Hail Cement Co, whose plant began full operations in May this year, has announced that its production line is to be closed for more than two weeks for scheduled maintenance. The firm closed the line on Saturday (26 October) and said that ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Maltsovsky Portlandcement, a Eurocement Group cement plant in the Bryansk region, has started operation of a new jet filter at the cooler of its rotary kiln no. 7. The project cost Euro0.55m with the equipment built by Czech firm Cipris ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Horst J. Kayser has been appointed the new head of strategy at Siemens, effective November 1, 2013. He succeeds Peter Herweck, who is to make Siemens a leader in the process industry. Janina Kugel, head of human resources at Osram, will ...
The successful application of magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps supplied by Michael Smith Engineers has helped a leading electronics manufacturer to achieve reduced downtime and repair costs, whilst contributing toward a safer working ...
Tags: Pumps, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
Total European Union steel tube production is expected to decline by almost four percent this year, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q4 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association ...
Tags: Steel Tube, Construction
Global shipment of smartphones has increased 39% up to September 30. Strong demand for low-priced Android phones in China eroded Apple's market share. As growth of smartphone sales in the United States and Europe has slowed down, ...
The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Recycling
Michael Smith Engineers helps a leading electronics manufacturer to achieve reduced downtime and repair costs. The successful application of magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps supplied by pump and pumping system specialists Michael ...
Tags: Pumps, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
Hawley will become Swobo's exclusive U.S. distributor effective Friday, Nov. 1. "Hawley brings a new and vital dimension to the sales of Swobo," said Peter Discoe, Swobo's president. "Their team of representatives are some of the best in ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Todson is working with?Brand Protection Agency to monitor and enforce its new MAP policy, which goes into effect Friday for the company's OnGuard and Topeak brands. "Enforcement is the key to a successful effort," said Neal Todrys, the ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Niner Bikes has hired Armando "Mondo" Aguilera as the brand's new territory representative for Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Before assuming this new position, Mondo worked at Niner in a sales support and logistics ...
Tags: bike, Transportation
A study conducted by the Universidade Estadual de Londrina in Brazil on commercial drivers' use of alcohol and drugs has the American Trucking Associations (ATA) calling on news outlets to stop "their inaccurate and sensationalized ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto Parts
Cargo theft and cattle rustling are crippling crimes for farmers and ranchers. Theft may take the form of one big grab and run, or it may be the death-of-a-thousand-cuts. A tiny sampling of recent cargo hits from the Associated Press: In ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Franklin Adhesives & Polymers to launch development in Chicago. Franklin Adhesives & Polymers, a division of Franklin International, is expanding its line of adhesives for use in the manufacture of filters with the unveiling of ...
International Desalination Association recognises his 'extensive contributions' The International Desalination Association (IDA) has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Jim Birkett in recognition of his extensive contributions in ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy