In the first three quarters of 2012, faced with the complicated and volatile economic environment at home and abroad, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council committed to the general tone of progressing steadily, correctly handled ...
Egypt has announced that it has changed from a gas exporting to a gas importing country based on a decision issued by the Petroleum Minister that went into effect on 17th December. According to the ministerial order, the Egyptian Natural ...
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Houses and buildings started out using cut timber from real forests. Time passed, the population grew and humans determined that it wasn’t such a good idea to use all of our natural resources. We need something stronger and more Earth ...
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In October 2012, the total value added of the industrial enterprises above designated size was up by 9.6 percent year-on-year (the following growth rates of value added are real growth rates, i.e., deducting price factors), increased 0.4 ...
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China Knowledge quoted according the latest statistics released by the National Development and Reform Commission the building material industry realized CNY 140.3 billion in profit in the first half of this year reflecting a decrease of 9% ...
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New mercury reduction rules for coal-fired utility boilers, industrial boilers and cement plants in the U.S. will boost the market for certain chemicals. However, due to the many regulatory, technical and competitive factors, the annual ...
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The Australian reported that Arrium is considering expansions that could grow a key minerals processing business by more than 20% over the next 5 years through plants in Canada, Brazil and Peru. Mr Andrew Roberts consumables boss of ...
SteelGuru, the leading website for steel, metal and mining industry with 150,000 page views per day and 75,000 plus registered users for its E mail based news letter Steel Trade Today, has added yet another value added service for its ...
Statistics published by Egypt's official statistics agency, CAPMAS showed the price of iron per tonne fell 0.21% in November and steel rebar prices were EGP 4240 per tonne compared to EGP 4249 in October. Two weeks ago the ministry of ...
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We are pleased to inform you that Schouw & Co., parent company of Martin Professional, has entered into an agreement with the global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International Industries to sell Martin to HARMAN. The transaction is ...
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McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd (MBEL), a Williamson Magor group company, has booked an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth US$133.5m from ACC Ltd to set up a 9000t/day (~2.9Mt/yr) brownfield cement ...
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Suez Cement has announced that it may have to halt production at two of its production lines due to an increase in the price of mazut, a heavy, low-quality fuel oil. The Egyptian government has raised the price of the fuel by 130% to ...
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US demand for refractories is projected to grow 3.3 percent per year to$2.6 billion in 2016.Output of steel in the US will grow following a period of decline,driving demand for refractories.Gains will also come as nonresidential fixed ...
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Grasim Industries Limited, an Aditya Birla Group company, announced its results for the second quarter ended 30th September 2012. Revenue for the quarter grew by 15 per cent from Rs.5,755 crore to Rs.6,602 crore. PBIDT for the quarter was ...
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Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s President Muhammad Haroon Agar urged Ambassador of Romania to invite Romanian investors to invest in Pakistan. Exchanging views with the Romanian Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Emilian Ion he ...