A super cyclone swept into Vanuatu on March 13-14, 2015, making severe damages to local buildings and people, and leading to power and communications blackout. At present, living materials such as tents, drinking water and food are in ...
Tags: super cyclone, humanitarian aid
In March 29-April 1, Chuuk and Yap in Micronesia suffered from intense tropical storm, resulting in large-scale disruption of water and electricity supply, traffic and communication, causing a certain number of casualties and severe damage ...
Official from the Department of Foreign Assistance of MOFCOM said on August 5 that the constant high temperature since July has caused glaciers to melt. It has led to severe landslides in Tajikistan and caused serious casualties and a great ...
At the night of August 26 to August 27, 2015, Dominica was hit by the tropical storm “Erika”. The sustaining high wind and rainstorm hit heavily the whole island of Dominica with most of the rivers flooding, many mountains ...
Tags: rivers flooding, disaster relief
On September 16, 2015, a violent magnitude 8.4 earthquake hit the fourth region in North Chile, affecting most regions of the country. The strong earthquake caused large casualties and financial loss to the people of Chile. In order to ...
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PPG Industries has announced that it has restored normal operations at its Fresno, California, glass manufacturing facility and lifted the force majeure on architectural, residential and specialty glass products for customers located in the ...
Tags: PPG, flat glass products, Fresno
US automotive giant General Motors (GM) is upping the output of large SUVs and trucks capable of translating into 48,000 to 60,000 additional vehicles for the 2016 model year. GM's Arlington, Texas, unit has added overtime shifts that is ...
Automotive giant Ford has flagged off F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks at Ohio assembly plant in the US, which was previously manufactured in Mexico. Ford The Americas president Joe Hinrichs said: "Our investment in Ohio Assembly Plant ...
Tags: Medium-Duty Trucks, pickup truck
Beef cattle numbers in the U.S. are expected to grow by over 3 million in the next three to five years, and will populate in unprecedented areas of the U.S. in the next four to six years, according to a recent report, “Beef Cow ...
Tags: Beef cattle, calf production
A new Israeli study on the ability of a coral reef to eject its internal organs when it gets stressed could lead to advances in human tissue regeneration, especially in the digestive track. A recent Tel Aviv University study published in ...
Paper producer Parenco has selected German engineering firm Voith Paper for renovating its manufacturing unit at Renkum, Netherlands, and converting paper machine 2 (PM2) to a packaging output line. The graphic paper maker is investing ...
Tags: graphic paper, packaging
Boxboards and linerboards firm Metsa Board is testing foam forming technology at its Kyro mill in Finland, to produce lightweight paperboards. The foam forming process involves aerating the water-fiber suspension with a stream of tiny ...
The United States Department of Defense has awarded FWD Seagrave a $12m contract to rebuild 92 Crash Fire Rescue vehicles over four years for the United States Marine Corps. "Providing these Crash Fire Rescue vehicles for the U.S. Marine ...
Tags: FWD Seagrave, Rescue vehicles
A man's passion for ancient Chinese houses drives him to buy many, with the aim of restoring them, he tells Deng Zhangyu. Some people collect paintings, others, sculptures and antique furniture. But Qin Tongqian does more he buys ...
Tags: homes built, Wooden Collection
Finland’s Kotkamills has signed a €70m contract with Valmet, a technology, automation and services supplier and developer for the pulp, paper and energy industries, to convert its paper machine product from magazine paper to ...
Tags: Valmet, Equipment Upgrade, paper machine