Borealis reported Monday a 72% jump in fourth-quarter net profit to Eur100 million ($133 million) from Eur58 million a year earlier, but gave a downbeat view on the 2013 outlook for its European polyolefins business. Sales grew to ...
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On February 20, Qinghai Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xining Special Steel Co. started the technology upgrade project at its small steel bar production line, as announced by Beijing-based state-owned China Metallurgical Group ...
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Renault-Nissan alliance is planning to invest about $320m (JPY30bn) to set up a low-cost vehicle manufacturing plant in India The alliance is expected to invest the amount to construct a second manufacturing plant at the company's site ...
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Rimera Group, a services division of ChTPZ group has initiated upgraded workshop along with modern equipment and rebuilt personnel structure for environmental improvement at its Izhneftemash plant for expansion. This new facility ...
German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will deliver the world's largest submerged arc furnace with six electrodes for POSCO SNNC, South Korea-based steel producer POSCO's ferronickel subsidiary, for the production of ferronickel ...
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Recently, the third factories located in Chongqing of Hankook Tire will be put into operation, the Nissan tires will up to 2400. The first phase of the project investment was 278million dollars, covering about 200 acres, all product the ...
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Isuzu Motors is preparing to enter the Indian light commercial vehicles and SUV market, the recently announced investment in India to establish a production plant plan is about to be finalized. It recently announced the establishment of the ...
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Ultrafiltration has become an increasingly important membrane separation technology in recent years. Anthony Bennett describes the fundamentals of ultrafiltration and highlights some current trends, as well as recent innovations in the ...
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Hebei Shichuang Glass Co., Ltd succeeded in trail operation of ultra-thin glass production line according to Langfang Bureau of Science and Technology. Its main product is the ultra-thin glass panel with oxygen-fuel combustion and ...
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It’s reported that Korean steel giant Posco planned to build a steel pipe joint venture in Japan in next January, aiming to supply to the Japanese automotive industry. It’s learned that the Japanese enterprises including ...
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Ube Industries, Ltd. announced that it will cease production of caprolactam (CPL) at the Sakai Factory in Japan. The decision was made today at a meeting of the Board of Directors and will result in the company recording an extraordinary ...
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German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it has received the final acceptance from the Indian steel giant Tata Steel regarding the modernization of coiler No. 3 at its hot strip plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands. The coiler No. 3 ...
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Reportedly, Asil Celik, Turkey’s largest alloy steel producer has announced its new continuous casting machine with annual production capacity of 600,000 tons. Meanwhile, the company has invested approximately US$21.5 million of ...
Reportedly, Baosteel has announced to begin its first overseas seamless pipe plant in Thailand. A new company formed as Baoli Steel Pipe which has been established by Baosteel and its partner Zhejiang Jianli Co, a bearing tube maker ...
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Bell's Brewery is planning to invest $10m to $12m in three projects to expand the production in the US. The company plans to add a waste-water system, a fermentation cellar and a canning line at the Comstock Township plant, while planning ...
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