The SpotMe safety system uses infra-red direction-sensitive sensors to guard against collisions at 'blind' intersections within a warehouse. Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has launched a new system to help improve forklift ...
The construction boom in the Middle East is fuelling a period of unprecedented growth in the glass industry. A report by the UK's Bowmedia Groups says that the demand for glass will continue to grow as a result of high rise building ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
Shell Chemical has begun taking bids to secure ethane from Marcellus Shale operators for its proposed world-class petrochemical plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, the company said Tuesday. Shell is accepting bids for feedstock from ...
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Esmark Inc. has announced management changes for its Esmark Steel Group subsidiary. As part of the management realignment, Esmark Inc. Chairman and CEO James P. Bouchard will reassume CEO duties of Esmark Steel Group. Esmark Inc. Chairman ...
Tags: Steel Group, Mineral
Mongolia-based Chinese miner Mongolian Mining Corporation (MMC) has announced its financial results for the first half of 2013. In the first half, MMC registered a net loss of $25.2 million, compared to a net profit of $31 million in the ...
Tags: Mongolian Mining, Mineral
Glassport, Pennsylvania-based scrap mill services provider, and parent of Tube City IMS Corp., TMS International, will be acquired by the billionaire Pritzker family for $687 million in cash. The Pritzker organization is a private equity ...
Tags: TMS International, Mineral
The Labor Government's announcement, to preserve the 1,748 kilometre corridor along which the track will be laid and establish a new authority to oversee the delivery of the project, has received widespread praise. The government, if ...
Tags: Logistics
A leading logistics and warehousing company has added value to its business in several ways since installing solar systems to power its Sydney and Melbourne transport terminals. Alfred Colvin, chief executive officer of CDM Logistics, a ...
Tags: Solar Power, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
With the timely and accurate collection, transfer and management of data being every bit as important as the physical movement of goods through the supply chain, Dematic has launched a new website aimed at making supply chains smarter. ...
Tags: logistics
Dot Foods, a US-based food redistributor, plans to invest around $24m for the construction of its new distribution center in Dyersburg, Tennessee, a move that will creates 157 new jobs. The centre, which will be located in Dyersburg ...
The first quarter of 2013 recorded a 48 per cent reduction in heavy vehicle fatal crashes, says the RMS. Photo courtesy of Yass Tribune. Targeted operations to curb excessive speeding and poor safety practices in the trucking industry ...
Tags: Servicelogistics, customs
Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company Unilever has opened a EUR95m ice cream facility in Konya, Turkey. The Konya factory will produce leading brands such as Cornetto, Max and Twister and will initially employ 300 people. ...
Chinese shares closed higher on Tuesday as prospects for Shanghai Free Trade Zone continues to boost market sentiment. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.34 percent, or 7.09 points, to end at 2,103.57. The Shenzhen Component ...
Tags: Free Trade Zone, Chinese Shares
July June Increase Rate over Last Month Historical Average in July Manufacturing PMI 50.3 50.1 0.2 51.2 Production Index 52.4 52 0.4 ...
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The diversified logistics firm Stobart has announced "solid progress" in the first half of its financial year and the appointment of a new chairman in a pre-close trading statement, ahead of its interim results. Stobart's interim ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food