At the 75th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris on December 5-6, the participants discussed the slow growth prospects in the global steel market, exchanged views on the effect ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy, OECD
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has demanded Holden make its intentions clear about its manufacturing future following reports and speculation that it has decided to cease production from 2016. The ABC and The Australian both quote senior ...
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Mondelez International plans to open a $190m chocolate manufacturing plant in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Claimed to be the company's largest manufacturing plant in the Asia-Pacific, the 134-acre food campus in Sri City will have ...
Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced a package of additional commitments related to its proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited. Key elements of that package are: An additional A$200 million investment to strengthen ...
The current volatility of crude oil spreads like Brent/WTI and Brent/LLS are a sign that, when it comes to light, sweet crude in the US, refining capacity limits are being reached, Ed Morse, head of commodities research at Citigroup, said ...
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Glass manufacturer Libbey Inc. plans to spend $20 million on new technology, research and development at its factory in Shreveport. The Louisiana Economic Development department announced Tuesday that Libbey expects to create 70 jobs, ...
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An AC-LED partnership between Lynk Labs and Thomas Research Products; funding announcements from Ledzworld, EcoSense, and Once Innovations; and new large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates from Rubicon top the recent SSL news space. ...
Mongolia's new legislation that removes distinction between domestic and foreign companies when it comes to investing in the country will help attract more investment, miners with projects in the region said Friday. From November 1, ...
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Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals Co., a leading domestic Chinese stainless steel pipe and tube manufacturer has built a new production line for large diameter steel pipe to be use in liquefied natural gas pipelines. This new investment will ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel Pipe, Construction
It's reported that a new stainless steel industrial park starts construction in Lanzhou New Area in China's Gansu province. This new investment will cost about 0.49 billion and expert to provide 2490 jobs opportunities. There are mainly 4 ...
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Mongolia on Friday unveiled a raft of new investment agreements with China--including an oil-exploration deal—that Mongolian Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag said in an interview would build up the landlocked country's ...
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The Preston-based business has taken on 10 new staff and has cemented its position in the alcohol filling market following the commissioning of the new line. The investment, which was completed at the start of 2012, has helped the ...
BASF, the world's leading chemical company and the global leader in Plastic Additives, has successfully completed the expansion of its antioxidant capacity in Singapore. Irganox 1010 is now produced at BASF’s site along with other ...
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Argentina's steel production in this September totaled at 462,600 tons, increasing by 16.8% if compare to the same month last year, according to Argentine Steel Chamber (CAA). However, this number was down by 3.4% compare to previous month. ...
Tags: Steel, Construction
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) plays a vital role in the development and support of a competitive U.S.-African textile and apparel trade partnership, a critical step to developing a broader reciprocal commercial relationship ...