In an historic action that will protect people's health and the environment, and benefit riverfront communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a plan to remove 4.3 million cubic yards of highly contaminated ...
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In March this year, Germany's construction sector saw its 11th straight month-on-month increase in overall activity levels. Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 52.5 points in March, down ...
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While the Chinese government has committed to eliminating 80 million mt/year of steel capacity nationwide by 2017, the reduction will be gradual which will see demand for raw material ferrosilicon remain steady in 2014 as compared with ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $5 million research grant to Arizona State University to better understand the impacts of nanomaterials throughout their life cycle—from design, manufacture, use and ...
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Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd (PPE) of Blackburn, UK, which manufactures elastomer O-rings, technical mouldings and sealing solutions, has held a ground-breaking ceremony to initiate construction of a new 30,000ft2 manufacturing ...
Indian steelmaker Tata Steel has announced that New Zealand-based Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd has agreed to acquire Tata Steel International Australasia Ltd (TSIAL) on April 14, 2014 for a cash consideration of NZ$27.5 million (23,8 million ...
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Photovoltaic technology is increasingly being recognised as a likely major contributor to the world's future energy needs. Lasers are playing an increasingly important role in the design and fabrication of high efficiency solar cells. ...
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Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on April 7 announced the establishment of Star River Energy, a joint venture with several local insurance companies specifically for investing in and managing operation of PV systems or ...
In a move to better serve its customers in North and Latin America, the global chemical company Oxea has started basic engineering for a 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a Propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, Texas. Both ...
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German auto-parts maker Bosch Engineering is set to unveil its fuel cell control unit (FCCU) for zero-emission vehicles at the 2014MobiliTec specialist trade show in Hannover, Germany. The FCCU, which is developed for zero-emission ...
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JBT FoodTech, an American food processing machinery provider owned by JBT, has launched the modified version of its Double D Revorack Multi-Purpose Cooke The modified cooker is claimed to allow food manufacturers increase capacity by up ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring four organizations in Kentucky with 2014 Energy Star awards. A total of 127 organizations will be honored for their commitment to protecting ...
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German autoparts maker Continental has acquired full ownership of Zytek Automotive, an automotive engineering firm based in the UK. Zytek Automotive, a former joint venture of Continental, offers its services in all areas of automotive ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Auto, automotive, passenger cars, vehicles
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) has released the domestic construction sector indicators for the whole of the last year. The turnover index in the domestic construction sector in the last quarter of 2013 decreased by 0.9 percent ...
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Tetra Pak's net sales for 2013 were AU$16.4b (€11.1b) - up 3.5% from 2012 in comparable terms. "The combination of strong competition and soft economies in many markets around the globe created a tough business environment for Tetra ...