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The Schools Joined The Call for Mandatory Entry-Level Driver Training Standards in Ontario

Dec 10, 2013

The truck insurance industry and Ontario training schools have joined the call for mandatory entry-level driver training standards in Ontario. The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) and insurers including Northbridge ...

Tags: Truck News, Transportation News, Truck Trainers

China's Finished Steel Exports Amounted to 5.00 Million Mt

Dec 10, 2013

In November of the current year, China's finished steel exports amounted to 5.00 million mt, down 70,000 mt month on month and down 2.53 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on December 8. In the ...

Tags: steel, metallurgy, export

China's Total Foreign Trade Value Amounted to $3.77049 Trillion

Dec 10, 2013

On December 8, China's General Administration of Customs announced that in the first 11 months of the current year China's total foreign trade value amounted to $3.77049 trillion, up 7.7 percent year on year. China's total export value in ...

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The TTC Voted in a New Executive Committee and Board

Dec 10, 2013

It was business before pleasure for the Toronto Transportation Club (TTC). The TTC held its Annual General Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre before the evening gala – which voted in a new executive committee and board. ...

Tags: Truck News, Transportation News, Toronto Transportation Club, New Board

The Average Aggregate Daily Crude Steel Output Totaled 1.709 Million Mt

Dec 10, 2013

On December 9, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in late November (Nov. 21-30) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.709 million mt, ...

Tags: steel, metallurgy, CISA

Anonymous Sources Confirmed to Steelorbis That Representatives of The US Rebar Industry

Dec 10, 2013

Anonymous sources have confirmed to SteelOrbis that representatives of the US rebar industry filed a "critical circumstances" allegation late Wednesday in the ongoing AD/CVD investigation of rebar from Turkey. The allegation, which claims ...

Tags: US, rebar, US rebar industry, Turkish rebar, critical circumstances

The Yanshan Iron Ore Mine Achieved an Average Daily Iron Ore Concentrate Output Volume

Dec 10, 2013

Chinese steel producer Hebei Iron and Steel Group has announced that in November this year the Yanshan iron ore mine of its subsidiary Hebei Iron and Steel Group Mining Co. achieved an average daily iron ore concentrate output volume of ...

Tags: steelmaker, metallurgy, iron

How Do You Determine The Value of a Single Pound Removed

Dec 10, 2013

When it comes to removing weight from a Class 8 truck, how do you determine the value of a single pound removed? That's one of the questions Volvo sought to answer when optimizing its regional haul tractors for lighter weight. To find an ...

Tags: Volvo, Optimized Series, VNM 430, Truck News

JSW Steel Posted a 78 Percent Year-on-Year Increase in Crude Steel Production

Dec 10, 2013

JSW Steel, one of the largest Indian steelmakers, has posted a 78 percent year-on-year increase in crude steel production for November of the current year, amounting to 1.07 million mt. According to the company's statement, in November ...

Tags: steelmaker, metallurgy

China's PPI Decreased by 1.4 Percent Year on Year

Dec 10, 2013

In November of the current year, China's producer price index (PPI) decreased by 1.4 percent year on year and was unchanged month on month, according to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Meanwhile, in November ...

Tags: PPI, CPI

Cray Valley Has Introduced Krasol LBH 5000M

Dec 10, 2013

Cray Valley has introduced Krasol LBH 5000M, the newest addition to its portfolio of liquid polybutadiene additives. The mono-hydroxyl functional oligomer (monol) is a versatile additive that supports new applications for reactive ...

Tags: liquid polybutadiene additives, Construction

Savannah Cement Appoints Ronald Ndegwa as Its First Chief Executive Officer

Dec 10, 2013

Kenya: Savannah Cement has appointed Ronald Ndegwa as its first chief executive officer. Commissioned in July last year, as Kenya s sixth cement manufacturer, Savannah Cement has been operating without a substantive chief executive whilst ...

Tags: Savannah Cement, First CEO, Construction news

The Participants Discussed The Slow Growth Prospects in The Global Steel Market

Dec 10, 2013

At the 75th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris on December 5-6, the participants discussed the slow growth prospects in the global steel market, exchanged views on the effect ...

Tags: steel, metallurgy, OECD

The Closure of Its Krefeld Meltshop in Germany Has Been Completed

Dec 10, 2013

Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced that the closure of its Krefeld meltshop in Germany has been completed according to a plan announced in January 2012. The last day of operations at the meltshop was December 6, ...

Tags: stainless steel, metallurgy

Iran Produced 50.25 Million Tons of Cement in First Eight Months of Current Iranian Year

Dec 10, 2013

Iran produced 50.25 million tons of cement in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (started March 21). The figure indicates a growth of 2.2 percent compared with the corresponding figure of last year, which was 49.16 ...

Tags: Cement Output, Iran, Construction News

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