Green Car Journal has named the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, America's most fuel efficient pickup its 2015 Green Truck of the Year™. The announcement was made today at the 46th annual San Antonio Auto & Truck Show in San Antonio, Texas. ...
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China New Borun Corporation has announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2014. Mr. Jinmiao Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Borun, commented on the results, "We're pleased that this third quarter ...
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Although dwindling domestic demand and excess capacity have shrunk profit margins for most Chinese steelmakers, it has inspired some to tap overseas markets for sustained, long-term growth. Hebei Iron &Steel Co, China's second-largest ...
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British waste and recycling company, Business Waste, says that a spike in the theft of paper and cardboard meant for recycling is to be blamed on scrap thieves who are looking for soft targets. The company feels that increased security ...
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Toyota has unveiled its next generation race trucks that are set to compete at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in Mexico and will debut at the 2014 SEMA in Las Vegas. The trucks include the 2015 TRD 4Runner which has 40 inch roof, 30 inch ...
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New York cotton futures moved sideways last week, as December dropped 52 points to close at 63.04 cents/lb, while March gained 17 points to close at 61.88 cents/lb. "The main feature this week was the drop in volatility, as the market is ...
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Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles new truck introduction meeting and their opening pf the first 4S shop, Dongtai Auto Company, in Hong Kong was held on Oct. 18. And Dongfeng Kingland 38-ton tractor and Dongfeng Kingrun 16-ton cargo van will ...
Fairway Injection Molding Systems will invest $1m annually for the next three years to purchase production mold manufacturing machinery and injection molding machines The company is going ahead with this investment to meet the growing ...
Akzo Nobel N.V. has reported positive volume growth and, for the fifth consecutive quarter, an improvement in Return on sales (ROS) – from 8.0 percent to 9.1 percent. Excluding restructuring costs of €55 million, ROS was 10.6 ...
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Belarus-based Byelorussian Steel Works (BMZ) has stated the electric arc furnace-1 at its Electric Steel Melting Shop-1 has produced its 15 millionth metric ton of steel, as the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of BMZ approaches. ...
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Pexco Medical, a division of Pexco LLC, has purchased through its Spectrum Plastics operation a new 55-ton Roboshot injection molding machine for the purpose of developing new medical tools and advancing its biomaterial processing ...
Platts’ analysis shows apparent oil demand in August was 41.19 million metric tons (mt), or an average 9.74 million barrels per day (b/d) — an increase of 3.7% year over year. This growth came despite a slew of bearish economic ...
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China had exported 52.4 million tons of steel as of the end of August, up 36% from a year earlier as low domestic demand has left producers with a massive surplus, Bloomberg reported, citing data the news agency had complied. The price of ...
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Higher aluminum prices have prompted some Chinese smelters to abandon production cutbacks and are seen leading to restarts of other plants, chipping away at what was expected to be the first global deficit after years of oversupply. A ...
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Iron ore declined sooner than expected this year as supplies exceeded demand and prices are unlikely to recover, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which said 2014 will mark the end of a so-called iron age. This year “is the ...