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PM INDUSTRY NEWS IN REVIEW 6 Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) reviewed PM industry conditions in their respective regions at the Tuesday morning Global General Session of PM2008. Statistics they presented revealed that metal powder shipments declined in 2007 in North America while rising in Europe and Asia. SCM Enters South American Market SCM Metal Products, Inc., Research Triangle Park, N.C., has signed a joint development agreement with Metalpó Industria e Comercio Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil. The two companies will collaborate on process and product developments for Metalpó’s plant in Brazil. PM Automotive Applications Growing New engines and six-speed transmissions contain more PM parts, reported Mark Paullin, MPIF president, in his address on the state of the North American PM industry at the recent PM2008 World Congress. The new GM High- Feature 3.6L V-6 DOHC engine contains about 36 pounds of PM parts and new six-speed transmissions contain from 18 to 26 pounds of PM parts. Miba Sales and Earnings Grow Miba AG, Laarkirchen, Austria, reports first-quarter fiscal year sales grew 20.2 percent to 102.2 million euros (about $160 million). Earnings before interest and taxes jumped by 47 percent to 13.3 million euros (about $21 million). PURCHASER & PROCESSOR ijpm New Large Isostatic Press Avure Technologies, Kent, Washington, is building a very large hot isostatic press at the Bodycote plant in Surahammar, Sweden. The completion target is sometime during late 2009. New PM Main Bearing Cap Metaldyne, Plymouth, Mich., an ASAHI TEC company, is making a new powder metallurgy crankshaft main bearing cap for mediumduty diesel engines. Its customer is MWM International Motores in Brazil, a subsidiary of Navistar. Plansee Sales Rise Fiscal year 2007/2008 sales of Plansee Group, Reutte, Austria, rose 11 percent, exceeding $1 billion euros (about $1.56 billion). All three divisions—HPM, Ceratizit, and PMG—contributed to the growth, the company reports. Powder Metal Scrap (800) 313-9672 Since 1946 Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals Green, Sintered, Floor Sweeps, Furnace & Maintenance Scrap 1403 Fourth St. • Kalamazoo, MI 49048 • Tel: 269-342-0183 • Fax: 269-342-0185 Robert Lando E-mail: aceiron@chartermi.net Volume 44, Issue 4, 2008 International Journal of Powder Metallurgy
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