In the week ended May 6, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 3 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes a decrease of one percent ...
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The architects of Congress' looming tax policy reform have a lot of choices when it comes to energy tax breaks and federal subsidies, the US House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee said Monday. "The broad proposals include ...
A slower decrease was seen in German construction activity in April this year. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to 48.8 points in April, up from a 13-month low of 41.9 in March. Germany's construction ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q2 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), the total steel tube output in the European Union is estimated to have decreased by one ...
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Real steel consumption in the European Union is forecast to decline by over three percent in 2013, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q2 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association ...
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Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced that its Firetail iron ore mine, the first stage of the US$3.2 billion Solomon hub, has been officially opened, strengthening the company's position "as one of the world's leading ...
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According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first quarter of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €2.4 billion, decreasing by 11.8 ...
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India's Steel Ministry has pointed out that the raw material needs of the two major domestic state-owned steelmakers Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) will increase by up to 39 percent within three years as ...
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As of May 7, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 70.53 million mt, indicating a decrease of 290,000 mt or 0.4 percent on week-on-week basis, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of May 7, the Xinhua-China ...
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Supplier strengthens commitment to Turkish market - Quanex Building Products is looking to expand its presence in Turkey by making valuable connections at the recent Glass Expo Istanbul 2013 and announcing its new distribution partnership ...
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In April this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 53,803 metric tons, decreasing 59.3 percent compared to March, and down 65.6 percent compared to the same month of 2012, according to the monthly data ...
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A team led by an IIT-Madras professor has devised a cheap and effective method to produce clean drinking water. It will soon be possible to produce 10 litres of water — free of bacteria and virus — at just Rs. 10-12 per month, ...
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To make glass is to know failure. A glassmaker begins with powders of oxides, stirring them into a platinum crucible, then sticking the batch in an oven heated to 2,912° F, where the oxides liquefy into a molten state. He then removes ...
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Downturn of economy in 2012 gave soda ash a heavy blow; so that soda ash is in a sluggish. According to the report of China Soda Ash Market Report of 2013-2017, it is still in difficult state in 2013. Huge social ownership and slow growth ...
Bendheim introduced Houdini Glass, a specialized decorative architectural glass that delivers the benefits of both privacy and daylight, according to the supplier. The low-iron, ultra-clear glass lets in maximum daylight, while its fine, ...
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