Ethiopia is not much known in the mining world. Except for the small-scale gold, tantalum and gemstones exports, the country is not among the list of major mineral exporters in Africa. There are no large-scale mines in Ethiopia. The only ...
Tags: Ethiopia, Mining Sector, Electronics
The Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii has selected BAE Systems’ HybriDrive Series-E propulsion system to power four New Flyer Xcelsior 60-foot, low-floor rapid transit buses. The system ...
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The global apparent steel demand for 2014 will increase by two percent to 1.56 billion metric tons, following a growth of 3.8 percent in 2013, according to the short range outlook presented at the 48th annual meeting of the World Steel ...
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According to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), August exports increased 4.1 percent from their July level to total 1.05 million net tons. Exports had fallen 3.3 percent in July, after being nearly unchanged in June and ...
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In the first eight months of this year, Turkey's finished steel output increased by two percent year on year to 23.9 million metric tons, according to a report released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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In the January-August period of this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip shipments decreased by 3.9 percent on year-on-year basis to 4.23 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. 81 percent of ...
Rainfall in the South African cane catchment areas has been well below the long-term mean and this topic has received substantial coverage over the past few months. Given the lower rainfall during the season, it is projected that sugar ...
Indian flexible packaging firm Uflex is planning to build a new $325m packaging plant in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Scheduled to start production in early 2016, the new plant is part of the company's three-year investment plan to ...
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Platts’ analysis shows apparent oil demand in August was 41.19 million metric tons (mt), or an average 9.74 million barrels per day (b/d) — an increase of 3.7% year over year. This growth came despite a slew of bearish economic ...
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According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending October 4, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,825,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.9 percent. Production was 1,850,000 net tons in the ...
BioAmber Inc., an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, has signed an exclusive supply agreement for bio-based succinic acid with Xuchuan. Under the terms of the 5-year contract, which runs from 2015 to the end ...
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Nampak has opened its energy-efficient glass furnace in Gauteng, South Africa, with an investment of around $0.11bn (R1.2bn). The new furnace, which is the company's third, will increase the plant's capacity to 295 000 tons per annum and ...
Tags: Nampak, Third Glass Furnace, Printing
Following the first Pepro (Equalization Premium Paid to the Producer and/or Cooperative) auction which took place on September 25, stakeholders in the Brazilian cotton market are acting carefully in signing new trades. Brazilian cotton ...
Tags: Brazilian Cotton, Cautious, Textile
Sabra Dipping Company, maker of best-selling hummus, has opened its newly expanded hummus production facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The 118,000ft2 expansion is expected to double the production capacity of Sabra to meet ...
Tags: Sabra Dipping, Facility, Food
Twin textile trade shows Yarnex- India International Yarn Exhibition and TexIndia- Textile Sourcing Fair which was held in Tirupur earlier this month witnessed a 25 percent increase in visitor numbers, who came from India as well as foreign ...