- Location
Industry Views
"-
Maternal Infections Were Associated with an Increased Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dec 27, 2013Hospital-diagnosed maternal bacterial infections during pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in children, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published Dec. 23 in the Journal of Autism and ...
-
Handan Steel Supplied Over 60,000 Mt of HDG Products for Solar Energy Compaines
Dec 27, 2013Hebei province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co. (HBIS) announced on December 25 that in 2013, its subsidiary Handan Iron and Steel Co. (Handan Steel) supplied over 60,000 mt of HDG products for China's leading solar ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
Japan's Galvanized Sheet Output Amount Increased by 2.23%
Dec 27, 2013In the first 10 months of this year, Japan's galvanized sheet output amounted to 10.07 million mt, up 2.23 percent compared to same period of 2012. In October, the country's galvanized sheet output decreased by 1.73 percent compared to ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
Japan's Hot Rolled Plate and Sheet Shipments Decreased by 1.97%
Dec 27, 2013In October this year, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet shipments decreased by 1.97 percent compared to September and were down 8.92 percent on year-on-year basis, amounting to 846,779 metric tons. 76.50 percent of shipments were made to ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
Valin-Xigang Special Steel Co.Announced Its Production and Sales Target of Finished Steel
Dec 27, 2013Jiangsu province-based Chinese steelmaker Valin-Xigang Special Steel Co., a subsidiary of Hunan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Valin Group, has announced that its production and sales target of finished steel for 2014 is 800,000 mt, ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
Kardemir Announced Its Planned Sales Volumes for The January-March of 2014
Dec 27, 2013Turkish integrated long steel producer Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kardemir) has announced its planned sales volumes of rebar, billet and bloom, beams, and pig iron for the January-March of 2014. According to the ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
The Production of Kazakhstan's Crude Steel Decreased by 11.1% in January-November
Dec 27, 2013In the January-November period of the current year, Kazakhstan produced 3.164 million mt of crude steel, down 11.1 percent year on year, according to the State Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan. Production of flat steel in Kazakhstan in ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
Azerbaijan Registered a 2.5 Percent Year-on-Year Decline in Its Metallurgical Production
Dec 27, 2013In the January-November period of the current year, Azerbaijan registered a 2.5 percent year-on-year decline in its metallurgical production, according to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan. In the given period, Azerbaijan saw a ...
Tags: rebar, metallurgy
-
Finished Steel Production of The Member Enterprises of Russian Steel Decreased by 2.6%
Dec 27, 2013Russkaya Stal (Russian Steel), a non-prot association of Russian domestic steelmakers, has reported that its main member enterprises produced 4.4 million metric tons of finished steel in November this year, down 4.5 percent from October and ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
-
The Country's Producer Price Index for The Basic Decreased by 1.2% in November
Dec 27, 2013According to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa, in November this year the country's producer price index (PPI) for the basic iron and steel industry decreased by 1.2 percent compared to October and was up 12 percent ...
Tags: iron, steel, metallurgy
-
Carbon Dioxide Is Key to Our Planet's Ability to Support Life
Dec 27, 2013One of the most widely known compounds on Earth is carbon dioxide, or CO2. We learn as children that CO2 is a key component of photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and bacteria convert light into energy. This reaction is part ...
Tags: carbon dioxide, CO2, global carbon cycle, photosynthesis, study of CO2
-
The Consumer Confidence Index in Turkey Decreased by 3.3% Month on Month
Dec 27, 2013According to the monthly consumer tendency survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the consumer confidence index* in Turkey, which stood at 77.5 points in November, decreased by 3.3 percent month on month in December to ...
Tags: confidence index, consumer
-
What Is Being Called The World's Smallest Laptop Adaptor?
Dec 27, 2013Power electronics maker FINsix Corporation has announced the development of what is being called the world's smallest laptop adaptor—one that is just a quarter the size of traditional models and just a sixth the weight—it comes ...
Tags: FINsix Corporation, world's smallest laptop adaptor, laptop adaptor
-
India-Bangladesh LCS Border Will Now Be Made Operational 7 Days Will Help Textiles Sector
Dec 27, 2013The Petrapole Land Customs Station (LCS) at India-Bangladesh border will now be made operational 7 days a week from January 1, 2014, which will benefit the textiles sectors of both the countries. “The move will ease off the way ...
-
Renewable Energy Subsidies Have Been a Politically Popular Program Over The Past Decade
Dec 27, 2013Renewable energy subsidies have been a politically popular program over the past decade. These subsidies have led to explosive growth in wind power installations across the United States, especially in the Midwest and Texas. But do these ...
