INDUSTRY NEWS/行業新聞
China Likely to Set Up Rare Earth Trade Body 中国可能建立稀土贸易组织
China is considering establishing an industry association
and government unit for the rare earths industry to gain more control over the precious metals, senior officials said in early 2011. Te rare earths industry association was launched in
May and will assist companies in exports and international cooperation, Wang Caifeng, a former official of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology who is setting up the group, said at a forum. ■
2011年初，中国高级官员说中国正在考虑为稀土产 业建立一个工业协会和政府部门以加大对该贵金属的 控制。
王彩凤（音译）是一个工业与信息部的前任官员， 正在筹备这个组织。她说稀土工业协会是在五月建立 的，将协助稀土公司出口和国际合作。 ■
U.S. EPA Approves 73 Additional Copper Alloys as Antimicrobial 美国EPA又批准了73种铜合金为抗菌材料
Te U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
approved the registration of an additional 73 copper alloys as antimicrobial, bringing the number of EPA-registered cop- per alloys to 355. Potential uses for the alloys include door and furniture
hardware, bed rails, intravenous dispensers, faucets, sinks and work stations. Many of the applications include or are primarily composed of metal castings. Te EPA registration allows public health claims to be
made regarding the efficacy of the alloys in killing certain harmful, potentially deadly bacteria. According to a press release issued by the Copper Development Association, the registration was granted based on independent laboratory tests showing that, when cleaned regularly, copper, brass and bronze kill greater than 99.9% of the following bacteria within two hours of exposure: MRSA, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E. coli O157:H7. A clinical trial funded by the U.S. Department of Defense
has found that copper surfaces decrease contamination in in- tensive care unit rooms. Researchers are evaluating whether this decrease means fewer hospital acquired infections. Te Copper Development Association is the information,
education, market and technical development arm of the domestic copper, brass and bronze industries. ■
美国环境保护协会（EPA）又批准了73中铜合金为 抗菌材料，使在EPA注册的铜合金达到355种。 这些铜合金将会用于门、家具、床栏杆、饮水机、水龙 头、水槽和工作台。很多应用包括或主要构成都是铸件。 EPA的法规允许对这些铜合金对特定有害或致命病 菌的杀死效果提出公共健康的质疑。根据铜发展协会 的新闻发布会，该法规是基于独立的实验室测试结果 而授权的。该测试结果表明当正确适用时铜、青铜和 黄铜能够在2小时内杀死99.9%的病菌，包括金黄色葡 萄球菌（MRSA）, 抗万古霉素肠球菌（Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis）, 金黄色葡萄球菌 （Staphylococcus aureus）, .产气肠杆菌（Entero- bacter aerogenes）, 绿脓杆菌（Pseudomonas aeru- ginosa） and 大肠杆菌（E. coli O157:H7）等病菌。 美国国防部资助的一项临床试验表明铜表面降低了 重症监护室的污染。研究人员正在评估是否这种效果意 味着很少的医院受到感染。
铜开发协会是美国铜、青铜和黄铜工业的信息、教 育、市场和技术研发基地。 ■
N K Minda Starts JV With Kosei Aluminum NK.Minda公司与KOSEI铝业建立合资公司
Indian Automotive components supplier N K Minda
Group, Chennai, India, has established a joint venture (JV) with Kosei Aluminum Co. Ltd., Toyota City, Japan, to make aluminum wheels and other die castings.
印度金奈汽车零部件供应商NK明达集团与日本丰田
市Kosei铝业有限公司建立了合资企业（JV），生产铝 轮毂和压铸件等。
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