Approximately 30,000 people from all over the world are expected to attend the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Philadelphia, which features three days of extensive educational programming, workshops and showcases of the latest ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd (Kobe) has posted a net income of JPY 44.17 billion ($452.97 million) in the first half of the current fiscal year which began on April 1, 2013, compared to a net loss of JPY 38.20 billion in the ...
Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Oerlikon reported strong order intake and sequential margin improvement in Q3; guidance confirmed With a Q3 EBIT margin of 12.6 %, Oerlikon sequentially improved its profitability in the first nine months of 2013 and continued to deliver ...
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SK innovation, one of the world's leading energy and petrochemical companies, and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, announced an agreement to develop a new process technology for the production of 1,3 ...
Tags: SK&Lanztech, Butadiene Technology
There was a lot to learn at the 27th Annual Conference on Transportation Innovation and Technology yesterday. And lots of great ideas to steal, too. Increasingly, it's becoming clear that you if you want to be competitive in flat growth ...
Palmetto Synthetics, a producer of staple fiber, consisting of polyester, nylon and other specialty polymers, announced that it will expand its existing operations in Williamsburg County. The $1.1 million investment is expected to generate ...
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While industrial performance has stabilised, industry's share in Europe's GDP has declined from 15.5% of GDP one year ago to 15.1% in summer 2013. The two industrial Competitiveness reports published today by the European Commission ...
Tags: Service, industry economy
China-based recycled polyester staple fiber products manufacturer JN Fibers Inc. will invest $45 million to set up a manufacturing facility in Richburg, S.C., to recycle used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles into polyester staple ...
Tags: JN Fibers, recycled polyester, Textile
The UK International Underwriting Association (IUA) has urged the US government to keep providing its support for writing of terrorism insurance. "Without a renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), private provision of ...
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China attracted 8.38 billion U.S. dollars in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in August, up 0.62 percent year on year, data from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) showed Tuesday. The increase was down sharply from a 24.13 percent jump in July ...
Yang Huiyan, 32, has become China's richest woman of 2013 with a fortune of 51 billion yuan ($8.33 billion), according to Hurun China's Women Rich List 2013, released by the Hurun Research Institute in Shanghai on Tuesday. More than half ...
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LANXESS is countering the challenging business environment with a comprehensive efficiency program. Currently, it is foremost the synthetic rubber activities that are experiencing a temporary weakness in demand, increased competition in the ...
Tags: Textile
The average profitability of the global automotive supplier industry remains stable at an astonishingly high level: 6.5% EBIT margin for 2012 and for 2013. The most profitable sectors for suppliers are chassis, powertrain and tires, whereas ...
Tags: economy, Transportation
INVISTA announced that it is considering new, combined hydrogen and a hydrous ammonia manufacturing unit—valued at more than $500 million—within the existing footprint of the company’s nylon intermediates production ...
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Zumbotel 1Q13 Financial Result Highlights: Dynamic growth with LED products continues (+49.7%) First-quarter revenues 4.4% down at EUR 309.3 million (prior year: EUR 323.4 million) Adjusted EBIT rises 40.7% to EUR 17.7 million (prior ...
Tags: LED, LED lighting, Lights, Lighting