Washington, Feb 13 (EFE).- The electric car fever that began just over a decade ago with US automaker Tesla is starting to take firm hold across the Americas. And with tens of billions of more dollars to be invested in that sector in the coming years, rapid expansion is expected to continue in the region. …
Gerdau Floats New Company to Operate in the Graphene Market
Gerdau Graphene is a developer of graphene applications in the Americas, with operations across the chain; goal is to generate more value for customers and enter strategic sectors
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SÃO PAULO, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Gerdau inaugurated a new company today called
Gerdau Graphene, which will develop and market products based on graphene applications. The Company, which will operate independently from the steel business divisions, is born with the mission of becoming the benchmark in marketing products based on graphene applications on an industrial scale in Brazil and with the focus on reaching global markets. Graphene s benefits are derived from its mechanical properties such as reduced weight and friction, more efficient lubrication, and higher thermal and electrical conductivity, among others.
Fittipaldi targets IndyCar and F1 in 2021
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December 18 2020
Pietro Fittipaldi hopes to compete in IndyCar in 2021 and remain involved in Formula 1 with a view to securing a seat for 2022.
Pietro, the grandson of two-time World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi, has served as Haas‘ test driver since 2019, but after Romain Grosjean’s season was ended by his crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Fittipaldi was called up to replace the Frenchman for the Sakhir and Abu Dhabi GPs.
And heading into 2021 Fittipaldi doesn’t want to be completely back on the sidelines, instead he hopes to remain involved with a Formula 1 team and also compete in IndyCar.