industry news/行業新聞
Nadicom to Build $85 Million Wind Casting Plant in Iowa Nadicom将投资八千五百万美元在艾瓦州建风电铸件厂
Officials from the North American Ductile Iron Co.
(Nadicom), Fulton, Md., recently announced plans to locate the company’s first North American ductile iron metalcast- ing facility in Iowa City, Iowa. Te construction of the facility, which is contingent on state
and local approval, is expected to have the capacity to pour and machine large castings with an initial focus on the wind turbine market. Te $85 million plant should employ 175. Nadicom Chief Executive Officer Prasad Karunakaran said multiple fac- tors were considered when choosing the location. “We plan to build this operation from the ground up and wanted a location that would allow us to…maximize productivity,” he said. “Tis Iowa City site provided a central location, complete with rail and other logistical consider- ations, and access to a world-class workforce.” Te Iowa City Area Development Group indicated it
had been in discussions with Nadicom, as well as the City of Iowa City and the State of Iowa, about the location since August 2010. Te city and state have pledged to work with the company to begin operations by 2013, subject to final approvals. Utility rates in the area were competitive and Nadicom plans to utilize a local community college job training program, Karunakaran said. Te announcement of the new plant was made at the Iowa
Wind Energy Association annual conference in Des Moines. Iowa Governor Terry Branstad confirmed the official announce- ment as part of his opening remarks at the conference. ■
位于马里兰州Fulton市的北美球墨铸铁公司（Nadi- com）的负责人最近宣布了在艾瓦州艾瓦市建设该公司 的在北美的第一个球墨铸铁压铸厂的计划。 该建设计划已经得到州政府和地方政府的批准，建 设的工厂将具有浇注和加工大型铸件的能力，初期重点 面向风电市场。公司将投资八千五百万美元，雇佣175 人。该公式的首席执行官Prasad Karunakaran说经过 综合考虑才确定了工厂地点。
他说：“我们从头开始建厂，希望工厂将来达到最大 产能。艾瓦市提供了一个中心位置，具有铁路和其它物 流交通能力，并且能够招聘到世界一流的工人。” 和艾瓦市和艾瓦州一样，艾瓦市地区发展组织从 2010年8月就开始和Nadicom讨论厂址的问题。市政 府和州政府已经许诺通过最终审批后，会支持公司在 2013年投产。Karunakaran 说场地的利用率具有竞争 力，Nadicom公司计划利用当地的一个社区大学进行员 工培训。
建设该新工厂的决定是在Des Moines召开的艾瓦风 能联合会年会上作出的。艾瓦州州长Terry Branstad在 会议开幕致辞中确认了这一官方消息。■
Research Firm Says Supply Shortage of Zircon Will Continue 研究机构称锆的短缺供应状态将会持续
Consumption of zircon, a sand used in some specialty
metalcasting applications, rebounded in 2010 and is project- ed to grow 5.4% annually in the near future, driving material prices higher, according to metals and minerals research firm Roskill Information Services, London. Use of zircon sand in metalcasting applications has not
grown over the past decade, according to Roskill, but growth in other markets has pushed the demand, affecting metalcasters. Consumption of zircon reached 1.33 million tons in 2010
following an 18% fall in 2009 due to the global economic downturn. Growth over the last decade has come mainly from the ceramics and chemical sectors, growing by 4.1% per year and 7.5% per year, compared to overall market growth of 2.6% annually. China now accounts for more than half of total consumption, with the wider Asian region accounting for two-thirds of consumption. Roskill said capacity for zircon production might rise by 2.3% per year through 2015, as only a few new projects are scheduled to be commissioned. Zircon is produced predomi- nately in Australia (40% of output in 2010), South Africa (29%) and the U.S. (8%). Output is controlled by four major
锆砂是一种用在一些特种铸造方面的砂子，锆砂市场 在2010年出现了反弹，在不久的将来将以每年5.4%的 速度增长，这将推动材料价格上涨。该消息来自于伦敦 金属和矿物研究机构--罗斯基尔信息服务公司。 根据罗斯基尔信息服务公司的数据，锆在铸造中的使 用在过去的十年中没有增长，但是在其它市场上的增长 推动了对锆的需求，从而影响了铸造。 锆的消耗在2010年达到了1.33百万吨，由于全球 的经济衰退，相比2009年下降了18%。过去十年的增 长主要来自于陶瓷和化学领域，分别每年增长4.1%和 7.5%，而全部市场每年平均增长率为2.6%。中国的消 耗占一半，和亚洲其它地区一起共占2/3。 罗斯基尔信息服务公司称锆砂的生产能力在2015 年以前每年将增长2.3%，因为将会有很少项目通过 审批。锆主要产自澳大利亚（2010年占40%）、南 非（29%）和美国（8%）。这些主要生产国控制 了锆砂的产量，Iluka Resources、Richards Bay
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