Platinum for industry
Platinum group metals' catalytic properties, their durability, hardness, high melting point, corrosion resistance and high temperature stability make them a crucial part of industrial applications in sectors as diverse as medical, computer hard discs, alloys, glass, nylon, or petroleum refining.
Platinum for industry in the news
Platinum and Gold
Platinum and gold, how much of a relationship do these metals really have? Gold has been the talk of the town lately, a growingly-popular safe haven in these wild economic times. But platinum, one hardly hears of this metal.
PLATINUM GROUP METALS
South Africa's Northam Platinum (NHMJ.J: Quote ) said on Thursday it was losing about 1,500 ounces of output a day, after shutting down a shaft last week due to an accident that killed two miners.
Research and Markets: Expenditure Analysis of the South African Platinum Mining Industry
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3c220e/expenditure_analys) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Expenditure Analysis of the South African Platinum Mining Industry" to their offering. This research service is an analysis of capital expenditures in South Africa's platinum mining industry ...
Northam Platinum Mineworkers Down Tools To Mourn Colleagues
Northam Platinum Mineworkers Down Tools To Mourn Colleagues
Platinum Group Metals Price Bulletin - 26th July 2010 to 30th July 2010
As the dollar slipped back there was some renewed buying interest in commodities as investors looked for better returns. The base metals complex was well supported in a further sign of the strength in "industrial" metals.
That oddball rock group Primus was a success against the odds
If there was a band built not to play the mainstream music industry game — platinum albums, MTV videos and a Grammy Award nomination — that would be alternative-rock act Primus. Formed in the late 1980s by visionary Les Claypool, the group's steadfast eccentric-sounding, bass-heavy ditties were more Frank Zappa than Nirvana.
Post-Recession Consumer Spending Targets “New Practical” Jewelry
Industry sources such as the National Jeweler say jewelers are having to re-configure their lines to meet the changing desires of consumers.
The Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' Becomes First Digital Download to Pass 6 Million Mark - From Worldwide 7.33 ...
For six-time Grammy Award winning multi-platinum megastar group The Black Eyed Peas â will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie â it has been a year to remember. Â This week, as the Peas' worldwide 7.33 million-selling #1 album The E.N.D. moves into its 59th week on the Billboard 200 albums chart , its landmark single "I Gotta Feeling" becomes the first digital download ever to pass the 6 million ...
Anglo American H1 Pre-tax Profit Increases; Resumes Dividend - Update
Mining and natural resource group Anglo American Plc (AAL.L), Friday, released interim results for the first half, reporting an increase in pre-tax profit, citing a resurgence in demand and prices for base metals, most notably copper, and said it is resuming dividend payments. The company noted that demand recovered in the platinum group metals or PGM and rough diamond markets and also said it ...
Strategic Products and Services and Consultedge Announce Intent to Merge
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and WHIPPANY, N.J., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Products and Services (SPS) and Consultedge, Inc. announce they have successfully negotiated and completed a Letter of Intent to merge the two companies. SPS and Consultedge specialize in the design, installation and support of converged network infrastructure, advanced IP telephony applications, unified communication and ...
