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The Global Foundry industry - an overview

Posted in Reflections on 30th September 2011

The melting and casting of metal is an established technique which has been used in and across the World for thousands of years. In the UK, the most relevant growth in the ferrous metal casting industry came with the birth of the industrial revolution. Cast iron and steels were able to be developed on extensive scales as metal components were in great demand from the multiple technologies that were evolving...

Xstrata Zinc Buy Hackett River and Wishbone Greenstone

Posted in Industry News on 22nd July 2011

Xstrata Zinc Canada, a unit of Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata, has recently come to an agreement with Sabina Gold and Silver Corporation to buy the Hackett River and Wishbone Greenstone belt exploratory properties in Nunavut, Canada.

Copper & Zinc - Metal For New Solar Batteries

Posted in Industry News on 19th July 2011

Researchers in Japan from the Kanazawa Institute of Technology have developed a solar battery that is able to convert energy from sunlight using copper oxide at a rate of 3.26%.

Vedanta Secures Purchase of Anglo American's Zinc Units

Posted in Industry News on 25th May 2010

Vedanta Resources, the India-focused mining group have secured the purchase of Anglo American PLC’s zinc assets for an eye watering price of $1.34bn in order to boost its exposure amongst the non-ferrous metal industry as well as expanding its presence in Europe and Africa.

Zinc Casting Alloys Welcome a New Family Member

Posted in Industry News on 27th October 2009

Zinc casting alloys are welcoming a new generation into the family in the form of zinc-aluminium foundry alloys 8, 12 and 27. The new alloy has been tried and tested and has proven itself in a wide variety of demanding applications.