Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to invest $30m at its Princeton manufacturing plant in Indiana, US to boost the production of gas variant of Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) starting in 2014. The new investment ...
Tags: Toyota, Highlander SUV
It is reported that ArcelorMittal is forecasting growth of between 9%~10% annually in the Chinese auto steel demand. The general manager of ArcelorMittal is quoted saying demand for auto sheet in China reached 13 million~14 million ...
Tags: Auto Steel Demand, Mineral
Strong demands for mid-power LED products have increased shipments of Epoxy Molding Compound (EMC) lead frames. Taiwanese and Chinese LED package manufacturers have jumped into EMC lead frame technology. Taiwanese LED package manufacturers ...
Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to invest about $230m to build a new car engine manufacturing plant in Indonesia, as part of its strategy to expand powertrain production in emerging markets by 20%. The new plant will be used to ...
Tags: Engine Plant, Toyota
Affected by LED chip’s consecutive price drop and efforts to control costs, Taiwanese chip manufacturers including Epistar, FOREPI, and others are turning to Chinese sapphire substrates. A move that directly contends Taiwanese ...
Few decades ago, African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, were listed in the list of world’s largest textile industries and currently the textile sector in the region is faced with several challenges. ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Textile
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s daily output of welded pipes averaged at 150,333 tons in June, rising by 12% from a month ago and increasing by 6% year on year. In June, the ...
Tags: Welded Pipes, Mineral
Stirred by improving financial condition of developed countries, as global demand for petrochemical products is rising, Iran has launched or is working to launch several new projects to boost its petrochemical strength to cash in on the ...
Tags: Petrochem Projects, Textile
It is reported that Taiwan’s Dragon Steel Corp announced to start the operation at its new No.2 sinter plant at its Taichung works, Taiwan. The new facility was designed an annual production capacity of 3.8 million which was ...
Tags: Dragon Steel, Mineral
Reportedly, Indian State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (Sail) planned to raise its annual production capacity of 50 million tons in 2022. Currently, the company’s annual production capacity is about 14 million tons and it ...
Tags: Sail, Increase Production
Austria-based plantmaker Siemens Metals Technologies has announced that the new sinter plant No. 2 supplied for Taiwan-based Dragon Steel Corporation recently commenced production. The new sinter plant was built as part of the steelmaker's ...
Tags: Sinter Plant, Dragon Steel
Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has held a ceremony on July 23 to mark the opening of NLMK Kaluga, its next-generation EAF mill located in the Kaluga region near Moscow. The launch of NLMK Kaluga will help tackle the ...
On Monday, an explosion occurred during routine maintenance work at the DRI intake of an electric arc furnace at steelmaker Ternium's Guerrero facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The causes of the incident, which killed four and injured 10, are ...
Tags: Ternium Reports, Steel Mill
Excellence Opto, Inc. (EOI) is pleased to announce its expansion of its new facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The new 10,000 square foot facility will serve the increasing demands of the LED Automotive lighting market. EOI has actively ...
Turkish integrated steelmaker Erdemir has announced that production has been halted at its Iskenderun-based subsidiary Isdemir, subsequent to the implementation of a strike decision as of July 15 after talks between Isdemir and the Turkish ...
Tags: Steel Producer, Mineral