German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has opened a new automotive supply plant in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, with an investment of around $20 million. The company is now producing springs and stabilizers for the ...
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Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced its expansion plans for Central and Latin America, including the startup of a steel fibre plant in Costa Rica, the acquisition of ...
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CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today it will start serving a new state-of-the art frac sand producer on its Wisconsin rail network in December 2013. The production facility of Source Energy Services (SES), formerly Canadian Sand and ...
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Sapphire substrate concept stocks have soared lately on China’s A-Shares market, but major international sapphire substrate suppliers stock prices have plunged, according to a China Securities Journal article. Out of the major ...
The National Energy Administration announced on Wednesday that China's commercialized shale gas production has reached 143 million cubic meters. The country's largest refiner Sinopec Co's shale gas project in Chongqing has realized a ...
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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) along with the State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Azerbaijan, will be developing new national standards for the upcoming oil-gas refining and petrochemical production ...
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China's hunger for natural gas has pushed its shipbuilding and energy industries to build more liquefied natural gas carriers and import terminals, to give the nation an edge over other countries. "China will need more than 35 LNG ...
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US-based firm General Electric Co. (GE) and Egyptian private company Carbon Holdings have signed a US$ 500 million agreement to provide technology and equity support for the building of a Greenfield naphtha cracker and olefins complex in ...
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Sichuan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Southwest Stainless Co. has started construction work on its new stainless steel strip project at Shawan stainless steel park in Sichuan, as reported by local media sources. The new facility will ...
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Hunan Province-based Chinese steel pipe producer Fangrui Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co. has won a tender to supply steel pipes and fitting accessories for the construction of water plant No. 2 in the town of Chengguan in Huarong County in ...
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Global PV system installations are estimated at 36GWp for 2013 and is expected to increase by 20% to 43GWp in 2014, with demand mainly to come from China, Japan and the US, Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power chairman Quincy Lin said, according to ...
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Sweden-based packaging manufacturer SCA has introduced new sustainable packaging products which will be produced at its Ortviken paper mill. The new products are claimed to offer better printability. Sustainable Packaging product has ...
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has opened its Beijing Benz Automotive (BBAC) engine plant to produce passenger-car engines in Beijing on 18 November 2013. The company commenced the construction of this plant in 2011 with EUR400m ...
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Mitas developed the VF HC 1000 tire to meet the demand of increased load and speed requirements of agricultural machinery. Mitas a.s., the Czech Republic-based parent company of Mitas Tires North America Inc., has launched its Very High ...
Austria-based packaging products manufacturer Starlinger has introduced a new 'Easy Open' feature for its PP*STAR pinch bottom bags. The new feature allows the bags to hold large quantities of heavy content without tearing or breaking ...
Tags: Pinch Bottom Bags, Packaging