BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
High temperature, self-lubricating Graphalloy bearing materials, uniquely suited to help control volatile gas burn-off flares at oil and natural gas production sites, are another application-specific advance produced by Graphite Metallizing ...
Eaton has announced its manual transmissions can now be ordered in Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Cummins Westport natural gas engines. Eaton's manual transmissions are an option with the ISX12 G natural gas engine. The transmissions ...
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In the course of the first half of 2013, Titan further strengthened its fundamental financial metrics, increasing sales, generating positive free cash flow and further reducing net debt. The robust recovery in the USA and resilient demand ...
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Canada's Methanex is "making solid progress" on its plans to increase its global methanol production capacity by up to 1 million mt/year by the end of this year, CEO John Floren said in a statement late Wednesday. In New Zealand, the ...
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Xinyi Glass (0868) said yesterday interim net profit surged 110 percent to HK$1 billion from a year earlier due to robust demand for float glass and energy-saving construction glass in the mainland. Turnover increased 18.4 percent to a ...
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Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada said Thursday that it will move forward with the 1.1 million barrel per day (bbl/d) Energy East Pipeline project based on binding, long-term contracts received from producers and refiners. The conclusion ...
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When it comes to shunt trucks, you don't often get splashy new truck launches, complete with elaborate Formula 1-style curtain raisings. What you do get is continuous improvement of existing models. Not a year goes by without some ...
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Toshiba Corp. says it has successfully tested a first-of-its-kind combustor to be used in a thermal power generation system that produces low-cost electricity and little-to-no air emissions. Step-by-step testing of the new combustor was ...
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NAPA, Calif. -- To say integrating natural gas trucks into your fleet involves a lengthy learning curve is an understatement. Just ask Mike DelBovo, president of Saddle Creek Transportation, which is currently designing its fourth ...
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Charlotte, North Carolina-based Midrex, a world’s reputable company provides innovative design technology solutions for the direct reduction of iron ore has collaborated with JSW Steel to upgrade natural gas supply for production of ...
Who says natural gas trucks can't be aerodynamic? Freightliner has partnered with one of the most experienced natural gas fleets in the US to create a new 113-inch BBC day cab Cascadia with advanced aerodynamics. The first 10 of these ...
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Drilling mud or chemicals are widely used in geo- technical engineering to aid the boreholes into the earth. These chemicals are used in drilling process of oil and natural gas as an additive with bentonite and other chemicals. Drilling mud ...
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Caustic soda also known as sodium hydroxide and NaOH is the natural co- product of chlorine production. Firstly it was introduced by Nicolas Leblanc, a French chemist. It is a widely used chemical in industrial processes and constituents an ...
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From January to June, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 2,583.66 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1 percent over the same period last year, 1.2 percentage points lower than that in the first five months. Of ...
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