Australian Direct Nickel and Indonesia's Antam are looking to complete the feasibility study for their joint venture plant in Halmahera Island by first quarter 2015, a Direct Nickel spokesman said Monday. Last month, the two companies ...
Tags: Nickel, stainless steel
Australian Pump?s popular Mine Boss 4? diesel powered trash pump has been upgraded with new features to suit mine and construction sites. Aussie Pumps launched the Mine Boss series two years ago. The company claims it has been a success ...
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Alcoa has announced it will permanently close its Point Henry aluminium smelter and two rolling mills in Australia. The smelter and an adjacent rolling mill are located in Geelong, Victoria. The second mill and a recycling facility are ...
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Cummins Inc. reported higher fourth-quarter profit than the same period a year ago as sales increased in North America and Europe. Net income attributable to Cummins increased to $432 million in the quarter, or $2.33 a share, from $369 ...
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Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and steel groups, has announced that in the fourth quarter of 2013 its crude steel output decreased by nine percent to one million mt, while its pig iron output also declined by nine percent to ...
Tags: Russian mining, steel, Mineral
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion's share going to developing countries, ...
Tags: trade, Investment
India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world and is developing at a fast pace. The maximum growth is reported from the construction sector and minimum growth is observed from the agriculture sector. The primary industrial ...
Today, BASF announced the launch of its new global brand, Master Builders Solutions, for the construction industry in Europe. The global brand strengthens BASF’s industry orientation and reflects its commitment to provide the ...
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Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has announced that in January this year it produced 242,000 mt of value-added steel, registering its best-ever January ...
Tags: rebar, wire rod, round bar, beams, special steel grades
Steel sheds have taken over the wooden sheds from past few years. With the country facing variation in temperature as some parts are extremely cold, some are extremely hot. Owing to this people have discontinued making wooden sheds as they ...
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Investors are second-guessing the underlying strength of the world’s two biggest economies as each faces homegrown challenges. China is still expected to maintain steady growth this year, albeit without the vim it once had. But its ...
Tags: Chinese Economies, U.S.Economies
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, announced that it has signed an agreement to divest the Water Treatment business in Africa to AECI, domiciled in South Africa. The total consideration of the sale amounts to CHF 34 million in ...
Tags: Water Treatment Business, Clariant
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica announced Thursday that the massive$3 billion Valentines open-pit iron ore mine project will go ahead,despite increasing local opposition. The project,which is also known as Aratarí,was proposed by ...
Tags: Iron Ore Mine, Mine, iron
Cost control and the changing face of competition from natural gas emerged as major themes facing the coal industry as the CoalTrans USA conference wrapped up Friday in Miami. While long-term forecasts for US coal production split between ...
Tags: Cost Control, Natural Gas
Solvay plans to increase its annual production capacity of natural soda ash at its Green River plant in Wyoming by 150,000 metric tons as of early next year, to meet growing demand of its U.S. export markets. "This capacity expansion ...