It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 36 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 22/08/2013.The largest rises were Chloroform (3.21%),Acrylic acid (1.95%),Coke (0.62%),while the ...
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President Xi Jinping's visit to a recycling company Monday drew renewed attention to environmentally friendly industries. Xi said recycling is a sunrise industry and that garbage is a misplaced resource, during his visit Monday to a ...
In the second of a series of three articles on the treatment of waters, oil and gas industry expert David Robinson discusses the treatment and discharge of produced and other waters from onshore oil and gas production. First stage ...
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It’s reported that JSW Steel, the largest private-owned steelmaker in India are mulling to raise its steel prices by 5% from September 1st as the raw material prices have increased due to depreciated Indian Rupees. The official of JSW ...
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According to local press reports, the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) intends to invest N45 billion in the construction of a 1 million tpa clinker line and a coal grinding mill. The company’s Chairman made the announcement ...
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Australian port and rail company Asciano Wednesday posted a 41.2% year-on-year rise in net profit to A$342 million ($311 million) for the fiscal year to June 30, due in part to new rail contracts to haul coal in the state of Queensland and ...
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The most powerful generator-turbine unit ever built by Voith has entered service in the Chinese hydropower plant Xiluodu on the Jinsha River. After a successful 72-hour test run, Voith handed over the first of a total of three such machines ...
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US-based coal producer Alpha Natural Resources has announced that its subsidiary Cumberland Coal Resources has resumed operations at its Cumberland underground longwall mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania and lifted the force majeure ...
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International ratings agency Moody's has announced that it has downgraded the credit rating of Raspadskaya Coal Company (Raspadskaya), one of the largest coking coal producers in Russia, to B2 from B1, reflecting Moody's expectation of ...
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China's domestic thermal prices are bottoming due to increased coal demand and transactions, while local producers like China Coal and Shenhua are not expected to cut production, an analysts' report from UOBKayHian said Tuesday. The ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,15 commodities increased in prices, 29 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 20/08/2013.The largest rises were Dysprosium oxide (8.70%),Sulfur (3.58%),Soybean meal ...
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China's coal output and sales both declined in the first seven months of 2013, statistics from the China National Coal Association (CNCA) showed on Monday. The country's coal output in the Jan.-July period stood at 2.13 billion tonnes, ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,25 commodities increased in prices, 16 fell and 59 remained unchanged on 19/08/2013.The largest rises were Hydrochloric acid (12.28%),Lead ingot (2.20%),Silver ...
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You've probably heard the claim that solar panels take more energy to make than they generate. That's a pretty crushing thing to hear if you've just hired an electrician to install a fancy new solar system in the belief that you're doing ...
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Asciano has delivered a strong result with underlying EPS up 39% and the final dividend up 56%, however, its Rail and Terminals Logistics division experienced significant weakness. Asciano has reported a 41.2% increase in statutory net ...