In 2012, Sichuan Province-based Pangang Xichang Steel & Vanadium Co., a subsidiary of Sichuan-based Chinese steel producer Pangang Group, produced 5.98 million mt of pig iron, 5.4 million mt of crude steel and 21,100 mt of vanadium ...
Hunan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Co. has issued its estimated financial results for 2012, indicating a net loss in the range of RMB 3.1-3.3 billion ($494-525 million), compared to a net profit of RMB ...
Furniture importers that have held off increasing prices in recent years may be forced to raise them in 2013 because of various factors, especially rising labor costs in Asia. Governments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - all major ...
On January 28, Chongqing-based Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. announced an estimated net profit of RMB 100 million ($16 million) for 2012, compared to a net loss of RMB 1.471 billion ($234 million) in 2011. Chongqing ...
Tags: Chongqing Steel, China, Mineral
On January 29, Jiangxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xinyu Iron and Steel Co. issued its estimated financial results for 2012. According to its preliminary calculations, Xinyu Steel recorded a net loss of RMB 950-1,050 million ...
Tags: Steel, China, steelmaker, iron
In the January-November period last year, Jilin Province-based Chinese steelmaker Tonggang Group, a subsidiary of Chinese steel giant Shougang Group, produced 4.2312 million mt of pig iron, 3.8242 million mt of crude steel, and 4.0152 ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Tonggang Group, Mineral, China
Apple posted record revenue and pre-tax profits in its fiscal 2013 first-quarter results, covering the three months to 29 December. However, the company's shares continued declining in value in after-hours trading - falling by a further ...
Tags: Apple, pre-tax profits, profit margins
Australia's third-biggest iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (Fortescue) has announced its operating results for the fourth quarter of 2012. Fortescue said in its statement that its total iron ore shipments during the December ...
Tags: iron ore shipments, iron ore, Metals Group
In recent years, Baosteel increases input in material development and application and fully supports national energy strategy engineering and automobile industry development. On January 18, at 2012 National Science and Technology Awards ...
Tags: Baosteel, Awards, National Science and Technology Awards Conference
UK-based BITO Storage Systems will be exhibiting its new Pallet Live System, PROflow, with its new M-Stop load separator at IMHX 2013. The company has designed its new PROflow system which offers a modular and a pallet live systems to cut ...
Arla Foods Ingredients has introduced a protein solution which enables yogurt manufacturers to produce Greek-style yogurts on their existing plant with significantly reduced levels of wastage. Arla noted that its new range of Nutrilac ...
On January 22, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Lingyuan Iron and Steel Co. announced that according to its preliminary estimates its net profit for 2012 decreased by over 70 percent year on year. In 2011, the company’s net ...
Tags: Lingyuan Steel, steelmaker, steel market
Technology applied to photovoltaic systems is making great strides ahead achieving noteworthy performance levels versus the recent past. For example traditional panels will be replaced by photovoltaic facades making large architectural ...
Tags: Construction, glass
Lean manufacturing is a production discipline in which anything that does not contribute to the value of the end product is eliminated from the manufacturing process. Practiced in various industries, lean manufacturing helps woodworking ...
Tags: Commercial Woodworking Machinery, Industrial Panel Saw
Glass will be the packaging material of choice for any company wishing to portray their product as an image of luxury, in the next ten years, according to a new report A report from British research firm Visiongain ...
Tags: Luxury Products, Glass, packaging