On January 3, Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co. announced that in 2014 it plans to produce 6.42 million mt of pig iron, 6 million mt of crude steel, 5.65 million mt of finished steel and 3.065 million mt of coke. The ...
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In 2013, Ukraine registered an unchanged finished steel product output compared to 2012 at the level of 29.038 million mt, a one percent increase in its crude steel output to 32.684 million mt, and a two percent rise in its pig iron ...
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In recent years, based on its main steel business, Baosteel Metal Bao-hydrogen has gradually commercialized its products to the society, expanding new application field and clients, which obtains great effect. Up to now, its high purity ...
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Rosneft began handling and installing oversize equipment at its Kuibyshev, Syzran, Achinsk, Komsomolsk and Angarsk refineries in early December, following the unique transport operations, one of which was noted in the Russian and European ...
Tags: gas oil hydrofining units, organic admixtures, vacuum gas oil
After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
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November coal traffic on the Great Lakes totaled 2,675,065 short tons, down 4.1% from October and down 7.3% from a year ago, according to data from the Lake Carriers' Association. Year-to-date coal shipments on the lakes total 22.4 ...
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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (Dec.16- 22) the overall average finished steel price in China maintained upward trend for the fifth consecutive week. In the given week, average prices of 10 mm ...
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Cultivated in China to sweeten tea, Siraitia grosvenorii could rescure the U.S. soda industry valued $8 billion. Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, native to southern China and ...
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Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is testing a new full-sleeve plastic label on its single-serve orb-shaped bottle available during the Christmas holiday season at Wal-Mart stores. The new full-sleeve label is made from a polyolefin mix which ...
Tags: Recyclable Label, Label, Packaging, Printing
In January next year, Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to decrease by 1.4 percent compared to the expected output in December this year to 2.70 million mt, according to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom. ...
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is not going to impose quotas on imports of coking coal in the first quarter of 2014 as Ukrainian coke plants and companies have undertaken to buy a considerable proportion of coking coal from local state ...
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Arch Coal, Inc. announced Monday that Tygart Valley's Leer mine in northern West Virginia has begun operating its longwall mining system, representing a major milestone in the development of the overall mining complex. The Leer mine is ...
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (December 2-8) the overall average finished steel price in China increased by 0.1 percent week on week. In the given week, the average prices of 500 mm x 200 mm ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Metallurgy
In November of the current year, China's finished steel exports amounted to 5.00 million mt, down 70,000 mt month on month and down 2.53 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on December 8. In the ...
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Indian state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has announced that it achieved total finished steel sales of 970,000 mt in November of the current year, registering a 10 percent growth compared to the same month last ...