China looks back on nearly 5000 years of continued history tremendously rich on innovation and scientific achievements. For centuries the Chinese had been at the forefront of humanity's intellectual and technological progress and often far ...
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In March of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.81 million metric tons, up 0.42 percent compared to March 2013 and up 2.02 percent compared to February, ...
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Based on the US Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of April total ...
BASF and Yara have made good progress with their plan to jointly build a world-scale ammonia plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proposed plant would be located at the existing BASF site in Freeport, Texas, have an annual capacity of 750,000 ...
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Finland-based Valmet will supply two pulp drying lines to Klabin's new plant in Ortigueira in Paraná, Brazil, as part of a supply contract. According to Valmet, the pulp dryer investment is part of Klabin's Puma project, and a ...
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Scientists at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials are turning by-products of wood and wool into biodegradable packaging to help slash global plastic consumption. Dr Nishar Hameed says humans consume more than 100 ...
Tags: Wood pulp, silk fibres
According to a report from the Lake Carriers’ Association, heavy ice formations on the Great Lakes continued to slash iron ore shipments in April. Shipments totaled only 2.7 million tons, a decrease of 52 percent compared to a year ...
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In April this year, Germany's crude steel output decreased by 8.4 percent month on month to 3.71 million metric tons, rising by 3.9 percent compared to April 2013, according to the information provided by the German steel federation ...
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Transactions between US steel mills and ferrous scrap dealers remained in line Wednesday -- the tail end of the May buying period -- with price levels seen earlier in the period. Shredded scrap sales remaining $15/lt below April ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of March 2014, US steel mills shipped 8,337,578 net tons, a 9.4 percent increase from the 7,618,380 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2014, and a ...
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China's steel production has plateaued and mills are focusing on complying with tougher anti-pollution measures instead of expanding capacity, a senior official at the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) said on Wednesday. The fight ...
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China has raised its target to close outdated steel smelting capacity to 28.7 million tons in 2014, the industry ministry said on Thursday, as it tries to rein in inefficient and polluting industries. The figure is above the 27 million ...
Tags: Steel Capacity, Iron Steel
The 15th China International Natural Gas Auto and Refilling Equipment Show was held in Beijing on May 7th, 2014. Beiben Trucks Brought their new V3M natural gas heavy truck to join the show. The grand driving cabin and appearance attracts ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Truck
Two new mining project with a high commercial value are due to start operating in June in the districts of Chionde and Ile, in Mozambique's Zambézia province, representing a total estimated investment of US$210 million, according to ...
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Due to China's export potential to Mexico regarding the production of steel wire and the dynamics of the two markets, Mexico's Ministry of Economy (SE) has launched an investigation into the potential impact of unfair trade practices in ...