Japanese media reports that the Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corp. is considering developing mobile communications business in Myanmar. KDDI has conveyed a willingness to participate in the tender held recently to Myanmar Government, and ...
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Vale announced Monday that the Port of Kimitsu, in Japan, received a Valemax vessel for the first time on January 19. The Vale Brasil, which has a capacity to transport up to 400,000 metric tons of ore and is capable of reducing carbon ...
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IDG News Service - Intel said it is working to make the Thunderbolt data transfer technology faster as it wages a speed race with the USB 3.0 protocol, but the company declined to say when improvements will be finished. Thunderbolt, ...
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According to statistics, the 7 major stainless steel mills in Japan produced 251,055 tons of crude stainless steel in November, falling by 17.3% from a month ago. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal produced 69,361 tons, rising by 5%; JFE ...
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Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Corporation has announced the reversal of the special losses reported due to impairment of the valuation of investments in securities in the second quarter of the financial year ending March ...
Indonesian state steelmaker Krakatau Steel on Wednesday signed a joint venture agreement with Japanese company Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation to build a steel plant that will supply the domestic automotive industry. The joint ...
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It is reported that Indonesia’s Krakatau Steel has announced a long products joint venture with Japanese Osaka Steel. It’s learned that the two companies has already signed a joint venture agreement on December 26th, 2012 to set ...
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Own a sporty cars or high-end touring car? Thinking about replacing the tires? Well, our next tire program will include UHP all-season and summer tires typically found on these cars. As in the past, we're also including evaluations of ...
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Nippon Steel&Sumitomo Metal Corporation and PT Krakatau Steel have agreed to conduct a detailed study to jointly launch a business for the manufacture and sales of automotive flat steel products in Indonesia. This will be done with a view ...
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Tokyo’s new governor, Naoki Inose, announced the city would subsidize companies with a project to mine rare earth elements from the seabed off Minami-Torishima Island, to the southeast of Tokyo. The Asahi Shimbum reports that ...
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Bob Wolf, Alliance LLC vice president, doesn't believe everything he reads. Manufacturers claim they can swap out rare earth elements for cheaper, more accessible materials, while some miners insist they can fill every gap in the rare earth ...
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The Thunderbolt interconnect technology could take a while to reach smartphones and tablets because of power consumption issues that need to be resolved, Intel executives said on Wednesday. Intel would like to bring Thunderbolt to ...
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China's strangehold on the global supply of rare earth metals is shaking up diplomatic and trade ties in Asia as rival economies seek alternative sources of the key industrial materials. World Politics Review (paywall) reports that ...
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Kobe Steel Ltd announced that Shinko Wire Company, Ltd and Suncall Corporation will take equity stakes in its 100% owned steel wire company in China, Kobelco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co Ltd The equity stakes will enable Kobe Wire and Suncall ...
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BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest ...
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