Orders are stable for Italian textile machinery manufacturers in the April-June period compared to the first quarter, although the domestic market remains in a critical situation. Based on an economic survey conducted by the Association of ...
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DEARBORN, MICH. (Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m. ET) -- Plastics are prominent in multiple gold-winning entries in the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards. Medical equipment, smartphones, an infant warmer, a task light and headphones are among ...
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The uphill trend observed for some time in North American structural panels production has intensified in the second quarter of 2012. APA-The Engineered Wood Association reports an overall year-on-year production growth of 7% to 6.287 ...
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Burnpur Cement Limited, a private sector cement company in the Eastern region of India, is planning to set up an 800 TPD integrated cement plant at Patratu with a total investment of approximately 200 crores INR. The company has entered ...
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Egypt will no longer subsidize energy for new cement factories, including 14 factories for which licenses have already been issued, according to the industry and trade minister. Minister Hatem Saleh told a press conference Sunday that the ...
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Msheireb Properties, Qatar s leading sustainable real estate developer, is introducing more environmentally responsible concrete in the construction of its flagship development, the QR20bn Msheireb Downtown Doha project. The project now ...
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The current summer-holiday period in the German federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Saxony mainly set the tone in mid-August for activity on southern German softwood-lumber markets, while the holidays have finished or are ...
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The In-Mold Decorating Association announced the winners of its sixth annual awards competition, which recognizes the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. A panel of judges evaluated 19 ...
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UAE: A series of results has been released by cement producers in the United Arab Emirates. Sharjah Cement has announced a US$3.5m net profit for the first half of 2012, an improvement from a US$0.6m loss in the first six months of 2011. ...
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I'd be a lot more excited if it was Makita or Bosch announcing this, but Black & Decker has announced they'll soon launch a line of modular power tools. Their Matrix tool system consists of main unit containing a handle, motor and battery, ...
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Timber mill workers in South Australia's South East have made a vote of no confidence in the Forestry SA board at a large rally in Mount Gambier. About 700 Carter Holt Harvey employees took strike action this morning. Workers are protesting ...
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Rieter Group releases result for the first half of 2012. Higher order intake than in the second half of 2011 – lower sales, as expected – profitability reduced by lower volumes and the investment program – investment ...
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China Liansu Group Holdings Ltd., the country’s largest plastic pipe maker, plans a significant expansion to meet growing domestic demand, with new factories slated for Hainan, Yunnan, Shandong and Guangdong provinces. Liansu ...
West Fraser Timber Co. And Western Forest Products Inc. Are leading Canadian lumber producers to the biggest combined profit since 2006 as mills run at five-year highs to feed a U. S. Housing rebound and near-record Chinese demand. Lumber ...
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According to Nicaraguan authorities, wood and wood products exports are expected to reach US$20 million in 2012, a 14 percent increase compared to 2011 figures. The country exported US$17.5 million in wood and wood products in 2011, mainly ...
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