Materials/Manufacturing

Cleveland-Cliffs to Acquire ArcelorMittal USA for $1.4 Billion

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ArcelorMittal USA to acquire substantially all of its operations for $1.4 billion. The transaction will make Cleveland-Cliffs, already a leading producer of electrical steel for motors and transformers, the largest flat-rolled steel producer […]

Research & Development

Abcam Bolsters Its Magnetic Analysis Portfolio for Life Sciences with Expedeon Acquisition

Abcam, a manufacturer of life science reagents and diagnostic tools, has bolstered its magnetics analysis portfolio with the recent acquisition of the proteomics and immunology business of Expedeon, based in Germany. Abcam paid  €120 million in […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Performance Materials Reports 23% Decline in Magnequench Business Due to Pandemic; SAMAG Acquisition Doing Well, says New CEO

Victimized by the global pandemic, business dropped 23% in the first six months of this year for the Neo Magnequench business unit of Neo Performance Materials, widely considered a bellwether of the magnetic materials industry. Revenues for Magnequench dropped to $68.8 million from $89 […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Backed by ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, AM/NS Is New Face for Electrical Steel Production in India

Backed by the deep pockets and persistence of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, AM/NS is emerging as the new face of Essar Steel in India, a large but insolvent manufacturer of electrical and other steel products that the two partners […]