As China Glass 2013 is coming to us, all the Chinese glass companies are actively preparing for it. The 24th China Glass Expo (China Glass Expo 2013), organized by the Chinese Ceramic Society (CCS), will take place at China International ...
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Companies that manufacture, deliver or install glass need to take extra care to ensure their employees are working in a safe environment. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the UK glass industry employs around 27,000 ...
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After a short break at the end of January/beginning of February, the upward trend in softwood lumber prices on the US market has remained unabated over the last four weeks. According to Random Lengths, the price for the benchmark grade of ...
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The unexpectedly brisk recovery in the US building industry and increasing exports of softwood lumber to China and Japan are currently putting many Canadian and US timber groups in an optimistic frame of mind. Producers are working from the ...
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Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA) has announced the support of its FD-Series Spectrodensitometers by CyberChrome’s OnColor Color QC and Color Matching Software. Released in 2011 the FD-Series Spectrodensitometers were the ...
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The downturn in German particleboard exports slowed a little between October and December 2012 after the second and third quarters had ended with a drop in shipments. Preliminary figures released by the German Federal Statistical Office ...
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In the last few months, UK prices for imported softwood lumber have risen by up to £20/m3 for exchange-rate reasons. The strength of the British pound against the relevant currencies has decreased considerably since March 2012. The ...
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A few DIY stores have scaled back their OSB promotions in February and March after advertising this product more at relatively low prices for a short time in January. At the same time, DIY stores raised their promotional prices compared ...
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Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems, announces the launch of ColorChrome™ Metallic Flooring Systems, a high-performance resinous flooring system providing ...
Results of the Italian woodworking machinery producer Biesseslipped further into the negative territory and turnover dipped 1.4% to €383.1m in 2012. Adjusted for extraordinary items EBIT was largely stable at €7m at the pre-vious ...
Holcim Lebanon, a supplier of cement in the Lebanese market, has been granted by the environment ministry an exclusive permit to co-process pharmaceutical waste in its cement kiln. As per the permit, Holcim Lebanon is to submit quarterly ...
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Reportedly, Baosteel Stainless announced to cut its domestic prices for austenitic stainless steel coils for April in order to reflect lower nickel prices and weak demand. The company decided to cut its domestic prices for 304 grade hot ...
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Councils are likely to receive increased support for collecting glass in a manner which ensures it is suitable for remelt following changes to the PRN system, according to Defra minister Richard Benyon. Mr Benyon said changes to the ...
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Ira Glass, the host and creator of the public radio program This American Life, will be the fourth and final speaker in the 2012-2013 George T. Hunter Lecture Series on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m. at the Tivoli. Glass’s talk, dubbed ...
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With a reduction in glass production during the October-December quarter last year, soda ash producers are witnessing a fall in demand. They're now operating at lower capacities, say industry sources. Soda ash is a prime requirement in ...
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