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#Hindustan #Copper Limited  inaugurated the #Nickel, #Copper and acid recovery plant yesterday at #Indian Copper Complex, Ghatsila (Jharkhand). This is the first facility in #India to produce nickel metal of LME grade from primary resource. The Singhbhum Copper Belt has unique ore characteristics which contains appreciable quantity of nickel. Hindustan Copper has installed and commissioned the technology to recover as nickel metal.

The annual demand for pure nickel in India is around 45,000 MT and its market in the country is totally dependent on import.

Read more at: http://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-manufacturing-industry/hindustan-copper-opens-nickel-plant-in-jharkhand-116081101152_1.html

The #Philippine government has suspended operations at two more mines due to environmental violations in an ongoing audit of the country’s mining sector, officials said on Thursday.

Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-mining-suspensions-idUSKCN10M0FK

#Indonesia’s President #Joko #Widodo is considering cutting the corporate tax rate to 17 percent from 25 percent to match #Singapore’s tax rate, he was quoted as saying on the cabinet secretary’s website.

Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-tax-idUSKCN10L085?il=0

The likely applications for #Tata Group companies involve enhancements in coating, manufacturing processes, sensors and wearable devices. #Graphene, or other nano-materials, can also find their way in new photo voltaic surfaces to be used in solar panels

“This is a very unique discovery, and one that was a little unexpected,” said Ali Erdemir, the Argonne Distinguished Fellow who leads the team. “We have developed many types of diamond-like carbon coatings of our own, but we’ve never found one that generates itself by breaking down the molecules of the lubricating oil and can actually regenerate the tribofilm as it is worn away.”

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-08-discovery-yields-self-healing-diamond-like-carbon.html

 

 

 

#French mining and metals group #Eramet said it was seeking new partners for its #WedaBay #Nickel project in #Indonesia after two #Japanese partners left.

Read more at: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/eramet-seeks-new-partners-indonesias-weda-bay-nickel-project-ceo/

#India will be woefully short of critical minerals necessary for developing clean-energy applications, infrastructure for its solar mission and for manufacturing high-technology products in the future. The country will be heavily dependent on #China in the coming years to source these materials for its manufacturing sector, says a report commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology.

Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/india-to-run-short-of-hightech-minerals/article8943915.ece

 

#HP Inc. will introduce  a $130,000 #3DPrinter later this year, which it says can make parts at half the expense and at least 10 times faster than rival printers — and likely use lower-cost materials.

Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-04/this-time-3d-printer-makers-think-they-ve-found-a-sweet-spot

The #Philippine government has suspended the operations of a seventh #Nickel miner deepening an environmental crackdown that has caused jitters in global nickel markets.

Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/philippines-mining-suspension-idUSL3N1AL1QIhttp://www.reuters.com/article/philippines-mining-suspension-idUSL3N1AL1QI

A team of #UniversityOfToronto chemists has created a battery that stores energy in a biologically derived unit, paving the way for cheaper consumer electronics that are easier on the environment.

The team created the material from vitamin B2 that originates in genetically-modified fungi using a semi-synthetic process to prepare the polymer by linking two flavin units to a long-chain molecule backbone.

This allows for a green battery with high capacity and high voltage — something increasingly important as the ‘Internet of Things’ continues to link us together more and more through our battery-powered portable devices.

Read more at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160803072828.htm