A few Chinese thermal coal buyers were reportedly concluding deals for March-delivered imported shipments, even as most of them were getting ready to wind up for the upcoming holidays, sources said Monday. A mini-Capesize cargo of ...
A new method invented for energy efficiency savings in an economical way called the biomass briquette plant. The biomass briquette machines with latest technique not only made the costs of the traditional fuels come down but also saves ...
By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...
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China's chemical sector saw its profits increase 12.2 percent year on year to 434 billion yuan ($71.06 billion) in 2013, data from the country's top economic planner showed. The sector's added value also grew by 12.2 percent year on year, ...
Tags: Chemical Fertilizer, Plastics
More Chinese thermal coal buyers may renege on contracts for imported thermal coal shipments as international prices continue to slide, sources said Tuesday. "All the [thermal coal] prices have come down and so some reports of Chinese ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Mineral
In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age. In a letter ...
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Devastating supervolcanoes can erupt simply due to changes that happen in their giant magma chambers as they slowly cool, according to a new study. This finding marks the first time researchers have been able to explain the mechanism behind ...
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An LMU team has, for the first time, created volcanic lightning in the lab and captured it on film. The new findings may permit rapid characterization of ash clouds released by volcanic eruptions and improve forecasting of their behavior. ...
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When it comes to finding the right stone machinery service, a client is required to consider a number of things that are likely to help them come up with the best. These are not the kind of things that can just be sought anyhow considering ...
Coswick Hardwood has launch the Chevron collection, a new line of European-style wood flooring. The new line will be presented at the Surfaces show in Las Vegas Jan. 28-30th, 2014, and will be available in North America in early 2014. ...
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Chinese domestic thermal coal prices have fallen further, fuelling speculation that some power utilities might be looking to walk away from existing contracts for imported material, sources said Monday. "I have heard rumours maybe that ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Domestic Prices
Henrik Lundqvist, dynamic goalie for the New York Rangers hockey team and perennial man of style, announced his collaboration with Swedish body wear brand Bread & Boxers. Hailed by Vanity Fair magazine as one of the top 5 best-dressed men ...
Scientists have reproduced the conditions inside the magma chamber of a supervolcano to understand what it takes to trigger its explosion. These rare events represent the biggest natural catastrophes on Earth except for the impact of giant ...
Tags: supervolcano, explosion, synchrotron X-rays, supervolcano eruption
After two years of a punishing downturn, the global solar industry is on the rebound, said Ash Sharma, senior research director for solar at IHS. "Worldwide PV installations are set to rise by double digits in 2014, solar manufacturing ...
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Factors determining the frequency and magnitude of volcanic phenomena have been uncovered by an international team of researchers. Experts from the Universities of Geneva, Bristol and Savoie carried out over 1.2 million simulations to ...
Tags: volcanic phenomena, Universities of Geneva, volcanic eruptions, Bristol