Wheeling-Pittsburg Corp. – In the STEAL Business?
June 15, 2007
Metal Management Sues Wheeling-Pitt | www.forbes.com
Wheeling-Pittsburg Corp. has been sued for not paying for scrap steel. They claimed the scrap was out of specifcation. Assuming their claim is accurate, under what rule of law do they get to keep the scrap without paying for it?
June 15, 2007
Gentext in F-Series | www.sys-con.com
* Being the first will certainly create expectation but it also bares the risk of disaster if the technology proves to be faulty. * Assuming good and reliable performance, bottom and top line growth are possible.
Ford turnaround plan - Light at the end of the tunnel?
June 14, 2007
Can Ford Engineer a Jump Start? | online.wsj.com
×Ford’s main problems are of structural/operational nature ×Disposal of PAG will bring in some necessary cash and should contribute to reducing its debt ×Possible solutions could include reviving Lincoln as a luxury brand ×Possible solutions could include reviving Lincoln as a luxury brand ×Disposal of PAG will bring in some necessary cash and should contribute to reducing its debt ×Possible solutions could include reviving Lincoln as a luxury brand ×Possible solutions could include reviving Lincoln as a luxury brand
Stainless Steel Prices Due for a Fall
May 29, 2007
Stainless steel production to grow further – but at a slower rate | www.worldsteel.org
The article was right on target. Expect further cuts. India may become more active.
Will record high nickel prices kill the golden goose
May 28, 2007
Stainless steel production to grow further – but at a slower rate | www.worldsteel.org
Nickel demand has benefited from the sharp gains in stainless steel output. However nickel is now the single most important cost in the production os stainless steel. As such stainless steel prices have increased and demand for stainless is beginning to be affected. Nickel demand is likely to be adversely affected by lower stainless output and substitution. As a result nickel prices could come under downward pressure.
Consolidation rather than exploration
April 2, 2007
Analysts clamour for higher LionOre bid | www.theglobeandmail.com
Xstrata's move for LionOre reinforces the latest trend that it is easier to buy existing production rather than develop new projects
There remain major financial and technological risks concerning the next generation of nickel "mega" projects
Investment into a promising future
March 22, 2007
Mitsubishi Materials, Furuya Metal to co-develop recycling technology for platinum group metals | metalsplace.com
Recycling of PGMs - Investment into a promising future
March 22, 2007
Mitsubishi Materials, Furuya Metal to co-develop recycling technology for platinum group metals | metalsplace.com
Recycling of PGMs - Investment into a promising future
Ford's strategy - the sale of aston Martin
March 21, 2007
Aston Martin sale sign of deeper trouble | economictimes.indiatimes.com
Does the sale of Aston Martin really translate into confirming Ford’s problems?
New CEO means new strategy.
Copper - Can It Save Your Life? Part II
March 16, 2007
Hospital in soldiers furore uses copper to beat MRSA bug | www.thisislondon.co.uk
To review, in a little publicized study published on Copper.org, confirmation of certain desirable medicinal properties of copper and copper alloys were presented. This report was distributed to the association’s membership, but still has not received widespread publication by the media.
However, this week in “This Is London” from the the U.K.’s Evening Standard reports that copper will be put to the test in a real hospital environment. It goes on to state that “If the trial is successful, a wholesale switch to copper surfaces and fittings of hospitals across Europe is in the cards to help cut the death rate from MSRA bacteria infection.
Big-Foot YRC Drops the Other Shoe on Shareholders
November 3, 2009
Bombardier Barbs Shows CSeries Can't Cut The Mustard
November 2, 2009
New 777 Depends On 787 Success
October 13, 2009
Airbus Lost $7.5bn+ Trying to Flog the A350XWB
August 28, 2009
Airbus A380 Struggling To Cut The Mustard?
August 24, 2009