Posco E&C Australia Pty Ltd, a division of Posco Engineering & Construction, is to build a new $350m cement plant in East Timor. The project was awarded by BGC, an Australian group that specialises in residential and commercial building, ...
Tags: Cement Plant, Posco E&C, East Timor
Qatar National Cement Company has signed a Letter of Intent with FL Smidth to build a new cement plant in Qatar. Following reports in the Qatari media, the Danish equipment supplier said in a statement, if and when the contract is ...
Wacker has introduced Silres BS 30 A, a novel, topical, clear sealer that protects substrates from stain-ing and moisture and enhances the appearance of interior and exterior natural stone, tile and cementitious products. Moisture can do ...
Tags: New Product Sealer, Wacker
BASF is increasing the prices of the polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG) and trimethylolpropane (TMP), with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit by 85 €/mt in Europe. Trimethylolpropane (TMP) is a high-quality intermediate ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
President Obama signed a memorandum directing the federal government to consume 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020, more than double the current level. Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, renewable sources
Pantone, an X-Rite company and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, and Valspar Paint, a leader in the paint industry, recently announced the addition of PANTONE Radiant Orchid, the 2014 Color of the Year, to ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, paint
It's reported that the Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (Wisco) said that its 30CrMo hot rolled medium-high carbon alloy tool steel strip produced at its cast steel plate plant met the national quality standards. The ...
Tags: Wisco, steel, carbon alloy tool steel strip, carbon alloy steel strip
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 25.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 444,000 units in October, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. ...
Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year is Radiant Orchid 18-3224 and Oriental Weavers has incorporated the sought-after color into the company's new designs, launching at the January markets. Pantone describes the selected shade of purple as ...
Tags: Oriental Weavers, Pantone, Color, Decoration, Radiant Orchid, purple
Bostik has promoted Scott Banda to director of marketing for its Consumer and Construction Business Unit. In this new role, he will direct the product management, marketing communication and strategic partnership efforts for the business ...
Tags: Bostick, Scott Banda, promotion, appointment
Bucher Emhart Glass, the leading global supplier of machinery and equipment to the glass manufacturing industry, unveiled its first BIS machine at an open house event hosted by Nampak in South Africa on 22–23 October 2013. BIS is ...
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BASF has signed a contract to sell its Vinuran PVC modifier business to Kaneka Belgium N.V., a subsidiary of Kaneka Corporation, Japan. The transaction comprises intangible assets and inventory. It does not include a transfer of the ...
Tags: PVC Modifier, BASF
In November this year, Germany's construction sector saw a seventh straight month-on-month increase in the level of total construction activity. As indicated by Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index ...
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Yesterday PPG announced the Bullitt Center in Seattle, commonly known as the greenest office building, is constructed with PPG glass products. The six story 50,000 sq. ft. office building located in Seattle’s central district was ...
Tags: PPG Glass, Construction Glass
SafeliteGroup, the nation’s leading vehicle glass company and owner of Safelite AutoGlass, has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the vehicle glass repair and replacement assets of Guardian Auto Glass, LLC, a joint ...
Tags: vehicle glass, Auto Glass