German plantmaker SMS Meer has announced that it has received an order from Turkey-based steel producer Karabük Demir Celik (Kardemir) for the supply of a special bar quality (SBQ) rolling mill for the production of surface-quenched ...
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Australia's Antidumping Commission has announced that it has initiated an antidumping (AD) investigation against imports of hot rolled wire rod in coils with a diameter of less than 14 mm from Indonesia, Taiwan and Turkey, upon the ...
The 21 foot doll, named Nana, was created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Colombia's National Day of Childhood. A children's charity in Colombia has set the record for the World's Tallest Rag Doll, measuring higher than a two-story ...
Marks the fourth year in a row that Hot Toys has won an award from Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Consumer Products Division has awarded Hong Kong toy firm Hot Toys the Best Growth Award 2013. It marks the fourth year in a row that Hot Toys ...
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According to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel), apparent steel consumption in China is expected to slow to three percent in 2014 amounting to 721.2 million mt, after growth of 6.1 percent in 2013 on the ...
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International credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term rating of India-based Tata Steel at BB+ and that of its subsidiary Tata Steel UK Holdings at B+, lifting the outlook for both companies to stable from negative. ...
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On April 14, Mika Seitovirta, CEO of Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu, stated at the company's annual general meeting that in 2013 the weaker-than-expected market and the remedy requirement set by the European Commission ...
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GyroWash, from James Heal, is used to determine colour fastness to washing, dry cleaning and chlorinated water of textile and leather samples and as the test vessels are interchangeable, testing can be carried out to both European (ISO) and ...
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Akzo Nobel Coatings International has been granted a patent for a chip-resistant powder topcoat on a steel substrate having a corrosion resistant powder coating basecoat thereon. The topcoat is comprised of the cured or fused product of a ...
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Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co. KG In extreme operating conditions, where oil, splash water or continuously high humidity prevail, the stainless steel encapsulated multilayer piezo actuators ensure the required reliability and lifetime. ...
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In March this year, Turkey's crude steel output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year and increased by 4.8 percent month on month to 2.84 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki (Rautaruukki Corp.) has announced that Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has passed the necessary resolutions to enable the implementation of the planned share exchange offer to Rautaruukki's ...
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On April 10, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in late March (Mar. 21-31) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.669 million mt, up ...
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North America Western Asia Holdings, US Steel Tubular Products, a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, and MRC Global Inc. announced Thursday an alliance to bring critical oil well equipment into the natural resources-rich region ...
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According to a report released by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), in February of the current year the producer price index (PPI) for the UK manufacturing industry remained unchanged compared to January, following the 0.3 ...
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