UNIONS are warning they will launch industrial action targeting the State Government and ForestrySA if an agreement cannot be reached between timber processor Carter Holt Harvey and the State Government to lower the price of logs. Speaking ...
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Chinese construction equipment company XCMG has received its first order for its 3600-tonne (4,000 ton) crawler crane, which it says sets a record for being the world's largest crawling crane in terms of tonnage. The order came from the ...
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Crane ChemPharma Flow Solutions, Saunders offers customers its new EX Diaphragm, designed to withstand long periods of operation without damage or deterioration due to elevated temperatures. Its performance characteristics make the EX ...
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced that registration for its annual Fall meeting is now open The meeting will take place October 23 – 27, 2012, at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Registration is for Members, Associate ...
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The company said at the weekend it was widening the distribution outlets by opening more mega depots and signing on new distributors so that the consumers could reap the full benefits of the increased local production. Dangote Cement, which ...
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Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Co (ADSSC) has appointed Mott MacDonald to provide contract administration and site overview services for the development of one of the world’s largest underground pumping stations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab ...
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Kuwait Cement Company said in a bourse filing yesterday it booked a net profit of KWD8.84m (US$31.3m) for the six months ended June 30, 2012, slightly up from KWD8.69m a year earlier. The cement producer reported earnings per share (EPS) of ...
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MFEA sees 10% rise in export sales of furniture GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Furniture Entrepreneurs Association (MFEA) is projecting a 5% to 10% increase in export sales of Malaysian-made furniture products this year to over RM8bil from ...
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A US-based gas and chemical group is to create what it calls the world’s largest energy-from-waste facility on Teesside. Air Products, which has its headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is to commence work on building the plant in ...
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As more places around the world seek to ban or limit plastic bags, Malaysia's plastics industry association believes it's persuaded the national government to look at alternatives beyond more bans. The Southeast Asian nation of 27 million ...
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Syntagma Capital sold the French maritime pine plywood producer Rolpin to the newly founded Mar Holding, which is owned by Rolpin‘s management. The purchase price was not disclosed. Mar Holding is controlled by Rolpin‘s managing ...
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China Knowledge reported that XCMG Construction Machinery Co Ltd one of the leading construction machinery makers in China net profit fell 28.67% YoY to CNY 1.59 billion in the first half of this year, due to a sharp decline in sales volume ...
A lab-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been innovatively applied to treat pharmaceutical wastewater containing organic matter, nutrients, and four corticosteroids. In particular, the MBR achieved >93% removal of the corticosteroids. ...
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Cement makers in Oman have are to set to register double digit growth in their revenues in the second half of 2012, mainly due to growth in construction segment that has led to higher off-take of cement, Oman Daily Observer has reported. ...
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Mine dewatering pump specialist, Weir Minerals Multiflo (WMM), has announced an inaugural scholarship programme. Launched in conjunction with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Queensland Australia, the scholarship is open to ...
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