In February this year, Japan's industrial production decreased by 2.3 percent from January and rose by 6.9 percent from February 2013, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production report published by Japan's Ministry of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel, crude steel, Iron
Scientists and regulators investigating the mysterious spread of a deadly virus plaguing the U.S. pork industry are stepping up their scrutiny of what the nation's hog herd eats. With a dearth of solid leads, investigators are exploring ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. (Chongqing Steel), a subsidiary of Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co., has issued its financial results for 2013, posting an operating revenue of RMB 17.563 billion ($2.87 billion), down ...
Tags: Chongqing Steel, Iron, Steel
On March 27, Anhui Province-based Chinese steelmaker Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. (Masteel) issued its financial results for 2013, announcing an operating revenue of RMB 73.85 billion ($12.07 billion), while it achieved a net profit of RMB 157 ...
Tags: steelmaker, Iron, Steel
In the first two months of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 192.39 million mt, rising by 1.60 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Pig Iron
Sales of traditional toys in the industry's five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) were flat in 2013, according to information from the NPD Group. While sales grew in France (+0.7%), Germany (+1.5%) and ...
Tags: Toy
In the January-February period of the current year,the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih,Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal,totaled 915,100 mt,down 12.6 percent year on year,as announced by the ...
Tags: Arcelormittal Kryvyi, Crude Steel, Steel
The National Pork Board has announced additional funds earmarked for research in the fight against the further spread of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV), which was first identified in the United States last May. The funds – ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Pork
Uncertainty surrounding total swine herd losses to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has sent lean hog futures for spring and summer contracts to record-high levels, but it's possible the markets have overreacted, a Purdue Extension ...
Tags: PEDv, Demand for pork, avoid the disease
In booth #1531 at the Optical Fiber Communication conference & exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2014) in San Francisco, CA (11-13 March), GigOptix Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog ...
Tags: coherent optical link design, live demonstration, VCSEL driver
The Chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council's Pig Code Development Committee says Canada's updated Pig Code of Practice offers the best possible outcome for our animals and our industry. Canada's revised Code of Practice for the ...
Tags: Agriculture, Animals, Pig
With 12 different models to collect, fans can mould the show's popular characters, including Peppa, George and Candy in 3D. Giromax is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the kids' show, Peppa Pig with a new range of Mini Clay Buddies ...
The transaction prices of L8 and L10 steelmaking pig iron in northern China's Hebei province stood at Yuan 2,460-2,510 ($400-408) /mt on March 3, down 1.6% from Yuan 2,500-2,550/mt on January 28, with the widely expected post-holiday ...
Tags: Pig Iron, Steel Market
On February 28, Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) announced that in the current year it expects to produce 12 million mt of pig iron, 12.45 million mt of crude steel and 11.66 million mt of ...
Tags: Baogang, Crude Steel
In January this year, Japan's industrial production increased by four percent from December and rose by 10.6 percent from January 2013, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production report published by Japan's Ministry ...
Tags: Iron and Steel, Mineral