While a weak domestic market has hurt Malaysia's plastics processors, economic problems in Europe and Japan have actually given them an unexpected lift as companies are outsourcing more to Malaysia to reduce their own costs, a top official ...
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The New Zealand Ministry of Commerce has decided to revise the duties imposed on imports of wire nails from China following a limited review completed in June 2012. Four types of nails are exempted from the duties, which include Hammer ...
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Filter Characterisation’ is the main theme of the Filtration Society’s annual conference and exhibition, which returns on 2-3 October 2012 at the Mercure Chester East Hotel, Christleton, Chester, UK. The main one-day event is ...
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Italy's imports and exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery continued to show positive trends in the first quarter of 2012, compared with the same period of 2011, with a 17% rise in overseas sales, said Assocomaplast, the ...
Many Taiwanese fastener manufacturers pointed out that orders for July and August shrink since late May due to the European debt crisis. Considering the slow recovery of the demand in the second quarter and the decreasing orders, fastener ...
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Shikun & Binui Water is to market and deploy Envirogen Technologies Inc’s environmental technology on a lifecycle performance basis in Israel. Shikun & Binui, Israel’s largest private drinking water supplier, has secured ...
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McDonald’s, which will be running the world's largest fast-food outlet at the Olympic park in Stratford, east London, will be using Novamont’s Mater-Bi bioplastic for its cups, cutlery, straws, lids and containers. “Many ...
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L/LDPE The L/LDPE price bubble has truly burst with notations tumbling in June. Producers initially hoped to limit the downward price adjustment in line with the ?20/tonne drop in the June ethylene contract price but were swiftly forced to ...
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Japan has decided to extend, for another year, punitive tariffs on tapered roller bearings imported from the U. S. In retaliation against a U. S. Anti-dumping trade law known as the Byrd amendment. The decision to extend the retaliatory ...
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KSB presentes its new generation of multi-functional valve control units and positioners for pneumatic quarter-turn and linear actuators. The new Amtronic and Smartronic incorporate functions ranging from simple open/close control of a ...
Robbins & Myers Energy Services Group introduces the latest high performance rod guide for progressing cavity downhole pumping applications. The New Era CrossOver High Performance Rod Guides can effectively increase production and decrease ...
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The extension of KraussMaffei Group’s production plant in Slovakia is proceeding faster than planned, and production in the second assembly hall will therefore commence at the end of 2012. The company, which is rumored to be for sale, ...
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Fluid Dynamics presents its dynaBlend Liquid Polymer Dilution/Feed System. The patented dynaBlend technology eases the task of blending liquid polymers for wastewater processes because it has been designed to effectively activate all types ...
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Engel Austria GmbH recently launched a new line of injection molding machine, the e-mac all-electric machine, for precise production of technical parts. Machines with clamping forces of 50, 75 and 100 are already available in the market, ...
The European Parliament, the parliamentary institution of European Union, has recently called for the provision of information to consumers on the use of nanomaterials in consumer products: all ingredients present in the form of ...
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