The South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI) said today, October 28, that the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region is a significant net importer of steel products, pointing out that the region is not ...
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Municipal wastewater plants will spend $4.5 billion for valves in 2017. $3.4 billion will be for on/off valves, and the balance for control valves. This is the conclusion reached in Industrial Valves: World Markets published by the ...
Tags: Valves, Industrial Equipment, Components
German carmaker Volkswagen Group along with its joint venture FAW-Volkswagen has opened its new vehicle production plant in Foshan, Southern China. The company has commenced the production of its seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf at this ...
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China's manmade fibres capacity has been growing until quite recently at an average 15% a year; well in excess of global demand which over the period 2000-10 grew on average at just under 5%. Over this period, while Chinese capacity was ...
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The construction boom in Saudi Arabia is driving up prices of cement and steel. We have previously reported that the shortage in cement supply in Saudi Arabia has been a cause for concern, with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issuing an order ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The global LNG market is expected to see a peak in supply tightness in 2014, rising Asian demand will likely match the average 0.9 Bcf/day additional liquefaction capacity expected to come onto the market in the year, Barclays Research said ...
There are more than 30 new municipal wastewater projects initiated per week in the U.S. and Canada according to the McIlvaine Company who tracks these projects in North America Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities and People. Many of ...
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Raymundo Díaz O ate, president of Mexico's National Confederation of Steel Distributors (CONADIAC) announced in a press release this week that the economic recovery will probably not engage fully in the second half of 2013, but ...
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Raymundo Díaz O?ate, president of Mexico's National Confederation of Steel Distributors (CONADIAC) announced in a press release this week that the economic recovery will probably not engage fully in the second half of 2013, but ...
Tags: steel, Construction
South African-based Sasol and Switzerland-based Ineos will team up to produce high density polyethylene in the US, the companies said Wednesday, announcing plans for a joint venture which would include a 426,000 mt/year HDPE plant. "This ...
The state government of the Indian state of Kerala plans to establish two dairy plants with an investment of INR800m ($13.42m). This announcement was made by the Minister of Rural Development KC Joseph at the opening of a new ice cream ...
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The utilization of surplus naphtha capacity is a key driver of Indian petrochemical sector, according to a top official with the Indian Oil Corporation. The utilization of surplus naphtha and stranded propylene from refineries, as well as ...
Tags: Naphtha, Petrochemical Sector
Saudi Arabia s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, has approved plans to set up a new cement supplier in the capital city, Riyadh. Umm-Al-Qura Cement will be set up with a capital of SR: 200m provided ...
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The CFR China phenol price was mostly hovering below producers' breakeven costs for the last eight months due to high supply and weak demand, and there was little chance for respite with new capacity coming on stream. This is just the ...
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US-based automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has opened its new $500m engine plant at its China Changan Ford Automobile (CAF) in Chongqing, China. The new Changan Ford Engine Plant (CAFEP) has an initial production capacity of 400,000 ...
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