Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is stepping up its efforts to expand its product offerings in China. Manufacturing capacity for new modified polypropylene powder products will be added to the ...
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Jotun has globally launched Steelmaster 1200WF, a highly efficient intumescent coating providing up to 180 minutes protection against cellulosic fire for infrastructure buildings. As the latest contribution to Jotun's Steelmaster range, ...
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PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has published a brochure covering its full line of coating, pretreatment and customer support solutions for designers and manufacturers of consumer electronics. The four-page booklet details ...
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The latest developments and innovations in polyurethane processing and composites, as well as the versatility of polyurethane chemistry will be featured during two targeted technical sessions at the 2014 Polyurethanes Technical Conference. ...
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Honeywell announced a new brand licensing program to help fishermen ensure they are purchasing fishing line containing genuine Spectra fiber. Under the program, fishing line brands can recognize Spectra fiber as a valuable ...
BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, broke ground on the second phase of its Innovation Campus Asia Pacific at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China. The €90 million expansion consists of an additional regional research and ...
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Brazil’s crude steel production fell 4.9 percent in June, year-on-year, to 2.6 million metric tons (mt), the country’s steel institute (IABr) said. “We’re seeing the portrait of what was being drawn during the ...
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Global crude steel production in June this year increased by 3.1 percent year on year to 137.122 million metric tons, while a 2.88 percent decline was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). ...
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According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending July 19, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,893,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.7 percent. Production was 1,852,000 net tons in the ...
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Russia-based TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has announced its operational results for the first half of the current year. In the first half, TMK shipped 2.056 million mt of steel pipes to customers, ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published Monday antidumping (AD) orders on welded stainless steel pressure pipe from Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. For Malaysia, the DOC calculated final dumping margins of 167.11 percent for ...
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In the first half of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 593.22 million mt, rising by 1.68 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately 99 ...
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The steel trade balance in Mexico grew in the last 10 years by 150 percent, according to a report issued this week from the National Chamber of the Iron and Steel Industry (CANACERO. Foreign trade of steel has a deficit, according to the ...
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Mexico’s chamber of foreign trade has extended anti-dumping measures on welded steel link chain imports from China, local media reported this week. According to reports, the country’s ministry of economy will continue imposing ...
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On July 28, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in mid-July (July 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all CISA members - totaled ...
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