MIBA EXPANDS INTO ENERGY PRODUCTS

Miba AG, Laakirchen, Austria, has expanded its product mix by acquiring two Austrian suppliers of power electronics products, EBG and DAU. The Styria region companies have combined sales of approximately 30 million euros (about $38 million) and 130 employees.    FULL STORY

NONFERROUS POWDER PLANT UNAFFECTED BY ZINC REFINERY SHUTDOWN

Horsehead Corporation’s metal powder plant in Palmerton, Pa., continues operating at a high level and is not impacted by the temporary shutdown of the company’s Monaca, Pa., zinc oxide and metal refinery. Horsehead makes air-atomized zinc, brass, copper, phos-copper, and nickel silver powders and infiltrants in Palmerton.    FULL STORY