PLANTS, CENTERS, AND FACILITIES
Betolar，Ja-Ko Betoni使用Keliber的锂矿山侧流进行低碳混凝土
Betolar, a Finnish material technology company that offers sustainable and low-carbon concrete production, and concrete company JA-KO Betoni will use the tailings produced as a side stream in Keliber’s minerals processing and analcime sand produced later in the lithium production process as aggregate in concrete production.
World’s first hydrogen trial in UK demonstrates pathway to net zero cement
矿物产品协会和汉森英国在兰开夏郡克利夫罗的汉森的里布尔斯代尔水泥厂完成了世界第一次试验。该试验看到，水泥窑的主要燃烧器中的燃料比例逐渐增加到全净零混合物，包括油轮输送的氢以及肉，骨粉和甘油。
世界上最大的直接空气捕获工厂于9月8日在冰岛开业。由瑞士工程初创公司Climeworks运营的工厂（称为ORCA）每年将降低一定数量的排放量，相当于约870辆汽车。
建设从第一个集成商业植物开始，用于生产公司2-neutral fuel
Siemens Energy and sports car manufacturer Porsche joined forces with several international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of virtually CO2- 智利蓬塔竞技场中的中立燃料。
HarbisonWalker International投资于美国耐火材料制造钢铁枢纽
HarbisonWalker International, the largest supplier of refractory products and services in North America, is making an investment to substantially increase production of its steelmaking products. The company will build a manufacturing and service hub for steel customers in the U.S., with an expected opening as early as the third quarter of 2022.
电影玻璃建造€4亿比利时玻璃packaging factory
Ciner Glass Belgium是Ciner Glass的子公司，是在Lommel建立一家玻璃包装工厂。生产能力为500kt/年的玻璃包装，该地区提取的沙子将用作玻璃包装的原材料。
Latvian glass manufacturer Valmiera Glass completed an extensive reconstruction of its glass melting furnace. The group invested €9 million in its E-glass melting furnace no 2.2, which it said would improve the production quality of the furnace and make it more efficient and climate neutral.
收购和合作
Schott signs agreement to acquire Applied Microarrays
Schott的子公司Schott Minifab开发并制造了用于护理和生命科学的微氟设备，已签署了一项协议，以获取适用的微阵列。两家公司将开发用于诊断应用的生物技术基材。
Alcoa, Alumtek Minerals look at critical mineral potential of residue
U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa will work with Brisbane-based Alumtek Minerals and Western Australian government research hub ChemCentre to advance Alumtek Minerals’ processing technology to extract critical minerals from mining waste.
Sivó adds Meltio Engine for hybrid additive manufacturing
Sivó是一家位于西班牙考迪特的工业机械车间，在其计算机数值控制机之一中安装了Meltio Engine基于电线的定向能源沉积技术。Sivó将使用该技术来改善其玻璃瓶模具维修过程。
Lujabetoni and Betolar accelerate the global growth of low-carbon concrete
The Finnish concrete manufacturer Lujabetoni and materials technology company Betolar entered a partnership to improve the consolidation rate of low-carbon concrete manufactured from CEM III cement containing GGBFS blast furnace slag.
Corning and AT&T expand collaboration
Corning Incorporated正在扩大与AT＆T的长期合作，两家公司将共同努力扩展对纤维基础设施的投资，扩展美国宽带网络并加速5G部署。
OTHER STORIES
Webinar: Inspection in glassmaking
Glass International is holding a webinar on inspection in glassmaking on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. Eastern. Speakers include Eleonora Bordini, international industry manager of glass packaging at Marposs, and Friedrich Günther, shareholder and CEO of Dr. Günther Inspections GbR.
New virtual renewable glass manufacturing conference
玻璃国际协调一个新的为期两天virtual conference that will highlight some of the potential solutions the glass industry has in order for it to be net zero / low carbon in its manufacturing processes. The virtual conference takes place Nov. 9–10, 2021.
Advanced Materials for Defense Summit taking place in November
The 4thAdvanced Materials for Defense Summit will convene senior leadership from across the services, federal government, industry and academia to discuss the policies and procedures required to leverage material innovation for sustained defense readiness. The summit takes place in-person on Nov. 3–4, 2021, in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Slag Cement Association is accepting nominations or entries in the Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards Program—formerly Project of the Year Awards—through November 1. Award categories now include Architectural, Durability, Infrastructure, High Performance, Innovative Applications, and Lower Carbon Concrete.
Enphase Energy Inc., a California-based energy technology company and microinverter-based, solar-plus-storage systems supplier, entered the Brazilian solar market with the introduction of its IQ 7+ microinverters. Enphase will start shipping its IQ 7+ microinverters for residential and small commercial installers across Brazil starting in October 2021.
SINTX Armor ships first order and prepares for move to Utah
Sintx Technologies，Inc。宣布其新创建和全资的子公司Sintx Armour将位于犹他州盐湖城。SINTX装甲将生产纯碳化硼，以及碳化钾和碳化硅的低成本复合材料。这两种陶瓷将用于人员，飞机和车辆装甲。
O-I Glass announced plans for global investments worth up to $680 million, as it looks to expand its glass packaging capacity. The company plans to add up to 700,000 tons of extra glass packaging capacity and to focus on its expansion of premium products across the United States and United Kingdom.
Alteo to impose temporary energy surcharge on calcined alumina sales
The increase in energy costs, which has accelerated in recent weeks, is having a very strong impact on manufacturers and on the production of alumina. To cope with the additional production costs incurred, Alteo is obliged to apply a temporary energy surcharge on all shipments of alumina as of Oct. 4, 2021.
市场走向
How Zurich blazed a trail for recycled concrete
A Bloomberg article looks at how the Swiss city of Zurich quietly became a frontrunner in advancing environmentally friendly construction. The city requires that all publicly-owned buildings be made using recycled concrete, and in 2013, the city went a step further to mandate the use of carbon dioxide-reduced cement.
Africa’s rural universities aren’t delivering for the 21st世纪
南非大学博士后研究员Chinaza Uleanya写了一篇关于他的文学评论的对话的文章，以了解非洲农村高等教育机构如何调整其教育系统以及他们的课程以满足当前时代的需求。
Lights-out manufacturing for most tasks will be feasible starting in late 2020s
A new report by Lux Research predicts that most manufacturing tasks that require one or two highly mature robots will be automated between late 2020 and early 2030. However, highly unstructured tasks like equipment repair and installation will probably always require some human intervention and never be fully automated.
NEW PRODUCTS
Uprise 3D offers metal, ceramic, and composite AM on new machine
最新的由Upris加法制造机e 3D Technology Co Ltd, the UPS-250, incorporates two independent nozzles and can extrude metal or ceramic materials to form complex structures, combining two different metals, two different ceramics, or a metal and a ceramic to form a composite part.
Bricking Solutions’ Brokk Cart increases demolition robot transportation efficiency
Bricking Solutions, a full solution provider of refractory installation equipment, partners with parent company Brokk, a manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, to offer the Brokk Cart. The wheeled cart improves efficiency when moving remote-controlled demolition robots across hard, level surfaces, such as those in a maintenance shop.
L&L: Bench-mounted box furnace for laboratory testing of silica and quartz products
L＆L Special Furnace Co.，Inc。已将第二台台式箱炉运送到全球领先的高纯度熔融二氧化硅和高端陶瓷产品的领先制造商。该型号GS1714的内部尺寸为17英寸宽x 12英寸x 14-1/2英寸深。它的工作电压为208、220、240伏单相，60或50赫兹。
Nanovis宣布Alpha发射生物陶瓷纳米管增强的椎弓根螺钉系统
Nanotechnology-driven surgical implant company Nanovis announced the first implantations of its bioceramic nanotube-enhanced pedicle screw system, Nano FortiFix, the only nanotechnology designated titanium-surfaced pedicle screw.
Proximus and AGC successfully trial glass antenna
Proximus and AGC completed testing of a new type of antenna for mobile networks, at the Proximus Tower in Brussels, Belgium. The WAVEATTOCH glass antenna was designed for easy installation directly on glazed facades. Once installed, the antenna helps improve the coverage and the capacity of mobile networks, including those using 5G technology.
Vermont manufacturer introduces low-embodied carbon building material to US
基于佛蒙特州的Glavel提供了一种低碳替代品，可用于建筑物平板下方使用的碎石和泡沫板，以提供排水和隔热材料 - 由可回收玻璃制成的泡沫玻璃砾石。
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