According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in September this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) ...
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The latest figures issued by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that in January-October period of this year new car registrations totaled 10,006,807 units in the European Union (EU), with a decrease of 3.1 ...
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A suspected chlorine dioxide leak at Nucor-Yamato's Blytheville, Arkansas mill sent 18 people to the hospital Sunday morning. Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney told reporters that the fire department's hazardous materials team ...
The Brazilian government has launched an antidumping (AD) duty investigation regarding seamless pipes with external diameter ranging from 3 mm to 141.3 mm imported from China, upon the complaint filed by Brazil-based pipe producer Vallourec ...
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Local Brazilian news outlets reported Monday that the government has given Vale until the end of this week to accept or reject the terms of a tax amnesty program that would allow the company to almost halve a $14 billion debt and pay it ...
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During the afternoon session of the 1st Assofermet Day & SteelOrbis Conference, held on Friday, November 15 in Brescia in northern Italy, Burak Odaba, director of SteelOrbis, provided a snapshot of the current state of the Turkish steel ...
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On November 18, Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. (WISCO) announced that a successful hot run test was carried out on November 15 on the electrolytic tinning line No. 1 of WISCO-Nippon Steel Tinplate Co. Ltd, WISCO’s ...
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The Spanish stainless steel producer Acerinox has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary North American Stainless (NAS) will supply stainless steel reinforcing bars worth $18 million for the largest transport infrastructure project in ...
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According to report, Russian steelmaker Severstal seeks redirect sales to its domestic market, especially northwest and central regions. In fact, its domestic sales of the first half of 2013 was 61% of the total sales, higher than 56% same ...
It is reported that Japan's largest nickel smelting-Sumitomo Metal Mining (Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd. announced the country expected to import raw nickel ore from other countries if Indonesia tried to ban on the export of raw nickel ore ...
Polycom has released survey results which show that video-conferencing is on the rise, and the Middle East's main use of it is powered by flexibility. In conjunction with Redshift Research, the survey of 1,205 business decision makers ...
The government of Singapore will use 3D smart city technology for urban planning and has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with mapping technology giant Esri. Esri Founder and President Jack Dangermond, Esri Singapore ...
A team of researchers led by JoAnn F. Manson of the Harvard School of Public Health revealed that consumption of walnut oil is significantly correlated to lower risk of type 2 diabetes in women. The disclosure was made in February of this ...
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Despite their harmlessness, stretch marks are never pleasant to have. Aside from the 'weight gain' stigma attached to them, these white or light purple scars - caused by rapid stretching of the skin - are unsightly, and their presence often ...
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If you are an avid viewer of cooking shows, you know that olive oil is a staple in most top chefs' creations. Cooking connoisseurs enjoy using this oil because of the unique flavor it brings to food. Olive oil is made from olives, most of ...