Michael Setterdahl from Nucor, chairman of the traders' committee at the SteelOrbis Spring 2013 Conference & 68th IREPAS Meeting held on March 3-5 in Doha, stated that it was the view of traders' committee that customers worldwide currently ...
Tags: iron ore, coking coal, natural gas
In the week ended March 4, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 2.6 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes an increase of 20.8 percent ...
Tags: Coal exports, Coal, coal producing
Gel fuel fireplaces let you enjoy the magic of flickering flames without having to worry about smoke and ashes.If you do not already have a built-in fireplaces,you can have one in a hurry without much bother,expense or time investment. ...
The definition of briquette includes a block of flammable matter used to initiate and maintain fire for industrial and residential applications. Briquettes have played a critical role in healing the Mother Nature. These briquettes are ...
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Henan Province-based Pingmei Shenma Group has established its second joint venture, called Zhongping Echeng Integrated Coking Co., with Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO), according to Chinese ...
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the third consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 45th consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On ...
Tags: Manufacturing, packaging industry, packaging
International commodities trader Glencore International plc (Glencore) has announced that it will not be able to complete the $31 billion takeover transaction for the Anglo-Swiss miner and coking coal producer Xstrata plc (Xstrata) by March ...
Tags: miner, coking coal, mining giant
Solar energy production in the US increased by 138.9% last year compared to 2011, according to the latest issue of the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly. EIA’s report also says the top ...
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Solar PV capacity passes 100GW as demand slows to 30GW. But its future is positive, say two new market reports. The world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2012, achieving just over 101 ...
Tags: Global PV Power, Energy, solar photovoltaic
Buying interest stayed muted at south China's trading hubs for imported thermal coal Tuesday, and CFR delivered prices were rangebound at $86/mt and remain capped by competitively priced domestic thermal coal, traders said. The ...
Tags: south China, thermal coal, imports
Coal-to-gas switching in the US could decline as much as 2.6 Bcf/d year-on-year in 2013 because of higher natural gas prices, increased renewables generation and forecast lighter cooling demand this summer, a report BNP Paribas issued late ...
Tags: Coal, gas, natural gas prices
Taiwan is building its fourth nuclear power plant. The main island of Taiwan is only 36,193 square kilometers and already houses three nuclear power plants - two of them in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan and one located in Pintung ...
Tags: Taiwan, nuclear power plant, nuclear
After the 2013 NASPD Annual Conference's kickoff cocktail reception in Las Vegas on February 21, 2013, the nearly 500 attendees got down to the business of making sense of the pipe market during the general session Friday morning. ...
Tags: pipe, pipe market, pipe industry
On February 21, Sichuan Province-based Pangang Xichang Steel & Vanadium Co., a subsidiary of Sichuan-based Chinese steel producer Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group (Pangang Group), has launched production at coke oven No. 4 of its coal ...
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Sales of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) nitrogen oxides control systems plus the associated catalyst will be $5.5 billion in 2014. This is the latest forecast in NOx Control World Markets ...
Tags: selective catalytic reduction, SNCR, oxides control systems