Despite a 16.26 percent revenue hike in the second quarter of fiscal 2014-15, impacted by higher depreciation and amortisation costs, net profit at Vardhman Textiles Ltd sank 48.4 percent, year-on-year. The vertically integrated Indian ...
Tags: cotton prices, yarn prices, Textile
BKT introduced the Ridemax FL 693 M, a radial tire for those who frequently travel on the road with trailers or tank trucks. Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) and its Italian distributor Univergomma unveiled two tires and showcased ...
In October this year, China's crude steel output amounted to 67.52 million mt, down 0.3 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on November 13. During the given month, the average daily crude steel ...
Tags: Crude Steel, crude steel output
Brazil’s long products market should face a challenging year in 2015, despite a low increase in production, domestic sales and as well as in the country’s apparent consumption, an executive at Gerdau said during the Alacero ...
Tags: Long Steel Production, Domestic
In October this year, China's overall value-added industrial output increased by 7.7 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on November 13, with this growth rate 0.3 percentage points higher than ...
Tags: Industrial Output, finished steel
In the January-September period of this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip shipments decreased by 2.9 percent on year-on-year basis to 4.78 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. 53 percent ...
Tags: CR Sheet, cold rolled strip
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q4 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), in the second quarter of the current year construction activity in the European Union (EU) ...
Tags: Steel Market, Mineral
BMW is planning to launch M Performance Parts for its flagship BMW X4, BMW X3, BMW M3, BMW M4 Coupe and BMW M4 Convertible at the Essen Motor Show in Germany. The models are expected to get design and functional upgrades with the M ...
Tags: BMW Accessories, BMW M Performance, Auto
This 450-tonne dump truck is claimed to be the world’s largest, with a steerable axle and body components made from high-strength steel. It earned its maker Belaz a finalist place in the 2014 Swedish Steel Prize. The Swedish Steel ...
Tags: dump truck, high-strength steel
Hercules Tire unveiled the Hercules H-704 premium closed shoulder deep drive tire at the recent SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in Las Vegas. Designed to handle demanding long-haul applications, the H-704 features ...
Tags: Drive Tire, Auto Parts
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
Process automation systems designer and manufacturer Key Technology has launched a new Sanitary Belt Conveyor which can be used for transportation of bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines. The USDA-approved belt's ...
UK-based packaging equipment and services provider ULMA Packaging has developed new TFS Thermoformers, which the company claims to be the most hygienic in the market. These thermoformers are designed to fit around products like their ...
Tags: TFS Thermoformers, shelf life, Agriculture
Visitors to Michelman’s booth at the 2014 EWTA Info Fair Supplier Exhibition will be introduced to a trio of new Michem® Wood Release solutions for manufacturers of pMDI as well as conventional resin-based engineered wood panels. ...
Tags: 2014 EWTA, Wood Panel