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DETROIT, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International has named Yoshitaka Okitsu, Tadashi Naito, Naoki Takaki and Tomoaki Sugiura of Honda R&D Co., Ltd. and Nobuhiro Tsuji of Kyoto University as the recipients of the SAE International / Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) Sydney H. Melbourne Award of Excellence in the Advancement of Automotive Sheet Steel. The recipients will be honored for authoring and presenting a paper titled...

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today the highly anticipated re-launch of the MyKidz® Iron product line. Since the 2007 launch of MyKidz Iron, it has attracted a loyal following of pediatricians, pediatric nurses and mothers. When the previous marketer decided to focus its product pipeline in a different direction, availability of MyKidz Iron(TM) became limited, but the need for a great tasting...

After the biggest mass extinction in Earth's history "“ 250 million years ago "“ algae and bacteria in the ocean rebounded so fast that they consumed virtually all the oxygen in the sea, slowing the recovery of the rest of marine animals for several million years.A mass extinction is hard enough for Earth's biosphere to handle, but when you chase it with prolonged oxygen deprivation, the biota ends up with a hangover that can last millions of years.Such was the situation with the greatest...

DETROIT, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- North American steel industry experts will launch FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) at the 10th Annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar Wednesday, May 18 in Livonia, Mich. FSV is a global, multi-million dollar program that delivers auto body concepts addressing radically different steel structures for advanced powertrains, including advanced hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. The program introduces new advanced steel grades and manufacturing...

DETROIT, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) has launched a brand new website that accelerates the technology transfer of steel-intensive solutions in the automotive, construction and container industries. The new site, www.smdisteel.org provides information about the North American steel industry's market applications, research and reports on new product advancements and the industry's commitment to sustainability. "The SMDI website was designed...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wheels Task Force of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), Michelin and Lawrence Technological University (LTU) announced the scholarship winners of the steel wheel design competition at the program's unveiling this week at the LTU campus. Colin Bonathan, a sophomore, won first place and was awarded a $2,500 scholarship. Second place went to senior Chris Nichols, who received a $1,500 scholarship, and Matthew Eash, a sophomore,...

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has launched a new network of websites that includes a redesign of its flagship steel.org, launch of the brand new smdisteel.org dedicated to the steel markets and a totally new face for North American steel recycling at recycle-steel.org. The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), which is a business unit of AISI created in 2008, has unveiled its new website as part of the launch, while...

Early in the formation of the Earth, some forms of the element chromium separated and disappeared deep into the planet's core, a new study by UC Davis geologists shows.The finding, to be published online by the journal Science Feb. 24, will help scientists understand the early stages of planet formation, said Qing-Zhu Yin, professor of geology at UC Davis and coauthor on the paper.Yin, former postdoctoral scholar Frederic Moynier and Edwin Schauble of the Department and Earth and Space...

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Golf, the Chicago-based company with more Major victories (61) than any other golf club manufacturer, today announced strong 2010 sales results during a press conference at the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show. Wilson Golf has experienced a tremendous sales turnaround in 2010, posting a 10 percent increase in sales worldwide over 2009 and a 23 percent increase in the U.S. alone. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please...

LONDON, January 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Research Report From Edison Investment Research Ferrexpo is currently producing c 9Mtpa of 62% and 65% Fe pellets from c 29Mtpa of iron ore mined. In its interim management statement, Ferrexpo mapped out a route for increasing output firstly to 12Mtpa of 65% pellets from 38Mtpa of iron ore by 2013 and then 20Mtpa of pellets from 60Mtpa of iron ore by 2018 "at the latest". Management has approved a budget of $647m to achieve the first...