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RTL Westcan Has Been Sold to Kenan Advantage Group out of The US

Nov 18, 2013

RTL Westcan, one of Canada's largest niche bulk commodity haulers, has been sold to Kenan Advantage Group out of the US. Kenan specializes in the logistics and transportation of fuels, chemicals and merchant gases. Westcan serves about ...

Tags: Auto Parts, transportation

Gerdau Will Close Illinois Merchant Bar Facility by The End of This Year

Nov 18, 2013

According to local reports, Gerdau Long Steel North America will close its Joliet Township, Illinois merchant bar facility by the end of this year. About 110 workers will be affected. A company press release stated that the facility, ...

Tags: Gerdau, Bar Mill

Great Lakes Dry-Bulk Cargo Increase 14.4 Percent Compared to a Year Ago

Nov 18, 2013

According to a release from the Lake Carriers' Association, US-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) carried 9.8 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in October, an increase of 14.4 percent compared to a year ago. The total was also slightly ahead ...

Tags: Great Lakes, Mineral

AISI Announced Research Yielded Design for Steel Plate Girder Bridges to Meet Requirements

Nov 18, 2013

The Steel Bridge Task Force of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), announced Wednesday that new research has yielded design examples for steel plate girder bridges ...

Tags: Steel Bridge, Mineral

Alacero Announced Its New Officers for 2014 54th Steel Congress in Lima, Peru

Nov 18, 2013

Alacero announced its new officers for 2014 at the close of the 54th Steel Congress in Lima, Peru this week. The new Executive Committee will include: President, Martin Berardi; 1st Vice President, Benjamin Baptista Filho; 2nd Vice ...

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American Cast Iron Pipe Will Build a New Facility to Supply Water Transmission Pipe

Nov 18, 2013

City officials in Flint, Michigan announced Wednesday that American Cast Iron Pipe Co. of Birmingham, Alabama, will build a new facility to supply water transmission pipe for the Karegnondi Water Authority at an old 400-acre site formerly ...

Tags: Cast Iron, Pipe

Belgium-Based Bekaert Maintained Stable Sales Volumes in The First Nine Months of 2013

Nov 18, 2013

Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first nine months of 2013 it has maintained stable sales volumes, though with a consolidated sales value of €2.42 ...

Tags: Bekaert, Latin American Demand

Billet Caster Commenced Operations at The Charentsavan Works in August

Nov 18, 2013

Austria-based plantmaker Siemens Metals Technologies has announced that the billet caster supplied to Armenia-based ASCE Group OJSC commenced operations at the Charentsavan works in August. The two-strand caster is designed for annual ...

Tags: Steel Mill, Billet Caster

Shipments of Coal on The US Great Lakes Increased 92,000 Tons Compared to a Year Ago

Nov 18, 2013

According to a release from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) Wednesday, shipments of coal on the US Great Lakes totaled 2.8 million tons in October, an increase of 92,000 tons compared to a year ago. Shipments were up 135,000 tons ...

Tags: Coal Trade, Mineral

CSN Sees Record Steel Revenues Due to The Upturn in Prices

Nov 18, 2013

Sao Paulo, Brazil-based iron ore mining company and flat rolled steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2013. In the third quarter, CSN registered a net profit of ...

Tags: CSN, Steel

Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. Engaged GBM to Carry out an Independent Technical Review

Nov 18, 2013

Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. (TSX-V: EGX), (the "Company" or "EGX") is pleased to announce that it has engaged GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants Limited ("GBM") to carry out an independent technical review of the Santa Barbara South Zone ...

Tags: Ecuador Gold, GBM, economic, assessment, Santa Barbara, Condor Gold

GDP Increased by 0.1 Percent in The Euro Area During The Third Quarter

Nov 18, 2013

According to the second estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, during the third quarter of the current year gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in ...

Tags: Euro Area GDP, Mineral

Yokogawa Electric Was Selected as The Main Automation Contractor

Nov 18, 2013

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced today that it has been selected as the Main Automation Contractor for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP's (Chevron Phillips Chemical) USGC Petrochemicals Project. The project was first announced in ...

Tags: Yokogawa, Chevron Phillips Chemical, USGC, petrochemical

French Crude Steel Output Decreased by 1.27 Percent in The First Nine Months of This Year

Nov 18, 2013

In the first nine months of this year, French crude steel output decreased by 1.27 percent year on year to 11,901,000 mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). In the given period, electric arc furnace ...

Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral

Barry Callebaut Announced Its 2012/13 Sustainability Report

Nov 18, 2013

Barry Callebaut - the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products - today announced its 2012/13 Sustainability Report which details the company's strategy in the areas of sustainable cocoa, environmental ...

Tags: Barry Callebaut, Packaging

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