In looking at timber and how it should be used, I have been fortunate enough to use the notes prepared by David Hofmeyr of West Cape Joinery for a manual he wrote for the public and the joinery industry. So for the next few months – ...
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Unilever has seen sales volumes from its food division increase in the first quarter of 2012,a sign of recovery after a year of decline. The company,which owns brands including Knorr stock cubes and Flora butter,today(26 April)reported a ...
i2O Water, a manufacturer of technology designed to monitor and control water distribution networks, is helping reduce water leakage in the state of Selangor, in Malaysia. Southampton, UK-based i2O Water is helping SYABAS, Malaysia’s ...
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Fu Chun Shin Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd., a seasoned maker of plastic injection molding machines in Taiwan, said it had received orders of NT$460 million in February, a monthly high, mainly from electronics, food-processing and ...
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Bearish outlook due to sluggish American and EU economies and financial woes Despite the European debt crisis, anemic American economic recovery, and disrupted car-making and PC sector after the earthquake in Japan last March, ...
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San Jose, Calif. – Wood Panels, during the past few years, has gained mileage as a preferred material for decorative purposes in claddings, floorings, roof sheathing, internal linings, ceilings, and construction purposes. Wood Panels ...
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports of timber and timber products in 2012 is expected to be better than last year, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said today. He said Malaysia exported timber and timber ...
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PLANS to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not damage Australia's relationship with Indonesia, the federal government says. Draft legislation aims to slap fines and or imprisonment on importers who source ...
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CHINAPLAS 2012 is approaching to its final countdown, a series of promotional activities have been carried out in full swing by the organizer. With its great influence in the plastics and rubber industries, together with the flourishing ...
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Dutch pipe extrusion equipment maker Rollepaal BV is doubling capacity of its Indian factory this year to meet growing demand in the country’s infrastructure markets, as it plans other international ventures, a company executive said ...
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Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The company ...
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In Southeast Asia, both import and local PP prices have moved higher in the first week after the Chinese New Year holidays, as per Chemorbis. Players cited stronger propylene feedstock costs along with firming prices in the nearby Chinese ...
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KUCHING: Malaysia is coming up with a “constructed” price for plywood in the wake of its manufacturers being penalised by South Korean authorities on charges of dumping their panel products. This proposed price is being worked ...
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ELEANOR HALL: Let's hear now from the South Australian academic who is proposing a radical rethink of building construction in Australia in order to reduce the country's carbon footprint. Professor Steffen Lehmann proposes that instead of ...
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The forest industry plays a critical role in a country's economy right from supporting the production of a diverse variety of forest based products towards generating employment and providing recreational and tourism opportunities. Given, ...
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