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Daimler Breaks Ground on New Factory to Produce Next Generation S-Class Vehicles

Feb 28, 2018

Mercedes Benz-maker Daimler has broken ground at its new factory to produce the next generation S-Class and electric vehicles at its Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Mercedes-Benz Cars presents its "Factory 56", the world's most modern car ...

Tags: Mercedes Benz, Daimler

Qian Keming: Constantly Promote China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation to a New Level

Dec 16, 2015

Over 15 years after the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (the "FOCAC"), China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has become a highlight in international cooperation with Africa and a model of South-South ...

Tags: FOCAC, financing cooperation

Official of The Department of Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation of The Ministry of Commerce Comments on China’s Outward Investment and Economic Cooperation in The First Three Quarters

Nov 25, 2015

In the first three quarters of 2015, China’s outward investment and cooperation witnessed a rapid development. Nonfinancial direct investment overseas reached US$ 87.3 billion, up 16.5% year on year; the newly signed foreign contract ...

Tags: outward investment, foreign contract projects, One Belt and One Road

Vanishing Ancient Villages of China

Aug 18, 2015

Due to fast urbanization of the country, traditional villages are facing an unprecedented challenge to survive. According to statistics by the Housing Construction Department, the number of unincorporated villages in the country saw a sharp ...

Tags: traditional villages, cultural heritage

Non-Manufacturing PMI Continues Dipping in China

Jun 3, 2015

China's service sector activity expanded in May, but at a slower pace, an official monthly survey showed on Monday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector fell to 53.2 in May, down from 53.4 for April, ...

Tags: Non-Manufacturing, PMI, Economy

World Demand for Countertops Is Forecast to Rise 4.2% to 503 Million Square Meters in 2018

Mar 17, 2015

Global demand for countertops is forecast to rise 4.2 percent per year to 503 million square meters in 2018, according to The Freedonia Group. Demand for countertops will benefit from improved building construction activity throughout ...

Tags: Countertops, countertopsc Demand

EPA Announced That Hunt Building Has Agreed to Resolve Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

Aug 14, 2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Hunt Building has agreed to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at two military housing construction sites at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado ...

Tags: EPA, Clean Water Act violations, Office Supplies

Imports of Carbon Steel Products by Brazil Reached 214,000 Mt in June

Aug 13, 2014

Imports of carbon steel products by Brazil reached 214,000 mt in June, 30 percent less than in May, according to the country’s ministry of development, industry and foreign trade (MDIC). The main items imported were coated flats ...

Tags: Carbon Steel, Brazil, Metallurgy, Mineral

The U.S. Economy Slowed Drastically in The First Three Months of The Year

May 1, 2014

The U.S. economy slowed drastically in the first three months of the year as a harsh winter exacted a toll on business activity. The slowdown, while worse than expected, is likely to be temporary as growth rebounds with warmer weather. ...

Tags: economy, U.S.Economy

A Management System That Guarantees Professionalism and Quality Control

Apr 14, 2014

Residential building HQE™ certification responds to a general aim to provide new, sanitary and comfortable housing and thereby ensure a better living environment while limiting the building’s impact on the environment. During ...

Tags: HQE, certification

Nationwide Housing Starts Were Virtually Unchanged in February,Inching Down 2%

Mar 19, 2014

Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February,inching down.2%to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units,according to newly released data from the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S.Census ...

Tags: Housing, NAHB, housing construction

In Russia, The Need for Sheets with Zinc Coating Is Expanding

Mar 14, 2014

The main types of the protective coatings are and will remain in the long term zinc and zinc-based alloys having anode protection, as well as a variety of paints and coatings, Russia's Metal Supply and Sales magazine has reported. In ...

Tags: Zinc, Coating, Mineral

International Builders Show

Feb 4, 2014

IBS is the nation’s largest annual residential housing construction trade event for manufacturers and suppliers of home construction products and services. Check out some of the benefits IBS offers! Starting in 2014 - IBS ...

Tags: Footprints

Norsk Hydro Expects Global Aluminum Demand Will Rise Over The Next Decade

Dec 9, 2013

Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest aluminum producers expects global aluminum demand will rise over the next decade. It will increase capital expenditures by about 40% to equipment next year. Impact of the global economic downturn ...

Tags: Aluminum, Metallurgy, Mineral

ATA Advanced Seasonally Adjuted (SA) for-Hire Tonnage Index Rose 1.4% in September

Oct 23, 2013

The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjuted (SA) For-Hire Tonnage Index rose 1.4 percent in September. "I continue to be pleasantly surprised on the strength of truck tonnage," ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello ...

Tags: Transportation, Truck

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