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
Fuel cells to play greater role in South Africa platinum industry 3rd February 2012
Fuel cells are to play an ever-greater role in South Africa's platinum mining industry as firms look to alternative forms of energy.
Aquarius Platinum warns on S.Africa zero-harm goal
LONDON (Reuters) - Aquarius Platinum, the world's fourth-largest primary producer, joined a chorus of warnings from the platinum industry that a South African drive to cut accidents was leading to lengthier and more damaging halts to production. The South African platinum sector has been battered by oversupply, squeezed margins and an uncertain economic outlook, making producers increasingly ...
Zotec Partners Renews Platinum Sponsorship with Radiology Business Management Association
Zotec Partners, an industry leading provider of specialized medical billing and practice management services for the hospital-based specialty market, announces today that it has renewed its commitment with the Radiology Business Management Association as a Platinum Level Sponsor for 2012.
With Platinum, Bud Light shoots for the high end
A-B InBev rolls out Platinum to win back spirits drinkers.
Bud Light Platinum Beer: 5 Things to Know About the Newest Bud
Bud Light Platinum Beer was introduced during two 30-second commercials in the first quarter of the Super Bowl. Here's five things to know about the newest Budweiser beer.
Morning Platinum Market Report
April platinum rose up to a new high for the move during overnight trading, as prices have reached their highest levels since mid-November.
Platinum Equity Sells Canvas Systems to Avnet
LOS ANGELES, CA-- - Platinum Equity announced today that it sold Canvas Systems to Avnet, Inc. . Canvas is an independent supplier of IT hardware and services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Platinum ...
Bud Light Platinum aims to be beer's gold standard
ST. LOUIS - The world's biggest beer-maker is placing a big bet on a new brew.
Two miners die at Modikwa Platinum: union
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two miners died at South Africa's Modikwa Platinum underground mine after a cave-in, bringing the number of workers killed at mines this year to more than ten, the National Union of Mineworkers on Saturday. Modikwa Platinum is partly owned by African Rainbow Minerals and has more than five thousand workers. The union said more than 120 miners were killed in South Africa ...
Xstrata-Glencore ‘Highly Likely’ to Sell Lonmin, Liberum Says
A combined Glencore International Plc and Xstrata Plc would probably sell their stake in Lonmin Plc, the third-largest platinum producer, helping spur deals in the platinum and ferrochrome industry, Liberum Capital Ltd. said.
