Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), announced on on Sept. 14, 2012 that its new furnace in its Tlaxcala, Mexico, glass reinforcements facility is operational. This is the latest step the company has taken to increase its global capacity to produce ...
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Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi(SCAD)issued its monthly report on the prices of building materials for the month of August 2012.The report presents an analysis of the movements in the prices of the various materials used in the construction ...
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X-Rite Incorporated has introduced the RM200QC handheld spectrocolorimeter to give companies an inexpensive yet powerful way to record and communicate color differences to speed introduction of new products and reduce instances of scrap. ...
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An Egyptian court has ordered the cancellation of Assiut Cement s privatisation contract and the firm returned to state ownership, Ahram has reported. The cement maker has been 95.8% owned by CEMEX, a global building materials firm, since ...
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Agricultural installations in China provide 300MW boost to PV domestic sales,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES [Tuesday 18 September 2012]New solar projects on agricultural land are playing a pivotal role within the rapid ...
Vertellus Specialties, a specialty chemicals company, has selected HORN Essentials as regional distribution partner in US West and Southwest. Vertellus is focused on the manufacturing ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal ...
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Epicor Software Corporation,a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing,distribution,retail and services organizations,today announced it has agreed to acquire privately held Solarsoft Business Systems from Marlin ...
Despite hawkish stance of Competition Commission of Pakistan and an oversupply of around 13 million tons in the sector,the Kohat Cement Company Limited(KOHC)has been aggressively pre-paying its long-term loans,which is not only decreasing ...
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According to BHI published by CBMCA and MOFCOM, profit of cement manufacturing industry decreased with a year-on-year drop of 50% during the first half year of 2012, while profit of sheet glass plunged more than 100% compared with last ...
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Leslie Koo,chairman of Taiwan Cement Co.(TCC),is optimistic about second-half operations as well as for China Synthetic Rubber Co.(CSRC),an affiliate,especially in the cement business,saying that cross-strait sales of cement will grow in ...
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One of the reasons the construction codes have held my interest for decades is that they always seem to present a new challenge.Just when we start to figure something out—whether it be compliance with the Americans with Disabilities ...
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West Fraser Timber Co. And Western Forest Products Inc. Are leading Canadian lumber producers to the biggest combined profit since 2006 as mills run at five-year highs to feed a U. S. Housing rebound and near-record Chinese demand. Lumber ...
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The California Energy Commission's goal is to build "net-zero" homes in California by 2020. The test model is the ABC Green Home, located in an empty lot at Irvine, California's Great Park. The completion date for this Craftsman-style, ...
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Bathroom protagonist who is leading,who is the protagonist of bathroom space?Increasingly active in the industry,bathroom bathroom furniture,no doubt the limelight Masamori.Now,with dazzling,outstanding design,bathroom furniture styles ...
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As the biggest, most professional and most influential energy-saving materials exhibition, the show conforms to the theme of energy-saving, water-saving, land-saving, materials-saving and environmental protection.The show exhibits the ...