A way to generate electricity from bacteria has been discovered by researchers at the University of East Anglia. The researchers have found that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by simply touching a ...
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Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $37.1 million on sales of $619.5 million for its fiscal 2013 Q3 (ended February 28, 2013). In in Q3 2012, the company reported net sales of $611.3 million ...
Tags: Steel Processing, Steel, Steel Industry
As of March 22, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in the major steel markets in China totaled 22.081 million mt, down 427,000 mt week on week and ...
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In January this year, iron ore production in Peru amounted to 589,902 long tons (599,340 mt), increasing 12.9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year but down seven percent compared to December 2012, according to Peru's ...
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After being re-elected president of the National Chamber of Iron and Steel Industry (CANACERO), Alonso Ancira Elizondo, CEO of Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA), said that the steel industry and the Mexican government can no longer ignore ...
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Russian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Vyksa Steel Works, a part of Russia-based OMK Group, has announced its production results for February and the first two months of the current year. Accordingly, in the January-February period ...
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One of Austria's most important cultural projects is the reopening of the Kunstkammer (lit-erally, chambers of art and natural wonders) in Vienna. Zumtobel was able to make an es-sential contribution ensuring the state-of-the-art ...
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Metalloinvest, Russia-based leading global iron ore and HBI (hot briquetted iron) producer, and Russian steelmaker Severstal have announced the signing of a three-year contract for the supply of iron ore. The contract stipulates a total ...
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Australia-based Cabral Resources Limited has announced that it has identified and secured the iron ore tenements for 100 percent of the Sincorá Area in Brazil's northeastern Bahia state, which has significant potential for high grade ...
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has announced that the situation in French industry has deteriorated again in March, according to a survey carried out among French business leaders, while the ...
On Wednesday, Brazil's Vale lifted the force majeure on a number of its coal sales contracts in Mozambique. On February 15, 2013, Vale declared force majeure following heavy rainfall since early February in Tete, Mozambique, creating ...
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Owners of British Gas - Centrica - has struck a £10 billion supply deal with the US that the firm states could play an important role in ensuring the UK's energy security. The firm stated that the 20-year deal with Cheniere Energy ...
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A company which works with some of the largest retailers and electrical distributors in the world supplying private label and branded compact fluorescent, halogen and LED lamps has moved its European headquarters to Corby in the UK, further ...
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Two major car brands - Toyota and Lexus - have used energy-efficient LED lighting as part of their joint carbon reduction strategy to drive down the carbon footprint of their centres by 20 per cent by the end of 2014. A pilot scheme in ...
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New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has announced the launch of its new plastic bottle across its entire Anchor-branded range of milk and cream. The new Anchor triple layer bottle, which is claimed to be 100% light proof, is made from ...
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