International Beryllium Corporation announce that Mr. Denis Brady has been appointed as a non-executive director of International Beryllium Corporation. Mr. Brady brings manufacturing operating experience to the board as the Company expands its production capacity and, as someone with recognized financial expertise, will chair the audit committee.
Until its recent acquisition by IB, Mr. Brady was [...]

International Beryllium Corporation announce that it has successfully closed, through its subsidiary IBC US Holdings, Inc., the acquisition of Nonferrous Products, Inc.,, a profitable and growing Indiana based beryllium metalworking and specialty alloy processing company.
This transaction is further to the Company’s news release dated October 1st, 2008, which announced the signing of a binding [...]

Elray Resources, Inc., a technically-driven gold and precious metal mineral exploration company that recently entered into a joint venture to develop a zircon sands deposit in Indonesia, is pleased to provide shareholders with the following background information on the global zircon market, which looks set for ongoing growth.
Zircon is a highly valuable mineral used in [...]

For private investors large and small, as well as institutions, precious metals are, and continue to be the safe haven for investors in turbulent financial and uncertain national and geo-political times. “Nationally and globally speaking, the markets have never been more ripe or primed for investors seeking a safe place for their money that supports [...]

Platinum Equity announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase SCM Metal Products, Inc. from Gibraltar Industries, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. SCM is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of copper-based powder and pastes and copper oxide powders to a broad range of industries.
“This is a very exciting time for all [...]

Praxair, Inc. announced that North West Upgrading Inc. (NWU), has selected Praxair Canada Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in Canada, to provide the industrial gases needed for its heavy oil Upgrader in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. North West’s process eliminates production of coke, uses gasification to make hydrogen from the heaviest components of [...]

MSA announced that it has been awarded two separate contracts to supply the U.S. Air Force with a newly developed self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) system. The contracts, issued by the federal General Services Administration and valued at a combined $24.6 million, represent incremental awards above and beyond an initial $36 million Air Force SCBA contract, [...]

Praxair (China) Investment Co., Ltd. has signed a long-term supply agreement with Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd (Shaoguan Steel). Under this contract, Praxair China will build a large air separation plant to go on stream in mid-2010.
The new plant will supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon for Shaoguan Steel’s increased production capacity. The [...]

Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a global technology, software and consulting firm, today announced that it has been named the winner of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Award for Asia Pacific Safety Systems Company of the Year.
The annual award recognizes outstanding performances by companies in the electronics, industrial automation, process control, energy [...]

Commerce Resources Corp. is in receipt of an updated resource estimate for the Upper Fir Carbonatite, located in east-central British Columbia.
The updated resource estimate is based upon 20 HQ diameter diamond drill holes completed during 2005-2006, and an additional 18 HQ diameter diamond drill holes completed during 2007. The holes outlined a series of sill-like [...]