US-based Catalyst Paper Corporation will acquire the Biron paper mill and the Rumford pulp and paper mill for around $74m. The company has entered an asset purchase agreement with NewPage Corporation, NewPage Wisconsin System and Rumford ...
The special grease resistant grade will be part of an exclusive distribution deal in the UK. Grease Guard folding carton board has been specifically designed for packaging that is in direct contact with all food types. It is also ...
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 ...
Tags: Chinese Steelmakers, Iron, Steel
Long gone are the days of cheap, plastic looking vinyl flooring. Thanks to advancements in technology over the last decade, manufacturers are now able to capture greater detail and produce luxury vinyl tile (LVT) with stunning realism. ...
US Steel Canada announced Monday that it will lay off at least 56 workers following its decision last week to idle its Hamilton coke ovens. According to local news reports, the idling will eventually affect about 100 of the plant’s ...
Tags: coke ovens, Metallurgy
Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has completed the upgrade of its continuous wide-strip hot rolling mill 2000 at Liptesk with a capacity of 5.7 million mt of rolled steel per year. The project included an upgrade of the ...
Recent weakness in Brazilian ex-mill hydrous fuel ethanol prices finally led to more competitive retail prices in the key southeastern part of the country in the week ended October 25, National Petroleum Agency data showed Monday. ...
Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has announced that it has started its ball mill construction project at Evraz NTMK in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Production launch is scheduled for 2017, while total investment is expected ...
Tags: Evraz Group, Production, Energy
In the January-September period of the current year, Evraz DMZ Petrovskogo, located in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, an integrated steel mill specializing in the manufacture and sale of pig iron, steel and rolled products, saw a nine percent ...
Tags: Evraz DMZ Petrovskogo, Increase, Energy
“Global cotton output in 2014/15 is estimated at 119.4 million bales, which is similar from the previous season, as higher area is offset by a lower global yield,” the USDA informs in its latest October report. The agency ...
Tags: Cotton Output, cotton mill
US-based precision injection molds manufacturer Industrial Molds will invest around $1.7m in purchasing new machinery to accommodate growth The company is also carrying out renovation of its 43,000 ft2 facility which will see additional ...
Tags: Industrial Molds, Machinery, Printing
Tom Duffy Co. retailers touring HomerWood. HomerWood hosted several retailers from the Fairfield, Calif.-based Tom Duffy network. Retailers included Jeff and Wendy Meltzer of Los Angeles-based Universal Hardwood; Jeremy Probell and ...
Tags: HomerWood, Retailers, Decoration
Schlafhorst is fitting out a new Austrian textile plant with a tailor-made and interlinked technology solution, which will deliver high efficiency from the roving frame to yarn winding. Austrian Linz Textil GmbH is setting up an ...
Tags: cotton spinning mill, Textile Mill
Russia-based Volgograd Steel Works (Krasny Oktyabr) has announced that it is carrying out the reconstruction of its mill-2000 into a mill-3000. The upgrade will allow the production of sheet of more than 2 meters in width and of up to 11 mt ...
Tags: Sheet Rolling, Sheet Rolling Mill
New York futures moved higher this week, with December advancing 209 points to close at 63.94 cents/lb, while March gained 174 points to close at 62.27 cents/lb. “After posting a low of 60.83 cents two weeks ago, nearby supply ...
Tags: Cotton, cash market