Geocells are mainly developed for the protection and stabilization applications including slope and channel protection, reservoirs and landfills, earth retention, and for load support. This is also known as Cellular Confinement System, ...
The impact of globalization is visible everywhere, be it education, business or any other sector. To serve these areas, massive construction work is going on all over the world, including India. This has increased the demand for new ...
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LyondellBasell executives, led by CEO Jim Gallogly, told participants at the company's Investor Day in New York how LyondellBasell is preparing to build upon its record 2012 performance which included $5.8 billion of EBITDA and earnings of ...
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A pair of cement manufacturers from the United Arab Emirates have reported significantly improved results for 2012 on the back of a strengthening marketplace. Ras Al Khaimah Co for White Cement & Construction Materials reported a 7% ...
Flat glass prices increased slightly by 0.4 percent from December to January, according to the latest Producer Price Index Report (PPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The index was listed at 115.7 for January, compared with ...
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Glass provides building designers with fascinating creative options, and the popularity of the material has increased dramatically over the last decade. This has led to growing demand for glass over other construction materials like cement, ...
Fritsch cutting mills are ideal for size reduction of soft to medium-hard, tough-elastic and fibrous materials as well as for heterogeneous mixtures. They are indispensable in the areas of plastics, textiles, agriculture, forestry, ...
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Mage Solar today announced the completion of a 1.12MW system for Martin Limestone Inc., a construction materials supplier providing aggregates, hot-mix asphalt, paving, and concrete products from plants in several locations throughout ...
Post-it Notes and other office products helped 3M record a 3.9 per cent increase in fourth quarter profits. 3M said profits grew in its consumer and office business, which makes Scotch tape and Post-it notes, as well as in its health care ...
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During the fire-rated glazing council meeting last week at the Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Annual Conference at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort and Spa in San Diego, Thomas Zaremba, GANA’s code consultant, ...
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Kuwaiti commerce and industry ministry has allocated KD95m to support construction materials for construction loan beneficiaries, including rebar, cement, bricks and limestone bricks, Kuna has reported. The sum is "enough to cover the ...
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Buoyed by the government s efforts to focus on infrastructure investment and the intensifying demand for building materials, particularly concrete and cement, the construction sector in Oman is experiencing an industrial boom. At Omanexpo ...
According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the fourth quarter of 2012 Turkey's building construction cost index increased 0.4 percent quarter on quarter and was up 2.3 percent compared to the ...
Egyptian authorities have approved 45 trucks carrying construction materials from Qatar to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the Peninsula has reported. The trucks were carrying 1100 cubic metres of gravel that will be used ...
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In Ossining, N.Y. Sandy tossed a 40-foot boat onto the tracks of the commuter rail line. And scores of homeowners across the Northeast lost cars and houses to downed trees. Now the cleanup begins. In addition to ruined personal property, ...
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