Statistics from the Rubber Trade Association of Japan show that the country's stock of natural rubber hit 8,623 tons as of August 20, an increase of 34% from 10 days ago when 6,458 tons of natural rubber was in stock. This stock volume was ...
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Canadian companies were on a buying spree in the spring despite financial turmoil in Europe and the U. S., according to a report released Wednesday. There were 836 merger and acquisitions announced, worth about $57 billion (U. S. ) from ...
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Honda Transmission Mfg. Of America Inc. Announced a $50 million expansion to increase capacity for casting aluminum transmission cases at its Russells Point diecasting facility. The 75, 000-square-foot expansion at the plant will house high ...
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Driven by solid demand worldwide, Taiwanese fastener makers’ exports rose by 14% to NT$30.2 billion in the second quarter from the first, exceeding NT$30 billion per single-quarter for the first time, according to statistics compiled ...
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Oil prices hovered above $89 a barrel Thursday in Asia after a report showed a bigger than expected drop in U. S. Crude supplies, suggesting demand could be improving. Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 1 cent to $89.33 at midday ...
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Exports of Thailand-made plastic products are expected to hit US$3 billion this year, according to a report on August, well exceeding the amount of US$2.3 billion last year. The economic value of the plastics industry as a whole will be ...
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India appears to be the hottest market nowadays for automotive investment, with the latest company to break ground on a new assembly facility and engine plant being Ford Motor (Detroit). The $900 million complex will be located in the ...
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Several major global markets have been seeing lower offers for American PVC recently, which was attributed to globally thin buying interest towards fresh, long distance import cargoes as per the plastics pricing service ChemOrbis. Chinese ...
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A Burlington bearings company celebrated turning 100 in style last Saturday with a birthday party attended by the mayor and about 250 customers, suppliers, retirees and friends. Thordon Bearings, located at 3225 Mainway, was originally ...
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Kaydon's booth, #3442, will feature a 'before-and-after' display of used, worn bearings compared to repaired bearings, illustrating Kaydon’s remanufacturing capabilities. Kaydon repairs bearings as small as 10″ (25 cm) and as ...
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On Sep 13th, 2011, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW) announced a number of global business investments that support its plans for growth. The Company will open or expand 11 plants in 2011 and 2012 and will invest in a number of new ...
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KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH has doubled its sales of new injection molding machinery in Brazil to 18 million euros ($25.9 million) this year, a senior official says. “We’ve had our best year in Brazil, ” the official, ...
The last five years have brought big changes to China’s Haitian International Holdings Ltd. The maker of injection molding machines has more than doubled sales to 7.05 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) solely on organic growth, launched ...
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A world exclusive process from SAS Agami, a company set up in Vitré, France, in 2009, debuted at Interpack 2011 in Düsseldorf in May. The Roll N Blow bottle thermoforming process was presented by French filling and capping ...
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Haitian International Holdings Ltd., China's largest injection press maker, saw revenues rise 15 percent in the first half of the year to 3.70 billion yuan ($578.3 million), as record-high exports, particularly to Southeast Asia and Eastern ...
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