Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company used around 450,000 kiloliters, or 91,000 b/d, of crude and fuel oil for power generation in October, up 50% from the 300,000 kl it had planned to consume earlier, a source close to the matter said ...
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US biodiesel exports hit a new record high in August at 96,792 mt, up 61% from July and almost double the volume from the same period of 2012, according to data the International Trade Commission released Monday. Canada, at 41,155 mt, was ...
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India-based dairy products producer Amul has partnered with brand strategy and design firm DY Works to revamp the design and packaging of Amul Kool Lassi. Under the partnership, Amul wishes to swap the traditional design with a new PET ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) this week submitted comments to the inter-agency Trade Policy Staff Committee, led by the US Trade Representative (USTR), outlining specific instances where "foreign government laws, policies, ...
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Tata Steel's long products business announced today, October 29, that it is planning to take some restructuring measures to strengthen its competitiveness, which will affect management and administrative functions at sites in Scunthorpe, ...
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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical gained CNY 86.36 billion incomes in the first three quarters, up 24.88% year on year. The company made CNY 1 billion net profits, compared with losses in the period last year; it recorded CNY 0.139 earnings ...
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International Desalination Association recognises his 'extensive contributions' The International Desalination Association (IDA) has presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Jim Birkett in recognition of his extensive contributions in ...
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Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd (Kobe) has posted a net income of JPY 44.17 billion ($452.97 million) in the first half of the current fiscal year which began on April 1, 2013, compared to a net loss of JPY 38.20 billion in the ...
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The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in mid-October (Oct. 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.7117 million mt, down 2.97 ...
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The United States Department of Commerce initiated a trade investigation into imports of electrical steel products from seven countries, including China. The products, under the category of grain-oriented electrical steel, are flat-rolled ...
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Chinese companies are aiming to cut costs and enhance efficiencies as they become more familiar with shale gas development in the country, delegates at an unconventional gas conference said in Beijing this week. State-owned Sinopec has ...
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China's National Energy Administration is seeking recommendations and consulting the refining sector on a proposal to award more crude import quotas in the country. In a report on Friday, Chinese newspaper 21st Century Business Herald ...
According to a report from the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending October 26, 2013, domestic raw steel production was 1,817,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.8 percent. Production was 1,692,000 net ...
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The Austrian steelmaker voestalpine Group said yesterday, October 28, that it is opening a new cold rolling plant for the production of high quality strip steel in Kematen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria. With an investment of €113 ...
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Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO) has announced the financial results for the first three quarters of the current year of its listed subsidiary Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. Accordingly, in ...
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