It's reported that the city of Osceola has firmed to invest US$2 million in the Big River Steel mill and would be the latest government entity to kick in the project that is expected to create 525 permanent jobs and more than 200 temporary ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In April this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) decreased to 50.5, lower compared to the final value of 51.6 in March, as announced by the HSBC. The flash new orders sub-index decreased to 48.6 ...
Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 3.5 Safety 5 Green 3.5 If you're after a luxury-sports wagon that blends space, style and swift performance, then look no further than the ...
Tags: Volvo, Transportation, Auto
IT support services firm Caleris has this message on its homepage, "Outsource to Iowa. Not India," against a picture of a corn field and farm houses. Caleris' message could not be clearer. The company is competing from rural Iowa, with ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Caterpillar Inc. has entered into a five-year international power projects (IPP) agreement with Zahid Group, which recently formed a new subsidiary company, Altaaqa Global. As an IPP partner, Altaaqa Global will provide multi-megawatt ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Innocoll has signed a license and distribution agreement with Biomet 3i for its CollaCare dental products. Under the deal, Biomet 3i will distribute the products to all global territories outside of China and ASEAN. Developed using ...
The U.S. Marine Corp selected the solar airfield products from Carmanah Technologies in a public bid worth $175,000. The Marine Corp will employ the products in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). The order, ...
Tags: LED, LED Industry
It is reported that ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) announced to re-commission for the basic oxygen converters at its Vanderbijlpark works in South Africa. The plant has been temporary suspended due to firs incident on February 9 this ...
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The Rieter Group held its own in 2012 against difficult market conditions worldwide. Order intake for the year as a whole declined by 12% to 839.7 million CHF, although Rieter received more orders in the second half-year than in the first. ...
Tags: Textile, Rieter Group
Consumers have a low level of satisfaction with run-flat tires versus more traditional tires, according to the research firm J.D. Power and Associates. These findings did not surprise us, though they serve as an important reminder for car ...
Tags: Run-Flat Tires, Auto Parts
China-based LDK Solar has announced that due to a temporary cash-flow shortage, the firm was not able to make full payments to the holders of its 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2013 in an aggregate principal amount of US$23.793 million, ...
Russia's second largest coking coal producer Raspadskaya has stated that in the first quarter of the current year its sales of coal concentrate increased by 49 percent year on year to 1.4 million mt, while its sales of run-of-mine coal ...
Don't set your Google Inactive Account Manager just yet, but there are billions of tons of solar matter hurtling toward the Earth at more than 600 miles (970 kilometers) per second. NASA estimates the plasma will hit our atmosphere late ...
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The availability of solar panels and LEDs (light emitting diodes) have enabled the illumination of roads and streets in areas where it is difficult or costly to access power. This is not only for remote areas because even in densely ...
Tags: solar panels, LED, Lighting
WHITEvoid’s FLUIDIC light / art installation uses both the elements of light and moving sculpture to express and entice it viewers. Designed by the Berlin based design studio WHITEvoid for Hyundai’s Advanced Design Center, ...
Tags: Fluidic Light, Hyundai