In February this year, the seasonally and working-day adjusted turnover in the German manufacturing industry decreased by 0.9 percent compared to January, according to the preliminary data reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office ...
Brazil's motor vehicle output in March this year decreased by 3.6 percent from the previous month and fell by 17.6 percent year on year to 271,217 units (excluding agricultural vehicles), according to the Brazilian Motor Vehicle ...
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Toronto-based Reliance Resources Limited has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Minnesota-based company American Iron Corp., an iron ore-focused exploration and development company, seeking to acquire projects having ...
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In March this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 183,000 metric tons, increasing by 245.70 percent from 53,000 metric tons in February and up 38.54 percent compared to the same month of 2013, according to ...
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JSW Steel, one of the largest Indian steelmakers, produced 12.7 million mt of crude steel in the financial year 2013-14 ending March 31, posting a 43 percent year-on-year increase. According to the company's statement, in the given period ...
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In February this year, the price, calendar and seasonally adjusted industrial production in Germany increased 0.4 percent compared to the previous month, according to the preliminary data released by the German Federal Ministry for Economic ...
Indian steelmaker Tata Steel has announced that its crude steel output for the financial year 2013-14 ending March 31 amounted to 9.15 million mt, increasing by 12.55 percent year on year. The company's liquid pig iron output in the given ...
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Eight thousand solar panels have been installed on the roof of Wolseley UK's National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Leamington Spa, capable of generating enough electricity to power around 450 homes a year*. Wolseley UK is part of Wolseley ...
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The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) has carried out a comprehensive survey of jobs in the solar sector in 2013, detailing both staffing numbers and site installation activities. Commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change ...
Photovoltaic technology is increasingly being recognised as a likely major contributor to the world's future energy needs. Lasers are playing an increasingly important role in the design and fabrication of high efficiency solar cells. ...
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Trina Solar has announced that all solar PV cells produced by the Company have achieved anti-PID (Potential-Induced Degradation) ability following the optimization of the Company's manufacturing technology. From April 2014, all Trina ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring four organizations in Tennessee with 2014 Energy Star awards. A total of 127 organizations will be honored for their commitment to ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring five organizations in North Carolina with 2014 Energy Star awards. A total of 127 organizations will be honored for their commitment to ...
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In March this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 28.9 percent compared to February and were up 38.2 percent year on year, recording the highest volume ever, totaling 34.43 million metric tons. According to ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to local news reports, US Steel has announced it will be halting steelmaking operations at its Gary, Ind, mill because poor weather conditions in the Great Lakes region has delayed incoming shipments of iron ore. Although it's ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral