Almatis, Inc. has decided to reposition its Specialty Hydrates Business Unit. The new strategy will deemphasize the traditional markets for precipitated material (e.g. wire and cable, polymer fillers) and refocus around profitable and growing business segments based on alternative technologies.
Die Reaktion auf eine Beschwerde hat diesen Leser positiv überrascht.
The financial crisis that erupted in October last year is having an increasingly severe impact on, for example, the refractories and technical ceramics sectors.A big threat comes from the rapid decline of the automotive industry, which has also taken the sub-supplier industries down with it. The premium alumina supplier Almatis/D cannot escape
these difficult market conditions, but is looking to capitalize on opportunities that even the strained global market now offers.
In Ludwigshafen stellt der Chemiekonzern Almatis einen vielseitigen Werkstoff her - Wirtschaftskrise bremst Auslastung
By mid 2010 another USD 50 million will be invested at Qingdao facility in China.
Interview with Martin Laudenbach, CEO.
Almatis recently invested US$ 50 million in a new calcining facility in China.
Almatis, which has been a stand-alone company for 4 years now, has recently created two dedicated commercial business unites for the refractories and the ceramics markets.
ICV has interviewed the Vice Presidents in the new Almatis headquarters in Frankfurt.
The Rotterdam facilities play a major role in Almatis' global manufactoring network. ABS has been successfully integrated in workflow and supply management. Further improvement can enhance the already high performance.
Higher grade, higher value steel products are in increasing demand. Refractory producers should address reformulations of their
mixes and that upgrading refractory mixes using synthetic alumina is an important step for steel advancement.
Almatis’ fine precipitated ATH developed as
environmentally friendly flame retardant.
As the platinum sponsor of the recent UNITECR '07 conference, with a 60 square meter exhibition booth, two technical presentations and participation in the podium discussion, Almatis demonstrated its strong commitment to the industry and its customers. At this year's conference, Almatis showcased and introduced its Global Product Concept and presented its new temperature independent cement.
The Ludwigshafen plant, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, is located approximately 75 km west of Frankfurt, on the Rhine River. About 150 Ludwigshafen employees produce high-quality aluminas for the refractory, ceramic and polishing industries all over the world.
Independent ownership of the Chinese site has enabled fast investment decisions from the start. The history of Almatis business activities in China goes back to 1998 when the Huangdao plant was established by Alcoa Chemicals as a processing plant for the manufacture of crushed and sized tabular alumina products. In 2002 the Qingdao Almatis Trading Co. was founded with the aim of providing customers in China with a one-stop-shop service for all Almatis imported premium aluminas
Although the raw materials used to formulate today's refractory linings are numerous, choosing the right combination of raw materials can optimimize the performance of refractory formulations. Almatis provides the premium aluminas necessary to enhance the overall performance of the formulation and meet the demands placed on today's high performance refractories.
ACC 40% stake in ACC Almatis Ltd. has been sold to majority shareholder specialty Alumina leader Almatis.
Interview with Oscar Groomes
Jurgen Pfeifer neuer Werksleiter bei Tonerdehersteller
Almatis GmbH, the Frankfurt based specialty alumina producer, formerly opened the second phase expansion of its Huangdao specialty alumina plant, in Qingdao on 16 June.
A review of the IM18 Congress, which took place in San Francisco, 26-31 March 2006
Since no other fair is as international as CERAMITEC there could not have been a better place for Almatis to have its debut as the global leader in the production and supply of specialty aluminas.