In March this year, Italian crude steel output increased by eight percent year on year to 2.359 million metric tons, while in the first quarter of the year the output figure amounted to 6.648 million mt, up 9.7 percent year on year, ...
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MuCelltechnology for extrusion blow moulding (EBM) uses gas-injection to create gas bubbles in the middle layer of the bottle wall. This reduces the density of the bottle and the amount of plastic required, while maintaining 100% ...
Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever has introduced a new packaging technology, which minimizes the usage of plastic by 15%. Unilever has developed the new MuCell Technology for Extrusion Blow Moulding, in ...
The machine produces over 80,000 tons of high quality, white kraft paper, traded under the name of Staarkraft. Werner Hartmann, managing director of Starkraft, said: "We are pleased that the new paper machine is running very smoothly and ...
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Brazil’s Mato Grosso state is likely to end cotton year 2013-14 with a 58.2 percent rise in inventory compared to the last season, according to a press release issued by the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (IMEA). ...
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AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $86.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share of common stock, for the first quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $9.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013 and net ...
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According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 14 countries accounting for approximately 87 percent of total world DRI production in 2013 amounted to 5.08 ...
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In the first quarter of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 295,680 million mt, rising by 2.12 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately 99 ...
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Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel has announced that the company provided an exclusive license to FLSmidth Private Limited, enabling the Indian partner to market, design and construct iron ore pellet plants using Kobe Steel's pelletizing ...
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US miner Arch Coal on Tuesday cut its 2014 met coal sales guidance by 1 million short tons, to 6.3-7.3 million st, as shipments and pricing remain weak for the foreseeable future. Arch, in its quarterly earnings statement, said it expects ...
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Global crude steel production in March this year increased by 2.7 percent year on year to 141.34 million metric tons, while a 13.1 percent rise was observed on month-on-month basis, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel). In ...
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Scrap exporters have lowered buying prices at their terminals along the US East Coast since last week, as market sources said they are likely preparing for lower-priced sales when Turkish mills return to the market later this week. One ...
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China's nuclear power installed capacity, including that in operation and under construction, is predicted to top 88gigawatts by 2020, said Zhang Huazhu, head of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA), a national industry organization. ...
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The report, "PU Coating Market by Type (Solvent-borne, Water-borne, High Solids, Powder), End Industry (Automotive & Transportation, Wood & Furniture, Industrial, Textile, Construction, Electrical & Electronics) & Geography – Trends & ...
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Trina Solar Limited announced two of its PV power plants in the United Kingdom have successfully completed connection to the grid. The company is an investor in and sole project developer for these projects, which have a total capacity of ...
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