Existing size of the abrasives industry, manufacturers of about 2000, of which 80% of private enterprises. Total industry economies of scale (current output) 218 billion yuan. According to incomplete statistics, the national capacity of 300 ...
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For the completion of the 2010 national "Eleventh Five-Year" emission reduction targets, Shanxi, Henan, Ningxia and other regions of the implementation of a large number of alumina producers shut down. For 2011, the corundum energy saving ...
Demand in the US for welding equipment and consumables is forecast to increase 6.4 percent annually to $7.1 billion(USD) in 2015. Gains will be driven by continued recovery from the economic recession experienced between late 2007 and 2009 ...
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Compounding extruders continued their comeback this year, with something new - demand for large-volume compounding machines, industry officials said. A resurgent automotive sector, joined with steady packaging and recycling markets, has ...
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RUBBER declined amid speculation that slowing growth in Asian economies and Europe’s sovereign- debt crisis may weaken demand for the commodity used in tyres. The February-delivery contract fell as much as 1.6 percent to 359.1 yen a ...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for construction materials held steady in September after a dropping 0.6% in August. Meanwhile, the measure was up 8.1% from a year earlier, although only ...
Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has issued new guidance for full-year 2011 of €600–650m in revenue (revised from €800–900m), with an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) operating ...
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Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany has issued new guidance for full-year 2011 of €600–650m in revenue (revised from €800–900m), with an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) operating ...
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The Timber Trades Federation says that the timber market has grown for the first time in three years in the UK. The TTF Statistical Review 2011 found that the consumption of timber and panel products grew to more than 14m cu m in 2010, with ...
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US Steel reversed a series of quarterly losses yesterday, reporting a $222m second quarter profit on sales of $5.1bn - a turnaround driven by higher average realized prices and more stable raw materials costs, the company said. The improved ...
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2011, affect pigment industry are the factors of economic operation of the domestic macroeconomic trends and control policy guiding, relevant industry development trend, and the world economic recovery prospects etc. One domestic factors is ...
Executives reflect on the past year in coatings and look ahead to what the future might bring. Charles Bunch, chairman and CEO, PPG Industries The strategic actions that PPG has undertaken over the past decade have served to transform our ...
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LED inside, the LED research division of TrendForce, estimates that LED chip supply volume in 2011 is about 100 billion units and demand volume is around 89 billion units; an oversupply ratio reaches 12%. In addition, after LED chip makers' ...
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China's stainless steel manufacturers will enter the summer maintenance period. In the next few weeks, nickel prices would face pressure. However, given the domestic stainless steel production capacity expansion will boost the market demand ...
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John Foster began his steel industry career at J&L Steel,where he became acquainted with the full range of steel products,from flat rolled to pipe to longs.He later worked at CF&I Steel,serving as General Manager of the bar,rod,wire and ...
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