Higher prices for construction materials and nonresidential construction will squeeze margins for construction companies despite an overall improving construction outlook, Associated General Contractors said. AGC’s analysis of ...
Tags: private-sector demand, improve market, materials cost increases
According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the fourth quarter of 2013 Turkey's building construction cost index increased 1.2 percent quarter on quarter and was up 7.2 percent compared to the same ...
Tags: Turkey, building construction, material index, installation material
The use of glass as a building material has a positive effect on various processes such as learning, healing, performance and well-being of people - such a conclusion is based on a joint study of Guardian Industries, a leading manufacturer ...
Chinese firms make overseas acquisitions as domestic market becomes saturated Despite the economic slowdown and overcapacity issues, China's market for construction equipment will likely recover from lackluster growth, as major companies ...
Our products are at the heart of modern architecture, engineering and construction. They play a beneficial role in addressing some of the major environmental challenges of buildings, new and old. Architects increasingly seek to bring ...
Tags: glass, decoration, environment
A city of Laramie task force identified collection and transportation as the two main impediments to a glass recycling program. On Nov. 1, Ark Regional Services discontinued its glass recycling services — which were costing the ...
Tags: Glass Diversion, Construction
In its third edition of the latest study, Ceresana forecasts global revenues generated with pigments to increase to US$34.2 billion in 2020. Pigments are mainly used in the production of paints and varnishes as well as the coloring of ...
Tags: Pigments, Construction
Mobile stone crusher Mobile stone crushers happen to be utilized for extended time mainly in limestone quarries. They provided benefit of belt conveyor transport and eliminated road construction and truck haulage, and hence resulted in ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, crusher, stone crusher
Chrysler Group LLC has given its approval for use of PPG’s innovative clearcoat products for warranty repairs on all Chrysler vehicles. The approved PPG clearcoats are ENVIROBASE® High Performance EC800 Ultra Fast 2.1 Clearcoat, ...
Aluminium is enormously flexible, extremely usable and striking construction material due to anexclusive and invincibleblend of properties.Aluminium is the most commonly used metal in the world, next to iron. It is because aluminium has ...
Tags: Aluminium, Metallurgy, Mineral
BASF raised sales in the third quarter of 2013 by 1.5% to around €17.7 billion despite significantly negative currency effects. This growth was mainly the result of increased volumes, particularly in the Oil & Gas segment. Income from ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the third quarter of the current year Turkey's building construction cost index increased 2.3 percent quarter on quarter and was up 6.4 percent compared to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Building Construction
Do what you say you are going to do and always “do it with a smile” is Virginia Mirror Co. Chief Executive Officer John Korff’s philosophy for getting ahead in business. That philosophy, coupled with honesty and ...
Tags: Glass Business, Virginia Mirror
A new line of Ross SysCon Recipe Controls now allows operators to monitor and control the human machine interface (HMI) screen from a smart phone or tablet. Available as an option on all Ross mixing, blending, drying and dispersion ...
Tags: Disperser, Construction Material
Two Swedish scientists have won the 2013 AkzoNobel Science Award in recognition of their prominent research in the fields of materials and surface engineering. Lars Hultman, of Linköping University, and Per Claesson, from the Royal ...
Tags: Construction Material