TOKYO: Toyota and other major automakers have begun scaling back production because of parts shortages from suppliers in flood-afflicted Thailand, just months after Japan’s own supply chains were decimated by a mammoth earthquake and tsunami. The production woes stemming from Thailand’s worst flooding in five decades—which has wiped out hundreds of factories in recent weeks—come just as Toyota and others bounce back from the March 11 quake disaster that destroyed autos parts suppliers in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region and upended car production around the world.

Organisers of the PM2012 Powder Metallurgy World Congress and Exhibition have issued a reminder to anyone wishing to present a paper at the event that there is now less than a month to go before the abstract submission deadline. As stated in the Cal…

World demand for water treatment products is projected to increase 6.2 percent per year to nearly $65 billion(US) in 2015. Although growth will be healthy across the globe, the drivers of growth will vary by region. China will remain by far the…

LONDON —Rio Tinto has emerged as a white-knight bidder for Hathor Exploration Ltd., potentially igniting a bidding war with Cameco Corp., which launched a hostile bid for the uranium explorer last month. Hathor readily embraced Rio Tinto’s $578-million friendly bid after dismissing Cameco’s $520-million overture as predatory and too low

ALLISTON, ON: Honda of Canada Mfg.

ALLISTON, ON: Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) in Alliston, Ontario, has returned to regular production levels.

Travel this country enough and you’ll come to the conclusion that as Canadians we’re a kind, caring people with an enviable standard of living.

Japan’s Yamazaki Mazak is to construct a second major manufacturing plant in China, the company’s 10th global production plant.

Press and Shear Machinery has been appointed as sole distributor in the UK and Ireland for the Yawei-Nisshinbo range of sheet metal machinery.

China’s recent reduction in its 2011 export quota of rare earth minerals has caused great concern in many manufacturing industries around the world. China currently provides around 97% of the world’s supply of these minerals and recent reports state that the government will reduce exports by up to 35% in the first half of 2011. A detailed overview of powder metallurgy permanent magnets and their applications is available from ipmd.net Rare earth minerals are used in many applications, from smart phones to wind turbines, with around 26% (35,000 t) used in the production of magnets