The rate of new lung cancer cases decreased among U.S. men and women from 2005 to 2009, federal health officials say. A report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found lung cancer ...
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Turkey-based special steel producer Yükselen ?elik A.?. has announced that it has acquired Istanbul-based Ramateks Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.?., part of Russian steelmaker Mechel. The acquired company operates in the special steel ...
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In 2013, Ukraine-based Azovstal, a subsidiary of Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, saw a 2.6 percent decrease in its crude steel production to 4.5 million mt, a one percent rise in its finished steel ...
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In the first 11 months of last year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output decreased by 0.66 percent year on year to 5.99 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given period ...
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According to statistics released by the US Department of Commerce (DOC), the country's imports of stainless steel products totaled 100,628 tons in December, jumping by 46.4% from a month ago. Meanwhile, this was the highest level since ...
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Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative testing and genetic analysis solutions, announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Sequenom Laboratories, has signed a national agreement with a leading benefits ...
Florida Tile's Craftsman DP line has been expanded to include 6x6 and 12x24-inch floor and wall tile sizes. "The new larger formats will be offered in all three colors, Biscuit, Rye and Wheat," said Sean Cilona, marketing manager for ...
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Resilience Capital Partners has acquired the direct sale business of G&K Services through its newly-formed platform company, Affinity Specialty Apparel, Inc. Affinity sells and distributes occupational apparel and services, including the ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Uniform
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Thursday that for the month of November 2013, US steel mills shipped 7,604,428 net tons, a 9.0 percent decrease from the 8,287,553 net tons shipped in the previous month, October 2013, ...
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As a result of the ubiquitous nature of passive electronic components, and the scientific maxim that all electrical and electronic devices require some degree of capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which ...
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Influenza activity remained high in the U.S. South and South Central states for the week ending Jan. 4, but remains low in the Northeast, officials say. The weekly flu report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu ...
RS Components (RS) is stocking two new low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESRLow Equivalent Series Resistance) polymer capacitors from the Panasonic Industrial Devices range. POSCAP and OS-CON offer reliable, efficient, long lifetime ...
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The CGA3EA series of automotive grade MLCCs from TDK Corporation meet the ESD immunity requirements per the IEC 61000-4-2 standard. The new components are available in package size 1608 (EIA 0603) and offer rated capacitances ranging from 1 ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received T-Level MIL-PRF-49470 qualification approval for its 100V, 200V, and 500V BP characteristic (C0GThe main differences between ceramic ...
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Toray Industries is expected to report a 30% jump in group?operating profit for last quarter, which saw solid performance in textiles and growth in carbon fiber composites. But with other segments missing targets, the Tokyo-based ...
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