China heavy trucks are popular in overseas markets for their competitive prices but the exports markets are getting worse. Lacking core technology supports, China heavy trucks cannot enter European and American etc high end markets, and ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has expanded its presence in the UK with launch of new right hand drive (RHD) Model S in London. The company delivered five new cars to customers in London and considers the move as beginning of a planned ...
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Novelis, a subsidiary of India-based Aditya Birla Group, has cast the first production-sized ingot at its €200m aluminum recycling and casting center in Nachterstedt, Germany. According to the company, the first production-sized ...
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French dairy major Danone is planning to shut down three of its plants in Europe, a move which will eliminate 325 jobs. The decision comes amid declining fresh dairy sales in the continent. Although, European sales volumes are now ...
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In July this year, Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to increase by 2.9 percent compared to the expected June result to 2.52 million mt, according to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom. According to ...
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The Barilla Group inaugurated today a new production line, Harrys 100% Mie, in its plant at Plaine de l'Ain (01). The opening of the new production line Harrys 100% Mie represents the first stage in a 47M€ extraordinary investment ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Glass manufacturer Asahi Glass's (AGC) subsidiary AGC Automotive Mexico has broken ground for construction of a new automotive glass plant in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. At the ceremony which was participated by ...
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Hewlett-Packard Co. is launching two new supercomputers called Apollo, doubling down on tech hardware as the company looks to take more market share from rival IBM Corp. in the high-end supercomputer realm. The first machine, Apollo 6000, ...
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The upcoming Summer Las Vegas Market, July 27-31, will be highlighted by an original series of programs and educational sessions led by top industry influencers as well as many leaders from various fields of business and design. The ...
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Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, plans to build 14 dedicated coal terminals in the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra in a bid to curb illegal coal exports, a government official said Monday. Around 50 million-60 ...
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from Europe is forecast to reach 10GW during 2014, down 7% on year, according to Solarbuzz. This will be the third consecutive year that solar PV demand in Europe has declined, after reaching a peak of 19.2GW ...
Australian miner Cleveland Mining has announced that, together with its iron ore alliance partner Australia-based BC Iron, it is able to produce high grade iron ore concentrate from its Caetite project in the Brazilian state of Bahia after ...
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Residents in Tangshan are very familiar with the concept of oversupply. A severe glut in the steel industry has put many jobs at risk in the northeastern Chinese city that counts the metal as one of its primary exports. But the oversupply ...
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China’s electronics manufacturers are expected to purchase US$34 million worth of components on average in 2014, representing a substantial increase of 26 percent from US$27 million in 2013. Manufacturers purchased 60 percent of ...
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Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a resolution related to financing of the proposed gas-chemical complex for manufacture of polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene in Balkan province. The complex would be built in ...
Tags: PP Plant, polypropylene