The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Chicago. The projects will improve water quality in Lake ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Sri Madhusudan, managing director of Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has said that the company has an ambitious plan to achieve a turnover of around INR 200 billion ($3.3 billion) in the ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have approved the Buffalo Sewer Authority's plan to reduce the amount of sewage and stormwater run-off that flow from the city of ...
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The UAE's Jebel Ali port plans to boost its annual container ships handling capacity by 27% this year with the launch of a new terminal to cater for rising demand for petrochemicals and aluminium exports in the runup to the 2022 World Cup ...
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Japan-based steelmaker Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the joint stock company UTC2, technical consulting company whose parent equity holder is the University ...
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Northern Ohio Receives Four EPA Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling more than $1.3 million ...
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The top U.S. aid agency wants to step up its use of smartphones, satellite imagery and GPS cameras to oversee tax-funded development projects that aid workers no longer will be able to observe with their own eyes due to the ongoing exit of ...
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The top U.S. aid agency wants to step up its use of smartphones, satellite imagery and GPS cameras to oversee tax-funded development projects that aid workers no longer will be able to observe with their own eyes due to the ongoing exit of ...
Tags: smartphone, GPS cameras, Consumer Electronics, monitoring project
An increase in construction activity and government funded infrastructure projects in Oman is set to boost the country s cement market. Demand for cement is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6% over the next four years, according to a ...
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The price of glass is expected to surge this year amid growing demand, an industry leader said. Abdulaziz Bin Yagub Al Serkal, General Manager of Dubai Investments ( DI ) PJSC, anticipated an increase in the cost of glass in the midst of ...
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Abdulaziz bin Yagub Al Serkal, general manager of Dubai Investments PJSC, anticipates an increase in the cost of glass in the midst of escalating demand in the region. "Over the past few years, the increase in prices was quite unhealthy ...
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The European Commission is to report by 2017 if governments should be required to notify it of planned gas, oil and coal extraction projects and small renewable energy projects under amended EU rules adopted late Thursday by EU ministers ...
The Orange County Water District (OCWD) in California, USA, has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2014 for its pioneering work in groundwater management and water reclamation using advanced water reuse technologies, as well as its ...
Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that it delivered 1,800,000 mt of rolled steel to Russia-based pipe manufacturers in 2013, registering a 10 percent increase compared to 2012. Severstal stated that the growth was primarily ...
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UAE-based steel producer Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) has announced its financial results for 2013, stating that its sales revenues amounted to AED 6.5 billion ($ 1.8 billion), almost eight percent higher than 2012, despite sluggish ...
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