STEEL & FERROUS METALS

Infrared temperature control – key factor in flame hardening success
Flame hardening is a heat treatment process widely used on parts made from mild steels, alloy steels, medium carbon steels,
PRECIOUS METALS

Platinum history in a nutshell
Platinum has just soared in a particular way. Platinum price is up severely after rallying sharply last week. All this
OTHER METALS

US cannot produce its own rare earths
The US has one operational rare earths mine, but it does not have the capacity to separate heavy rare earths
BASE METALS

Speira upgrades aluminium recycling furnaces
Speira has upgraded the first of four aluminium recycling furnaces in an €11 million investment. It held an inauguration ceremony
NON-METAL INDUSTRY

Gemfields Group Market Update
LONDON – Gemfields has provided a market update regarding its three principal subsidiaries. Montepuez Ruby Mine (“MRM”) Construction of MRM’s
NEW TECHNOLOGY
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BHP invests in pulse-powered processing technology
I-Pulse and I-ROX SAS announced on Monday a comprehensive collaboration arrangement with BHP Billiton. I-Pulse uses high-intensity bursts of energy