News Press
releases issued by the Nickel Institute in 2006 and 2005
| October 18, 2006 |
Australian Nickel Industry Prepares for Global
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| August 25, 2006 |
REACH Plan Launched |
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| July 3, 2006 |
New Director |
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| May 16, 2006 |
Special Issue |
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| Jan. 3, 2006 |
New President |
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| Nov. 6, 2005 | Kirman Speaks in New Delhi,
India "The world will be able to enjoy a higher standard of living if nickel is able to play its full role in enabling a more innovative, more sustainable development," says Dr. Ivor Kirman, President of the Nickel Institute. |
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| July 5, 2005 | Secretary-General of ENIA
Appointed Hugo Weterschoot will lead the European Nickel Industry Association, effective November 1, 2005. |
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| July 5, 2005 | European Nickel Industry
Association (ENIA) Formed The European Nickel Group and the key activites of the Nickel Institute's London office have been combined in Brussels. |
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| May 5, 2005 | Nickel Institute China Website
Launched A new website that presents, in one location, all of the Chinese-language resources provided by the Nickel Institute has been launched. |
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| Dec. 2, 2004 | Good Practices A new slide presentation on good practices in fabricating austenitic stainless steels is now available on this web site. |
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| Nov. 4, 2004 | Future of Nickel Looks Very
Encouraging "The wish to stimulate more sustainable consumption should encourage even more use of nickel and stainless steel at the expense of other less durable and less recyclable products," says Dr. Ivor Kirman, President of the Nickel Institute. |
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| Sept. 28, 2004 | Water Distribution Alliance
Launched SPLASH, a non-profit alliance of manufacturers and suppliers of stainless steel water distribution systems was launched today in Chicago. |
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| Sept. 20, 2004 | Nickel Demand in
China The future pattern of nickel use in China will probably be very similar to the pattern seen in other modern economies, says Nickel Institute President Dr. Ivor Kirman. |
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| June 23, 2004 | Nickel Losses from Plating
Operations are Preventable The Nickel Institute has published general process engineering suggestions to help prevent the loss of nickel to air, water and landfill from plating shops. |
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| June 3, 2004 | Nickel Institute Targets East
Asia A series of half-day food & beverage seminars were held in Bangkok, Shanghai, Tianjin and Harbin in May. |
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| May 21, 2004 | Nickel Use in
China President Dr. Ivor Kirman presented the views of the Nickel Institute at the "China Nickel Outlook 2004" conference in Shanghai today. |
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| May 16, 2004 | Product Stewardship
Report Bruce McKean, Director Sustainable Development and Product Stewardship, today presented the annual report of product stewardship activities to the Board of Directors of the Nickel Institute. |
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| April 14, 2004 | Online Training: "Corrosion by
Waters" Take in the second in a series of short slide presentations (with audio) by Nickel Institute consultant Bud Ross. |
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| April 7, 2004 | C. P. (Paul) Dillon,
1921-2004 The Nickel Institute bids farewell to a great corrosion engineering consultant. |
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| March 23, 2004 | Mint Masters
Conference Nickel Institute President Dr. Ivor Kirman makes a presentation in San Francisco, California entitled "Issues Related to the use of Nickel in Coinage" . |
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| March 1, 2004 | Nickel Institute
Launched The Institute, launched today, provides a single membership and management structure for activities previously undertaken by NiDI and NiPERA. |
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| January 7, 2004 | "An Introduction to Stainless
Steel" View an online slide presentation by NiDI architectural consultant Geoff Stone, courtesy of the BSSA. |
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| November 10, 2003 | Stainless Steel in the Food &
Beverage Industry Visit NiDI's new web portal devoted exclusively to the use of nickel-containing materials in the food & beverage industry. |
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| October, 2003 | New Nickel Catalyst for Producing
Hydrogen A catalyst has been developed that could lead to an inexpensive means of producing hydrogen from renewable biomass. (Nickel Magazine) |
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| July 10, 2003 | Industry Responds to EU
"Chemicals Policy" Comments on the new Chemicals Policy of the European Union were submitted today by the Ad Hoc Metals Coalition, a Washington-based group of metal producing and using industries. |
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| May 20, 2003 | Positioning Nickel for the
Future The many roles nickel plays in sustainable development were discussed today by NiDI President Dr. Ivor Kirman at the ALTA 2003 Nickel/Cobalt Conference in Perth, Australia. |
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| May 12, 2003 | Nickel Risk Assessment Site
Launched A new 14-page web site has been launched by the European Nickel Group Risk Assessment Team. It provides details of the European Union's nickel risk assessment process. |
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| April 3, 2003 | Stainless Steel For A Sustainable
Future NiDI President, Dr. Ivor Kirman, today addressed the topic of market access at the British Stainless Steel Association's annual conference in Rotherham. |
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| March 16, 2003 | NiDI Consultant Honoured Gerard Sorell is the sixth consultant to the Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) to be honoured by NACE International for achievement in corrosion prevention. |
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| February 7, 2003 | Concerns Raised About Electric Kettles More information is needed on the possible exposure to nickel resulting from the use of different types of electric kettles under normal conditions of use. |
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| January 6, 2003 | Crevice Corrosion Engineering Guide Download a program designed to help you to predict how seven different nickel-containing alloys will perform when in contact with water. |
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