Two of China's largest home appliances manufacturers are predicting huge losses for 2015. Sichuan Changhong Electric Co Ltd has forecast it will slip 1.97 billion yuan ($300.3 million) into the red, a staggering 3,455 percent fall ...
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A weak crude complex which has seen futures values drop to multi-year lows is only adding to an already depressed Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp spot propane market, where demand has failed to benefit from any increase in end-user heating ...
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Fossil fuel companies risk wasting up to $2.2 trillion in the next decade by pursuing projects that could be uneconomic in the face of international action to limit climate change, UK-based financial think-tank Carbon Tracker Initiative ...
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First-quarter steel exports surged 40.7 percent to 25.78 million metric tons as mills responded to weak domestic demand and falling prices, the China Iron and Steel Association said on Wednesday. "Although domestic steel companies face ...
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Electronic packaging involves the use of engineering and other technologies to incorporate in-built security and protective features in the packaging of products. The use of electronics in packaging is gaining importance as it reduces ...
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Syngenta today announced that it has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait (MIR162) from China’s regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing ...
Although dwindling domestic demand and excess capacity have shrunk profit margins for most Chinese steelmakers, it has inspired some to tap overseas markets for sustained, long-term growth. Hebei Iron &Steel Co, China's second-largest ...
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British waste and recycling company, Business Waste, says that a spike in the theft of paper and cardboard meant for recycling is to be blamed on scrap thieves who are looking for soft targets. The company feels that increased security ...
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Not content with selling gas domestically, some of China's private gas distribution companies are becoming increasingly ambitious and are planning to enter the LNG import business, competing directly with state-owned LNG buyers such as ...
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China plans to raise citygate prices of natural gas consumed by non-residential users later this year, the National Development and Reform Commission said in its work report issued Wednesday at the start of the annual session of the ...
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Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd is leading the effort to go abroad as the country's steel and iron industry struggles with overcapacity, reports Du Juan from Tangshan, Hebei province Against the background of the overcapacity problem ...
Tags: Steel Capacity, Mineral
Safety is very much important part of everyone's life. As we all know that there are thousands of employees who are killed and injured every year while working at heights and other risky places. In order to keep them safe and secure, it is ...
China's economic planners are taking an increasingly hawkish stance on the overcapacity issue, reportedly mulling a "white list" for the next campaign. Several central ministries, including the National Development and Reform Commission, ...
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Pilkington Glass has decided to close one of the two float lines at Cowley Hill site in Saint Helens, United Kingdom. The main reason for the closure, announced by the company, is the lack of demand for flat glass due to the continued ...
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American International Group (AIG) is reportedly believed to file a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley over $3.7bn mortgage-backed securities. The announcement was made in the Morgan Stanley's 10-Q filing with the US Securities and Exchange ...
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