Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, has increased capacity at its precipitated alumina trihydrate (ATH) plant in Bauxite, Arkansas by 30 percent. “Huber has a long-term, multi-stage plan to ...
Tags: Huber, fire retardant additives, ATH
Evonik Industries has announced an expansion of its specialty silica capacities in Ako, Japan through a holding in DSL Japan Co. Ltd. (DSL). Evonik holds 51 percent of shares in DSL, a joint venture with the Japanese Shionogi & Co. Ltd. The ...
Tags: Specialty Silica, Chemicals, Construction
India-based steelmaker JSW Steel has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Welspun Maxsteel Limited (WMSL) in a deal worth around INR 10 billion ($165 million).According to the agreement, JSW Steel would acquire the ...
China manufacturers of metallized film capacitors are strengthening the category, spurred by the forecast 15 percent annual sales growth in coming years. While most continue to enhance the performance of mature types, major players venture ...
US cotton output is forecast at 17.5 million bales, 1 million bales above July’s projection and 4.6 million bales or 36 percent above last season’s crop, the August report of USDA reveals, which is also the first survey-based ...
Worldwide airline share prices fell 2% in July compared to June, but in line with performance of the broader market. Initial Q2 financial results show strong gains for US airlines' performance, but declines in Asia Pacific due to cargo ...
Tags: Service, Airline economy, Air transport
Tridonic will be integrating successively its OLED activities, which up to now have been located in Dresden, Germany in the LED Competence Centre in Jennersdorf. "LEDs and OLEDs are the core technologies for innovative and intelligent ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, LED, LED modules, OLED
According to EnergyTrend, Taiwan-based solar cell makers' capacity utilization has dropped recently because of countervailing duty (CVD) and anti-dumping duty (AD) issues. However, it is rumored that some makers plan to expand their module ...
Tags: PV Module, solar cell, module capacity
German automaker Mercedes-Benz' subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz India is planning to start production at its new production unit in Chakan near Pune, Maharashtra. The move is expected to double the company's production capacity in India, and ...
Tags: auto parts, Mercedes-Benz, car, auto, vehicle
US-based Columbus Foods has announced a new partnership with Harris Ranch Beef Company, as part of the plans to expand its deli meat production capabilities. The development follows Columbus' $28m investment in its Bayfront facility last ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
In the 'Global and China RF Industry Report, 2013-2014', market analayst firm Research In China notes that the biggest event in the RF industry in 2014 is RF Micro Devices' 'takeover' of Triquint Semiconductor. Triquint suffered ...
Tags: Filter, Electrical, Electronics, Mobile RF Industry
Impacted by increased demand from China, Japan, USA, and UK, PV installation is likely to grow substantially in 2014, and thus will lead to a surge in overall supply chain prices. “In 1H13, cell and module prices were the first ones ...
Tags: Solar Products, PV Capacity
Brazil-based iron and steel maker Gerdau said Tuesday its proposed logistics and mining investments will enable the company to more than double iron ore production within the next six years, to 24 million mt/yr, from the current 11.5 ...
Tags: Iron Ore, steel maker
China is on a long-term track to become a net exporter of petroleum products to the Middle East, a senior official of state-controlled China National Petroleum Corp said Tuesday. "China could at some point become a net exporter of fuel ...
Tags: Oil-Product, Oil Refineries
International credit rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) has announced that it has affirmed its 'BBB+' long-term rating for South Korean steelmaker POSCO, with the outlook remaining negative. S&P said that it expects POSCO's credit ...
Tags: POSCO, steel industry