In a development that sounds as if it was lifted from the storyline of a vampire melodrama, a British research consortium has announced that it is well on its way to producing human blood on a scale that makes transfusions into real people ...
BHP Billiton has lifted its production guidance for Western Australian iron ore to 217 million mt for the 12 months to June 30, up by 5 million mt from its earlier estimate, the Melbourne-based miner said Wednesday. The "relatively ...
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Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced that its iron ore shipments in the third quarter ending March 31 of the financial year 2013-14 totaled 31.5 million mt, increasing by 56 percent and indicating a rise of 13 ...
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman and ranking member have asked the Energy Information Administration to analyze the impact of lifting restrictions on US crude oil exports. "This is a complex puzzle that is best ...
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These norms for Islamic way of slaughtering of animals, handling and preparation must be compulsorily observed at all establishments involved in the processing of Halal food. Halal food and drinks are considered najis if they are ...
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Cargill today reported net earnings of $319 million in the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 28, down 28 percent from $445 million in the year-ago period. Nine-month earnings were $1.45 billion, down 21 percent from $1.83 billion a year ...
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The winning bid in the monthly auction held Wednesday for Japanese H2 ferrous scrap for export from Tokyo Bay was Yen 32,610/mt ($319.70/mt) FAS or free alongside ship, the organizer of the tender said. The bid was Yen 1,700/mt higher ...
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The number of businesses indicating they will hire staff in the months ahead has increased for a third consecutive quarter, supporting a view that underlying economic conditions are stable and that confidence is sound in spite of recent ...
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US miner Drummond restarted coal loadings from its Colombian export terminal late Monday after its environmental restrictions were lifted following a three-month export ban, the company said in a statement. The miner's Colombian ...
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Australian miner Fortescue has announced that it has officially opened its 40 million mt per year Kings Valley iron ore mine in its Solomon Hub in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, marking the completion of the $9.2 billion expansion ...
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Overhead Cranes are colossal machines designed for material handling and heavy lifting. Individual units can have varying load capacities the maximum of which can go up to 120 tonnes. When such big machines carry such high loads, it is ...
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Imports will account for close to 80% of China's iron ore requirements by 2016 as deteriorating ore quality makes more domestic supply uncompetitive in a lower price environment, China Hanking chief executive Guocheng Pan told an industry ...
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MEI Wet Processing Systems and Services (a subsidiary of MEI LLC) of Albany, OR, USA has launched the FluidJet batch wet processing system for metal lift-off in MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) and compound semiconductor manufacturing, ...
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Forklifts are an essential requirement in the present industrial operations. Their significance in moving materials from one place to another can't be underestimated. For big businesses wherein materials have to be moved over large ...
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Acer is expanding its product line-up with the launch of two new devices that will bring a dual proposition of expanded feature sets and competitive pricing to retail stores. The new additions include the Acer C720P Chromebook, which ...
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