AK Steel announced that its shipments of stainless and electrical sheets totaled 215,100 short tons in the second quarter of this year, lower than 227,500 short tons in the same period of a year ago, due to oversupply, falling raw material ...
Experts from Ford, Firestone Polymers and Pirelli are among the many tire industry leaders who will be sharing their expertise at Smithers Rapra Inc.'s first Future of Tire Technology conference and exhibition. The event will take place ...
Tags: Tire Technology, Auto Parts
Canadian distributor Market Solutions International, which services the oil sands region of Canada, recently purchased 100% recycled STRUXURE® Construction Mats from AXION. The 16 ft long mats are to be used in Northern Alberta as a ...
Clariant has signed a long-term supply contract with OMV. From 2015, the Austrian oil and gas company will supply Clariant’s site in Gendorf, Germany with ethylene. This agreement will enable Clariant to source most of its ...
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NLMK, one of the world’s largest steel producers has announced to initiate its operation of new EAF mill in Kaluga, Moscow. The Kaluga work site will help to produce high quality long products with raw material and ferrous scrap ...
China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan announced to keep its list prices for electric furnace (EF) Al-killed wire rods unchanged for August. CSC stated that it decided to keep the prices unchanged due to weak ...
Tags: Wire Rod List, Mineral
PPG Industries announced several executive appointments that are effective Aug. 1: Frank S. Sklarsky, executive vice president, finance, will be appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, as previously announced, and ...
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The LIMAK Cement Group is upgrading its Pinarhisar, Ankara and Balikesir plants in Turkey, and as part of this upgrade is replacing seven ball mills with vertical roller mills. The Group has ordered all seven mills from Gebr. Pfeiffer SE to ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
It is expected to witness steady growth owing to the robust development of the shipbuilding and offshore engineering industries in the region. Moreover, ships are subject to harsh environments and the constant need for their maintenance and ...
Tags: Marine Coatings, Coatings
Environmental regulations, rising consumer awareness regarding health and the environment, and focus on sustainability have driven the Asia-Pacific water-based coatings market. Higher domestic consumption and investments in infrastructure ...
Tags: Water-Based Coatings, Coatings, Chemicals
Specialist meat packer Hilton Food Group's strategy of operating with one customer per market could lead it to benefit from the horsemeat crisis, predicted City analyst Shore Capital. Hilton Foods' business model of one customer per ...
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The countries that have signed CAFTA-DR free trade agreement may lose about 100,000 jobs in the textile industry if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is signed in its current form, which allows Vietnam to import raw materials ...
Tags: CAFTA-DR Textile Sector, Textile
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced that it has signed a long-term supply contract with OMV. From 2015, the Austrian oil and Gas Company will supply Clariant’s site in Gendorf (Germany) with ethylene. This ...
Aiming to promote Taiwanese apparel and outdoor sportswear brands in domestic as well as world markets, the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) and the Textile Research and Development Association International have constituted a group ...
Tags: Apparel, Sportswear
It’s reported that China Steel Corp (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan is going to release its list prices for steel bar and wire products for September. Industry sources predicted that CSC might remain its list ...
Tags: Steel Bar, Wires List