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Poor Cement Sales in Portugal and Angola Reduces 52.3%

Sep 10, 2013

Poor cement sales in Portugal and Angola have reduced Semapa s net profit by 52.3% year-on-year to Euro39.3m for the first six months of 2013 from Euro82.3m in the same period in 2012. Sales in Portugal fell by 15.2% to Euro82.2m for the ...

Tags: Construction, cement

Pascal Lesoinne Denies a Cartel Exists in The Tanzanian Cement Market

Sep 10, 2013

Pascal Lesoinne, the chairman of the East African Cement Producers Association (EACPA), has denied that a cartel exists in the Tanzanian cement market. His comments arose at a press conference in Dar es Salaam following action by the ...

Tags: Construction, Cement

a Consortium of Asec Cement and Qemmet EL-Iraq Won a 14-Year Contract

Sep 10, 2013

A consortium of Asec Cement and Qemmet El-Iraq has won a 14-year contract to manage the Muthanna Cement Plant in southern Iraq. The plant is located between Najaf and Basra and is one of seven controlled by Southern Cement Company – ...

Tags: Cement, Construction

Supporters of a Mattress Recycling Bill Stand Amid Used Mattresses

Sep 9, 2013

Supporters of a mattress recycling bill stand amid used mattresses on the steps of the California State Capitol. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid a backdrop of used mattresses, supporters of a mattress recycling measure backed by the ...

Tags: Recycling Bill, Daily Use

ICE Cotton Trends Closed Almost Unchanged on The Week

Sep 9, 2013

ICE Cotton closed almost unchanged on the week at just over 83 c/lbs, as specs continued reducing their long position while the trade bought back hedges against physical sales. Demand woke up from a range of markets with futures under ...

Tags: Cotton Trends, ICE Cotton

Pentair Was Recently Awarded Projects to Supply Equipment and Expertise

Sep 6, 2013

Pentair was recently awarded projects to supply equipment and expertise at desalination facilities - converting sea water to fresh water - in Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Oman and India, helping to generate more than 500 million liters of clean ...

Tags: Processing Machinery

Federal Corp. Tires Will Have Stickers Attached with Federal and MUFC's Logos

Sep 6, 2013

Federal Corp. tires shipped to Russia and Taiwan will have stickers attached with Federal and MUFC's logos. After officially launching the partnership with the Manchester United Fan Club (MUFC) aimed at raising awareness of Federal ...

Tags: Auto Parts, taiwan

CPV Has Signed a Performance-Warranty Insurance Contract with Munich Re

Sep 6, 2013

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France has signed a performance-warranty insurance contract with Munich Re, which will cover all CPV modules manufactured by Soitec. Soitec already provides its ...

Tags: Soitec CPV, Electrical, Electronics

Death's Door Distillery Is a Dream Come True

Sep 6, 2013

Death's Door Distillery is a dream come true. What started as an experiment to see if agriculture could be restored, promoted and conserved on Washington Island, WI, has blossomed into a full-fledged business with the construction of the ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Clements' Previous Blogs Can Be Read on

Sep 6, 2013

This blog post was written by?Fred Clements, executive director of the?National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blogs can be read on. Bicycle stores find themselves in a hyper-competitive marketplace these days, with ...

Tags: Transportation, bike, Bicycle stores

Posco Has Resumed The Facilities at Its No.2 Steelmaking Plant in Gwangyang Works

Sep 6, 2013

The Korean steel giant Posco has resumed the facilities at its No.2 steelmaking plant in Gwangyang works after a shutdown in August due to a fire in the plant. Posco stated that its No. 1 converter was resumed on September 2nd and the No.2 ...

Tags: Construction, steel

Turkey's Steel Exports Totaled 1.27 Million Tons in August,Slumping by 25.2% Year on Year

Sep 6, 2013

According to data released by Turkey's Steel Exporters' Association (CIB), the country's steel product exports totaled 1.27 million tons in August, decreasing by 11.2% from a month ago and slumping by 25.2% year on year. Meanwhile, the ...

Tags: Steel, Construction

Redline Balance Bike Was Be Launched by Strider

Sep 6, 2013

Strider is offering a special edition Redline Strider under a licensing deal with Seattle Bike Supply, which owns the Redline trademark. The balance bike weighs 6.7 pounds, features adjustable seat and handlebars and fits children ages 18 ...

Tags: Bike, Transportation

Colorado Brewer Oskar Blues Is Opening a Combination Restaurant and Bike Retail Space

Sep 6, 2013

Colorado brewer Oskar Blues, which also owns a small custom bike brand, Reeb, is opening a combination restaurant and bike retail space here later this year. "The CyclHOPS Bike CAN-tina" will offer tequila and Southwestern food ...

Tags: bike, Transportation

Automation Era, Automatic Machine

Sep 6, 2013

Packaging technology is an important symbol of modern civilization, and modern civilization packaging machinery is to achieve material guarantee. With the rapid development of commodity economy prosperity and people's living standard ...

Tags: Packaging Machinery, Packaging, Processing Machinery, filling machine