RICHMOND, BC: Catalyst Paper has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) controlled wood and chain-of-custody certifications at its three Canadian manufacturing operations. Catalyst said it had implemented FSC chain-of-custody at its recycle mill in Snowflake, Arizona, as well as Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) chain-of-custody at its Canadian operations.

A number of Japanese conglomerates with significant PM part and cemented carbide operations have published their financial results for the year ending March 31, 2011.

Molycorp, Inc., the Western hemisphere’s only producer of rare earth oxides, has announced that it has secured the final funds necessary for its $781 million expansion and modernisation project at its rare earth facility in Mountain Pass, California. Full funding of the capital plan of Project Phoenix is a major milestone in Molycorp’s overall rare earth ‘mine-to-magnets’ business plan, stated the company.

Molycorp, Inc., the Western hemisphere’s only producer of rare earth oxides, has announced that it has secured the final funds necessary for its $781 million expansion and modernisation project at its rare earth facility in Mountain Pass, California. Full funding of the capital plan of Project Phoenix is a major milestone in Molycorp’s overall rare earth ‘mine-to-magnets’ business plan, stated the company. “Project Phoenix is now fully funded, and we remain on time and on budget for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this estimated $781 million expansion and modernization project,” reported Mark A

The BBC is set to take a serious look at UK manufacturing. Starting tonight, Evan Davis will present ‘Made in Britain’, to be broadcast at 9 pm on BBC 1 (Monday, 20 June – see link, below).

In a trading statement of June 16 2011, GKN plc gave an update on the impact of the May 27 explosion at its Hoeganaes facility in Gallatin, USA.

According to news report, the domestic booth recruitment for the 7th China CNC Machine Tool Fair (CCMT2012) has begun.

Danobat Group announces its Technical Sessions to be held from June 28 to July 1 at the Danobat (Elgoibar) and Soraluce (Bergara)installations. The main theme of these Technical Sessions will be the machinery for mechanising large-sized parts for different uses like the energy (wind-farms, nuclear, gas and so on) naval, aero-spatial and Capital resources sectors.Danobat Group will present its innovative developments in reaming-milling (Soraluce) and turning and grinding (Danobat) for large-sized applications, where automation, measuring and software systems become relevant due to the special features of this type of parts.The main innovations to be showcased are:- Travelling column boring-milling machines of up to 7000 millimetres vertical movement and 1900 millimetres horizontal movement with modular quill spindle (patented system).- Vertical turning centres for machining pieces of up to 8000 millimetres diameter.- Special horizontal and vertical lathes for the automotive sector.- Bed driven grinders; horizontal grinders for pieces of up to 5000 millimetres length and equipped with absolute in-process multi-diameter measuring systems; vertical rectifiers that include hard-grinding, centreless grinders, special grinders for the aero-spatial sector and large production grinders that include cutting-edge technology (direct drive, granite beds and so on).

Lenze’s 8400 TopLine Inverter Drives can operate in partial load, with a 10 to 30% improvement in energy efficiency.

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