Shandong Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shandong Iron and Steel Co.(Shandong Steel)has announced that it achieved an operating revenue of RMB 120.6 billion($19.8 billion)and recorded a net loss of RMB 600 million($98.4 million)in 2013.In ...
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According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia(Russtat),in 2013 Russia registered a 1.7 percent decline in its rolled steel product output to 57.9 million mt,a 2.3 percent decrease in its crude steel output to 68.8 million mt and a ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says truck traffic coming from the U.S. and now local truck traffic from infected areas in Ontario pose the greatest risk for the spread of Porcine Epidemic ...
Tags: Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, Dr.Byra, Health Intelligence Network
Consumer demand for locally-grown foods and locally-raised meat, poultry and eggs has grown. After a decline of small farms and slaughter houses in the 1990s, the U.S. has seen a resurgence in small, locally-owned operations. According to ...
By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, by maintaining the focus on biosecurity, there is opportunity for pork producers to protect their herds from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last week the ...
Tags: pork, TGE, Chris Byra, Chatham-Kent
Ontario has confirmed a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and a third is under investigation. Both are in the Chatham-Kent region. PED is usually fatal for very young pigs while older pigs can recover. The virus does not ...
In February this year, Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to decrease by 7.8 percent compared to the expected output in January to 2.49 million mt, according to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom. ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral
Russian pig iron and coking coal producer KOKS Group has announced it operational results for 2013. During 2013, KOKS produced 2.09 million mt of pig iron, down one percent compared to the previous year. In the given period, the company's ...
Tags: Pig Iron Output, Mineral
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have deciphered the structure of part of the ribosome found in mitochondria, the power plants of the cell. The scientists were able to benefit from advancements in the field ...
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Russkaya Stal (Russian Steel), a non-pro association of Russian domestic steelmakers, has reported that its main member enterprises produced 4.65 million metric tons of finished steel in December last year, up six percent from November and ...
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In 2013, China's outputs of crude steel, pig iron and finished steel amounted to 779.04 million mt, 708.97 million mt and 1,067.62 million mt respectively, up 7.5 percent, 6.2 percent and 11.4 percent year on year, as announced by China's ...
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Surgeons' best tools for locating tumors inside the body are often their hands. But during minimally invasive surgeries—which can reduce recovery time by days—the ability to examine tissue through touch, called palpation, is ...
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NPD's annual Toy Fair address reveals Furby Boom, LeapPad Explorer and Innotab as top sellers. The overall size of the market last year was £2.9bn, down one per cent compared to 2012 - however NPD Group has highlighted a number of ...
Danish Crown has decided to close its deboning department and its subsidiary Tulip food’s ready meals production in Faaborg due to non-competitiveness in the current production set-up and as part of its comprehensive structural plan ...
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The Canadian Swine Health Board is once again encouraging pork producers to protect themselves and their swine herds by being vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Influenza is a virus of the upper respiratory tract. Certain strains ...
Tags: Pork, Seasonal Flu