Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has announced plans to discontinue the operations of its copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing subsidiary Honda Soltec Co Ltd in spring 2014 and withdraw from the ...
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China's total production of 10 major non-ferrous metals grew at a faster pace in the first three quarters than a year earlier, according to official data, indicating the country's overcapacity problem. Combined output grew 9.8 percent ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, non-ferrous metals
Its' reported that the state-owned mining company Aneka Tambang (Antam) announced said that it has started the operation of a bauxite processing plant in West Kalimantan. Meanwhile, the bauxite processing plant is the largest one in ...
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Reportedly, Norsk Hydro has signed an agreement to sell the aluminum rolling mill in Malaysia to Nippon Foil Mfg. Co., Ltd. (NFM), a wholly owned subsidiary of UACJ Corporation, based in Japan. It’s leaned that the transaction prices ...
For recent years, the comprehensive competitiveness of China’s PV industry has been continuously improved and the whole PV industrial chain has showed the rapid development trend. China has formed the relatively complete solar PV ...
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Mexico's integrated steelmaker, Altos Hornos de México (Ahmsa), reported a net loss of 520 million Mexican pesos (US$40.3 million) in the third quarter of 2013. This compares with a net loss of 344 million Mexican pesos (US$26.6 ...
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It is reported that ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe announced to fire up its 1.7 million metric tons/year blast furnace at its Hamborn works, Duisburg, northwest Germany. However, ThyssenKrupp stopped production at Hamborn No. 9 furnace in ...
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UK-based packaged water provider Water Brands Group is set to invest about GBP6m ($9.62m) to expand its bottling capacity in England by four times. The investment will be used by the company to install a new bottling line at its facility ...
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has entered into an agreement with Panasonic in which Panasonic will expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla. As a part of this agreement, Panasonic will supply nearly 2 ...
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Bridgestone Corp. announced it will increase capacity at its Wuxi plant in China to meet rising demand for high-performance tires. The company will invest $139 million to boost production by about 5,300 tires a day. The capacity increase ...
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During the opening ceremony of the Arab Steel Summit held in Dubai on October 26-28, the participants voiced their concerns over the high import billet and rebar tonnages coming into Arab countries. Domestic steel producers indicated that ...
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During the opening ceremony of the Arab Steel Summit held in Dubai on October 26-28, Ezz Steel marketing director George Matta said he believes that both Ezz Steel and Egypt have come through the worst times and that the country is on the ...
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Recumbent maker Catrike said it has recently invested $150,000 in its production facility as it gears up for growth in 2014. Catrike is adding an automatic CNC bender, a Holland Mechanics tire fitter and cassette station, a frame washing ...
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Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, cells and PV modules, has reportedly obtained permission from China's authorities to acquire Suntech Power (Wuxi), the flagship subsidiary ...
Fuyao Glass Industry Group, China's largest automobile glass manufacturer, said on Wednesday it will invest $420 million to set up production bases in the United States and Russia, in a further step to tap into high-end overseas markets. ...
Tags: Glass, Transportation, Auto Parts