Materials/Manufacturing

Cleveland-Cliffs Acquires AK Steel and Pursues Change to U.S. Trade Policies on Laminations, Transformer Cores & Electrical Steel

Having closed on his company’s $3 billion acquisition of AK Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves is wasting no time seeking change to U.S. trade policies that he says unfairly hurt the steel maker’s business as a […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Alstom to Acquire Bombardier Rail Business in Global Expansion in Transportation Markets

French rail equipment giant Alstom, whose products and services include large permanent-magnet motors and generators for global transportation markets, is reaching out to North America to acquire the worldwide rail equipment business of Bombardier, based […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Revenues Fall in 2019 for Neo Magnequench but Robust Growth Seen in Advanced Automotive Side of the Business

Led by a decline in volume and revenues from its Magnequench magnetic materials segment, Neo Performance Materials saw revenues fall 10.3% in 2019, as the company reported in its year-end financials in March. Yet the company posted […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

IMI Develops Charitable Covid-19 Door Holder, Topping Off Decade of Growth and Record Deliveries

In direct response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Industrial Magnetics, Inc. (IMI) has developed a new, hands-free door opener that allows people to open latch-less doors without using their fingers, arms, or clothing – and is dedicating profits […]