Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) is a common type of contract in the construction industry and is now becoming big business in the solar industry. Under an EPC solar contract, the contractor will handle the design, all ...
Kobe Steel Ltd announced that Shinko Wire Company, Ltd and Suncall Corporation will take equity stakes in its 100% owned steel wire company in China, Kobelco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co Ltd The equity stakes will enable Kobe Wire and Suncall ...
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ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Inc, a subsidiary of Iron Ore Holdings, LP and a company in The Energy and Minerals Group, have agreed that Nunavut Iron Ore will increase its interest in Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation from 30% to 50%. ...
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THE Coega Development Corporation said that it had started recruiting for the first 143 posts out of a possible 800 being created at Agni Steels South Africa’s smelting plant in the Coega industrial development zone. The wholly ...
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Throughout history there have been many instances of alluring success that has led many people to chase a perceived golden opportunity only to end up very disappointed. In recent times there has been a genuine gold rush atmosphere when it ...
Despite the booming profits of TiO2 producers in Europe, they still want to diversify their portfolio into speciality pigments to ensure higher profit margins in the long-term. This switch into specialities is causing concern among ...
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Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina has entered into a joint venture with French dairy processor Bongrain to sell branded cheese products in France. The joint venture,which will take effect from 1 January,will have"limited ...
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BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest ...
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BASF Shanghai Coatings Company Limited is investing in a new basecoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant will increase the company's local production capacity for basecoat by 13,500 tons per year. ...
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Minerals has discovered a new high grade iron ore prospect at its Curnamona direct shipping ore project in South Australia. The company, which has a JV with Sinosteel on the project, identified the new prospect The Plumbago via ...
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JFE Shoji Trade Corporation announced the execution of a USD 9 million Loan Agreement(the"Loan")with OM Materials(S)Pte Ltd a fully owned subsidiary of OM Holdings Ltd. OMH is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with principal ...
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Japanese petrochemical majors are scouting overseas countries to set up petrochemical plants either on the own or in joint ventures. Big petrochemical companies like Sumitomo, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui & Co, Mitsubishi Chemicals and Ube ...
Shanghai GM, a joint venture between General Motors and SAIC, will issue a recall of about 77,579 Buick GL8 minivans in China due to a problem in seat belt. The GL8s are recalled due to a problem in the front passenger seat's seatbelt ...
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Essex County Council has signed a £81m network and telephony deal to introduce a Public Services Network(PSN)across its 200,000 users. The 10-year next-generation network(NGN)deal was awarded to a joint venture between ...
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Thanks to the replenishment demand from brand vendor in 3Q12, the production value for October has shown a respective performance compared to the same period of last year. According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, total ...
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