Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Reports Robust Performance, New Euro PM Plant Nearing Completion, China Operation Sold to Shenghe Resources 

Neo Performance Materials reported strong profit increases in its full-year financial report for 2024, issued March 18. Highlights for its Neo Magnequench unit included a solid gain in earnings despite lower revenues, and continued progress in the construction of its new permanent magnet plant in Europe. In a separate announcement, the company reported on April 1 that as part of a corporate streamlining effort it completed the sale of most of its interest in a rare earth separations operation in China for about $28 million to an affiliate of Shenghe Resources. […]

e-Power Technology

Siemens Acquires Altair for $10 Billion, Building Huge Portfolio in Electromagnetic Simulation Software & AI 

March 26, 2025 – Siemens announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Altair Engineering Inc., a leading provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market, for an enterprise value of approximately […]

News

Bumpy iKNOBeads from Taiwan to Hit the Magbead Marketplace Globally Soon 

Magbeads have become a fertile tool in the development of new biotech and pharmaceutical solutions aimed at advancing diagnostic and treatment modes for cancer and other medical conditions. Soon a new player, InnoCell Tech from Taiwan, will be entering the foray as it launches its novel iKNOBeads into the marketplace. The magnetic microbeads are designed to activate immune cells in immunotherapy treatments using a new technology approach.  […]