The International Molybdenum Association, London, reports that global use of molybdenum in the first quarter of 2014 decreased to 136.1 million pounds, down 2% from 138.2 million pounds in the previous quarter, but 7% higher than the same quarter in 2013.
KPS Capital Partners LP, New York, has signed a definitive agreement, through an affiliate, to sell its portfolio company Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, Wis., to Hitachi Metals Ltd. for $1.3 billion in cash.
Questek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill., announces that its Ferrium M54 steel has qualified for Navy T-45 aircraft hook shank production.
Puris LLC, Hazeltown, W.Va., announced its market launch with the goal of establishing a new standard for purity in titanium and alloy powder production and near-net shape manufacturing.
JEOL USA, Peabody, Mass., announces the JNM-ECZS series, a new line of next-generation NMR spectrometers that incorporate ultrahigh-accuracy RF circuitry based on the latest digital high-frequency technology.
