Zijin Mining Group Co., China's largest gold producer by output, announced on Wednesday a 54 percent year-on-year slump in net profits in the first half of 2013, largely due to falling gold prices. In a statement filed with the Shanghai ...
Tags: Gold Miner, China's Largest
Pulverized glass may be coming to a beach near you, but you won't be able to tell the difference because it will look and feel like sand beneath your feet. Broward County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to support a program that ...
Tags: Recycled Glass, Glass, Construction
China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
Tags: Green Policy, Big Boost
PPG Industries recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its electrocoat systems at its China headquarters in Shanghai. PPG was the first company to introduce electrocoating technology commercially in an automotive OEM (original ...
"Energy conservation must start from 'lighting on demand', especially in the public construction sectors, such as underground garage, corridors, and stairwells. There is a big difference between effective lighting time and actual lighting ...
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP announced it received air permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for its planned ethane cracker and polyethylene units. Additionally, Chevron Phillips Chemical received a ...
Tags: Chevron, Petrochemical Project
How will the eco-building materials and the sustainable construction affect our life after the World Expo? Shanghai Building Materials Industry Association and World Expo Group Shanghai Modern International Exhibition Company will ...
Tags: Footprints
A few days ago, Baofine Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., as the a subsidiary of Baosteel Engineering & Technology Group, won the Investment Project Award under the China's National Excellent High and Quality Project Award 2012-2013 by ...
Tags: Hot Rolled Products
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), the national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings and cements and suppliers to the industry, met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill ...
Tags: Roof Coatings, Construction
An insider from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has disclosed that the ministry is carrying out checks on a second batch of domestic steel enterprises to see whether they conform with required standards in the ...
Tags: Steel Overcapacity, MIIT
A few weeks ago, the ground-breaking ceremony of project of steel-making plant of Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. was held in the Dongshan island, Zhanjiang. It means that the project of steel-making plant of Zhanjiang Iron and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
Colfax Fluid Handling announced that its Allweiler brand, based in Radolfzell, Germany, has been awarded third place in the Baden-W?rttembergian state competition for environmental technology in the Measurement, Control, and Regulation ...
BASF is building a new Ultramid polymerization plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year in Shanghai, China. The new plant is planned to start up in 2015. “As part of our long-term strategy, we aim to locate production ...
Tags: Ultramid Chinese Plant, BASF
Clariant has signed the declaration of membership of the UN Global Compact. In doing so, the company is emphasizing its all-round commitment to sustainable development and being a good corporate citizen based on the UN initiative's 10 ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Pre-Q Galgo of Dallas, Texas, has been awarded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verification for its TA precure design for retreaded tires. The tread offers low rolling resistance and is for use on line-haul Class 8 trailer ...
Tags: Auto Parts