 2009
Austrian hardmetals specialists Plansee drove consolidated sales up 2 per cent to €1.1 billion in the fiscal year 2008 – 2009 which ended on February 28. In a tough market roughly half the sales came from Europe with America and Asia contributing the other 50 per cent. The group continued to strengthen its global position and completed an investment programme worth a total of €400 million. 13 July 2009
Bearings and sintering specialist Bowman International has appointed Paul Mitchell its technical director. 28 June 2009
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