The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday intermodal traffic in February 2013 totaled 983,078 containers and trailers, up 10.5 percent (93,231 units) compared with February 2012. That percentage increase represents the ...
An upgraded and restyled version of the Hyundai i20 WRC, a car bound for competition in the World Rally Championship, has been unveiled at the Geneva motor show. Boasting a host of upgrades to its aerodynamics, chassis, suspension and ...
On March 8, Sichuan Province-based Chinese miner Panzhihua Iron and Steel Mining Company (Pangang Mining Co.), a subsidiary of Pangang Group, announced that in the January-February period of the current year it produced 1.9721 million mt of ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Mineral, Panzhihua Iron and Steel Mining Company
German plantmaker SMS Meer has announced that it has received an order from US-based California Steel Industries (CSI) for the delivery of a 24-inch high frequency (HF) tube welding line. The line will be used to primarily produce up to ...
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In Great Britain, the construction industry output volume in non-seasonally adjusted, constant (2005) prices is estimated to have decreased 7.9 percent in January this year compared to the same month of 2012, according to a report released ...
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Australian miner Rio Tinto's mining operations contractor South Africa-based Eqstra Holdings has said that Rio Tinto should not have declared force majeure on coal exports from its Benga mine in Tete province, Mozambique since the flood ...
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On Tuesday, Democratic California Congressman John Garamendi joined other transportation leaders in supporting legislation that would ensure all Federal transportation and infrastructure investments support American jobs and domestic ...
Local news outlets reported late Tuesday that the Mississippi County Planning and Development Committee approved $14.5 million in funding for a planned new steel mill in Arkansas. Big River Steel is a proposed $1.1 billion flat rolled steel ...
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Renault Australia’s managing director has ruled out budget-brand Dacia for the Australian market until he is satisfied that Renault has been well established locally. Speaking to CarAdvice at the Geneva Motor Show, Justin Hocevar ...
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The design director now responsible for both South Korean sister brands Kia and Hyundai, says their vehicles must be differentiated by more than just styling. Recently promoted from being solely responsible for design at Kia to also ...
In February this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 137,135 metric tons, decreasing 32.2 percent compared to January, and down 45.1 percent compared to the same month of 2012, according to the monthly data ...
Tags: Ore Exports, Port Hedland, Metallurgy
According to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Association (JISF), steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic steel consuming sectors in Japan in January of the current year amounted to 7.4 million ...
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According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in January this year Turkey's calendar adjusted monthly industrial production index increased by 1.9 percent year on year, while the index was up 2.3 percent ...
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UK - Hawthorn, one of the UK's largest suppliers of technical and event services has annouinced the acquisition of Anagram, another well respected supplier to the event, conference and exhibition industries. Currently employing more than ...
As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 motor vehicles and parts thereof accounted for €190 billion or 17.3 percent of Germany's total exports and, as in past years, were the most important German ...
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