PPG Industries announced that it has entered into a technology license agreement with China-based Henan Billions Chemicals Joint Stock Co., Ltd., that will provide Henan Billions the right to use PPG’s technology for the manufacture ...
Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Ahsan Bashir has urged the government to intervene and resolve the ongoing strike of the goods transporters, seriously affecting supply chain and cash flows of industry. Thousands of ...
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The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, the German regulatory authority, has approved Helix BioPharma's clinical trial application for a European Phase III efficacy trial of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in patients with ...
DAK Americas' will increase the price for all Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) products by $0.04 per pound effective January 1, 2013. This increase is necessary due to the continued upward movement of global raw material costs. DAK is ...
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Two people familiar with the matter said that JSW Steel Ltd is facing its first annual drop in output in at least 10 years because of a shortage of iron ore at its biggest mill. The people said that production at the Vijayanagar plant in ...
Tags: iron ore price news, steel scrap price, steel supplies
Reuters reported that spot iron ore touched 6 week lows as demand from top buyer China declined in tandem with falling steel prices, putting the raw material on course for its first monthly loss in 3. For November, iron ore is down 2% ...
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Norske Skog, a Dutch paper products firm, has sold its paper mill Parenco in Renkum and recovered paper business Reparco to H2 Equity Partners, and cash worth €30m is expected to be released from the deal. H2 is expecting good growth ...
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vanguardngr reported that Ajaokuta Steel Company was a big dream, and Mr Noel Onoja remembers with nostalgia the splendor of the complex, and the dream that it had the potential to place the country on the path of international industrial ...
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Italy-based Favini is presenting the launch of Crush, a new paper dedicated to the packaging industry, at Luxepack 2012. Crush is said to be the the first and only range paper made with by-products from organic products replacing as much ...
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Business Line reported that Neyveli Lignite Corporation has expanded its search area for the right pelletisation technology from Germany to Australia and Japan, as it seeks to increase the use of lignite for power production. The state ...
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Dry cement may look like a hodgepodge of soot and gravel when it pours out of the bag, but each package is the result of a carefully calculated process. With more than a dozen possible components – which can differ based on the ...
Tags: quality control, dashboard, PLC, control and information systems, PC
BS reported that after the shutdown of Vedanta Aluminium’s one million tonne alumina refinery at Lanjigarh on December 5th 2012 the Odisha government seems to have woken up, albeit belatedly to the raw material crisis that has ...
Tags: Vedanta Aluminium, tonne alumina, raw material, steel, mines
Reuters reported that China's production of refined copper rose in November to a record high for the second straight month as more domestic manufacturers turned to local smelters for supplies that traders said were cheaper than imports. ...
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According to the market outlook released by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, in November this year long steel mills worldwide were in general bothered by lack of demand, the rise in scrap ...
Speech by the Governor Doing Business in Henan Provinces of China introduces comprehensive condition of Henan Province. Henan, located in the hinterland of China, has a long history, abundant resources, complete infrastructure and ...
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