Jose Maria Magrina, Chief Executive Officer of Arabian Cement Company (ACC) announced that the company has taken all the steps needed to substitute natural gas with coal and refused derived fuel (RDF) as energy sources in its plant. He ...
Tags: Fuel, Metallurgy, Mineral&Energy, Arabian Cement
The 2013 Honda Accord will launch in Australia in June with prices starting from $31,490 for the four-cylinder Accord VTi, a $3300 price increase over the outgoing model. Honda Australia will continue with the twin-Accord strategy (with ...
Tags: Honda Accord, Specifications
Good news for the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and other process industries. According to a recent survey conducted by the CHEM SHOW and Processing magazine, production and capital spending will increase this year, and next. The jointly ...
German carmaker Audi has introduced the new A3 Sedan at the ongoing New York International Auto Show in the US. The new sedan is offered with three four-cylinder engine line-up including 1.4 TFSI and 1.8 TFSI petrol engines and 2.0 TDI ...
The recycling of rigid plastics, excluding bottles, climbed 13 percent in 2011 to reach at least 934 million pounds for the year, and U.S. consumers with local access to recycle all non-bottle rigid plastics shot from 40 percent to 57 ...
Tags: rigid plastics, bottles, containers
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Vital Images' CT transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) planning application. TAVR procedures, in general, use endovascular techniques to replace faulty ...
India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business Council ...
Tags: IEA, WBCSD, Indian Cement Industry
Plastic film recycling in the US increased 4% to reach one billion pounds annually in 2011 for the first time, according to a new report developed by Moore Recycling Associates. The report developed, on behalf of the American Chemistry ...
News reports indicate that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may propose restrictions on the use of polystyrene foam foodservice products in New York City, ostensibly as a way to increase recycling rates. American Chemistry Council (ACC) vice ...
Tags: polystyrene foam foodservice products, Plastics makers
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), and GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The ...
The #1 KLAS ranked Digisonics Cardiology PACS & Structured Reporting system provides pediatric cath specific functionality to create a more efficient reporting workflow. HOUSTON, TX, January 25, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Digisonics CVIS ...
The Mamata Banerjee government s efforts to attract investment to the state seem to be bearing fruit. Ambuja Cement (ACL), the subsidiary of global cement major Holcim of Switzerland, has evinced interest to set up a third unit in Bengal. ...
Tags: Cement, Third Unit, West Bengal, investment
Holcim Services (South Asia) Limited, a unit of Holcim Group (Switzerland), announced that it will deploy the Trimble Trako Fleet Management and Visual Cargo solutions for the outbound logistics fleet that transports cement to customers in ...
Tags: Holcim Services, outbound logistics, Trimble, solution
DNA reported that in complete contravention of guidelines requiring a mandatory clearance from the Chief Vigilance Commission for appointments or extensions of board-level executives in public sector companies, the ministry of mines has ...
Tags: Chief Vigilance Commission, ministry of mines, mining, minerals
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced December 17 a new partnership that will increase the value of both associations to their respective members and increase awareness that plastic materials ...
Tags: Packaging, Plastics, Chemistry Council