China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (Nov. 18- 24) the overall average finished steel price in China remained stable week on week. In the given week, average prices of 12 mm diameter rebar and 6.5 mm ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Mineral
China's 23 state-owned refineries plan to operate at an average 75% of capacity in November, processing a total 16.42 million mt, or 4.01 million b/d, of crude, according to a Platts monthly survey. The survey this month covered 13 ...
Tags: refineries, Mineral
LANXESS, a leading manufacturer of synthetic iron oxide pigments, kicked off its first Pigments Symposium under the topic "Sustainable Technology for a Clean Environment" in Shanghai [Nov 22]. More than 140 participants including ...
Tags: LANXESS, Eco-Friendly Red Pigments, Pigments Symposium
Eroding sales in two of its critical product segments that include furniture, mattress and major appliances contributed to a weak fiscal third quarter for Sears Canada, even as the multichannel retailer declared a special dividend to ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
With the order of " Ignition of N0.3 Blast Furnace" at 10:30 on Nov. 16, 18 blast furnace workers re ignited the fire of N0.3 Blast Furnace. With the indication of success in overhauling and putting into operation of N0.3 Blast Furnace ...
Tags: Baoshan, Iron&Steel, Re-Ignition
On Nov. 26, 2013, Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. entered into a plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) agreeing to pay a fine of $120 million based on charges that it violated U.S. anti-trust laws in connection with ...
Tags: Toyo Tire&Rubber, Parts Plea Deal, Fined
According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in November this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 78 percent, up from 77.2 percent recorded in ...
The new Belle Tire store in Grand Blanc, Mich., opened on Thanksgiving Eve. Belle Tire Distributors, Inc. announced the opening of a new retail store in Grand Blanc, Mich., on Nov. 27, 2013. It is the company's sixth location in the Flint ...
Tags: Belle Tire, Retail Store, Open
Dan Peters, owner of Lancaster Bicycle, passed away Nov. 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was 41. Before opening Lancaster Bicycle four years ago, Peters managed Bike Source in Columbus and at one time worked for Kenda as a sales ...
Tags: Ohio, retailer, industry, veteran, Dan Peters, pass away
The International Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI), through its partnership with Surfaces has a large presence at The International Surface Event 2014 for flooring installation training. In addition to the CFI Laminate/Wood ...
Tags: CFI, flooring, installation, demonstration, Surfaces
Discounted early registration for Surfaces, StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas and TileExpo ends Friday, Nov. 29. Early registration pricing is $15 for both Exhibits Only and Exhibits with Education packages. WFCA and MIA members will pay $5 for ...
Tags: Surfaces, Early Bird Registration, ending, soon
Stockpiles of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports increased last week, according to Tuesday's Xinhua-China iron ore index report. At the end of the Nov. 19 to Nov. 25 period, inventories of imported iron ore in ports stood at 81.11 million ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) & Pump Systems Matter (PSM) announce the latest addition to their roster of qualified Subject Matter Experts andInstructors. John Kahren, President, SPP Pumps and Richard Hanson, CEO & Owner, SyncroFlo, attended ...
Tags: John Kahren, Richard Hanson, qualified, subject, expert, instructor
Pentair and The Pentair Foundation are working with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including Water Missions International (WMI), Action Against Hunger and the American Red Cross to help provide funds and support for clean water, and ...
Tags: Pentair, mobilize, resource, support, Typhoon Haiyan, relief, effort
Love a hot desk by Brendon on Nov 19. 2013 Après brings News Co-working Environment Hot-desking refers to multiple workers using a single workstation or area during different intervals throughout the day or week. Hot-desk ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Office Furniture