University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) has developed semipolar (20-2-1) nitride semiconductor laser diodes (LDs) without using aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) as the cladding material for optical confinement [A. Pourhashemi et al, ...
The Chicago Floorcovering Association (CFA) will hold the first joint WFCA-CFI installation event, dubbed “the WFCA-CFI Installation Extravaganza,” on Jan. 14. According to Tom Shepardson, CFA president, “We welcome ...
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Feizy Rugs will launch a Facebook campaign to benefit The Global Fund for Children (GFC) so more vulnerable children can receive the protection and education they need. For every new “like” received on their Facebook page ...
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According to the statistics provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first nine months of the current year Turkey's iron ore imports amounted to 6.16 million mt, increasing by 4.66 percent, with a value of $878.17 ...
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The Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) and the Turkish Ministry of Economy organized a meeting in Istanbul on November 15 with Kenya's 10 biggest steel producing companies, including Doshi Group. At the event, the Kenyan guests were ...
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Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (WISCO) has announced that the output of automotive sheet at the cold rolling production facilities of its Fangchenggang iron and steel base in Guangxi Province hit a record ...
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World crude steel production in October this year increased by 6.6 percent year on year to 134.26 million metric tons, while 1.29 percent growth was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). ...
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Superior Manufacturing Group, the makers of NoTrax, Akro, Apex, and HomeTrax Designs floor matting products, introduces Superfoam Plus. Based on the existing Superfoam product, the new Superfoam Plus with its full ¾” thick ...
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The Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) has announced that Egypt has terminated its safeguard investigation regarding rebar and wire rod imports launched in late November 2012, without any affirmative decision to impose a safeguard ...
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Following three months of accelerating demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflected a somewhat slower pace of growth in October. As a leading economic indicator of US construction activity, the ABI reflects ...
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Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ruda Khakasii agreeing the acquisition by Ruda Khakasii of 100 percent of Abakanskiy Rudnik, Abaza-Energo, Teyskiy ...
Steel service center Horizon Steel Company announced Wednesday their intent to expand their operations and locate a 90,000 square foot facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The project will bring a capital investment of $15 million and 30 ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japanese coking coal imports totaled 5.59 million metric tons in September this year, falling by 19 percent month on month and down 18 percent compared to September 2012. In ...
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A fire broke out at a storage building affiliated with Schluter-Systems’ Plattsburgh, N.Y., operations on Saturday, Nov. 9. No one was injured as a result of the fire. The storage building, which is a separate building from the ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has stated that in November this year it plans to ship around 168,000 mt of hot rolled flat steel products, up 25 percent compared to October, including 108,000 mt of hot rolled flat steel to the ...
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