FMC Wyoming Corporation announced that effective January 1, 2013, it will increase the price of its Grade 260 "dense" soda ash and Grade 100 "light" soda ash sold to South African customers by $10 per metric ton. The increase is necessary ...
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In the seven years since Hurricane Wilma swept through South Florida,unexpectedly shattering thousands of glass windows in the gleaming high-rises in Miami and Fort Lauderdale,a new generation of towers have reshaped the skyline. The ...
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The export of cement from the country have posted growth of 20.38 percent during the first two months of the current financial year as compared to that of the same period of last year. According to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ...
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Cement export from the country during the first two months of current financial year posted growth of 20.38 percent as compared to the same period of last year. According to data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), about 1, 154, 554 ...
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Production efficiency was the focus of this year’s Technology Days event, organized in March by injection molding machinery producer Arburg GmbH + Co. KG in Lossburg. Arburg defines production efficiency as an overarching “meta ...
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Mainly buoyed by growing exports, Taiwan’s hand tool industry achieved output of NT$61.3 billion in 2011 for an year-on-year (YoY) growth of 5.15%, according to the report by Dr. Arthur Hsu, an industrial analyst at the Industrial ...
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The HPM brand of American injection molding machines is back at NPE -- but now it’s made in China. A 220-metric-ton servo-hydraulic machine is churning out clear plastic boxes at HPM North America Corp. ’s NPE booth. This is the ...
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BHP Billiton Ltd. (RIO), the world’s biggest mining company, said China’s steel production is slowing as the world’s fastest-growing major economy starts to shift to focus more on consumers than large building projects. ...
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Bearish outlook due to sluggish American and EU economies and financial woes Despite the European debt crisis, anemic American economic recovery, and disrupted car-making and PC sector after the earthquake in Japan last March, ...
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For the first time this year, China Steel increased on Feb. 21, 2012 quotes for hot-rolled steel for April and May by NT$450 per metric ton, signifying the gradual upturn of its business. Tu Chin-ling, executive vice president of China ...
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As Africa’s plastics industry grows, Indian companies say they are picking up substantial business there, with exports rising for machinery firms, and India’s resin and processing companies making investments. The India factory ...
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According to analysts at Deutsche Bank (DB), November estimated containerboard prices were flat month/month at $635-645/ton. However, pressure on domestic prices is mounting. "We're forecasting a drop of $5/ton quarter/quarter in 4Q, and ...
Containerboard and Market Pulp Pricing Under Pressure, Recycled Board Flat Nov. 22, 2011 - According to analysts at Deutsche Bank (DB), November estimated containerboard prices were flat month/month at $635-645/ton. However, pressure on ...
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The findings from a trial funded by Waste & Resources Action Program (Wrap) indicate it could soon be possible to recycle almost all domestic plastic packaging waste. According to Wrap, despite more than 300,000 metric tons of plastic ...
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John Foster began his steel industry career at J&L Steel,where he became acquainted with the full range of steel products,from flat rolled to pipe to longs.He later worked at CF&I Steel,serving as General Manager of the bar,rod,wire and ...
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