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March 9th, 2010
- Press Releases
Christchurch, New Zealand - Inosym Ships Largest Reels
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 Inosym shipped our largest reels in Dec 2009 to Egypt and Malaysia. The reels were steel drums 4000mm and 3600mm in diameter. Designed to carry a maximum cable weight of 25,000kg at drum twisting speeds of 28RMP.
It was a great achievement for our engineering and logistics teams proving that Inosym can design, manufacture and supply the full range of Reels and Drums for all cable making processes worldwide.
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March 9th, 2010
- Projects
Aberdeen, Scotland - Technip awarded two contracts for field developments in UK North Sea
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| Technip has been awarded by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited two engineering, procurement and installation contracts, worth in excess of €40 million on a lump sum basis, for the development of the Auk North and Burghley fields. The fields will be tied back to Talisman's Fulmar A platform and the Premier Oil-operated Balmoral Floating Production Vessel respectively. The Auk North contract covers the fabrication and installation of a production pipeline, the installation of an umbilical*, a power cable and subsea equipment. The Burghley contract covers fabrication and installation of a production pipeline and a gas lift pipeline, as well as the installation of an umbilical and subsea structures. Both contracts include pre-commissioning and commissioning support. Technip's operating center in Aberdeen, Scotland will execute the contracts, which are scheduled to commence in the field in the second quarter of 2010. The pipelines will be welded at Technip's spoolbase in Evanton, Scotland. Two vessels from the Technip fleet will be used for the offshore installation campaign: the Orelia diving support vessel and the new pipelay vessel, Apache II.
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March 9th, 2010
- Acquisitions
Versailles France - FCI buys cable maker MergeOptics assets
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| Connector and cable assemble solutions provider FCI, has acquired the assets of MergeOptics, a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers. The acquisition will allow FCI to leverage MergeOptics' leadership position in AOCs to complement FCI's passive and active copper cables assemblies to address data and communications market applications. Data centers and high performance computing applications require that the data-rate performance per channel as defined by various standards be maintained over long lengths of cable. Current applications feature both copper high-speed I/O solutions for short-to-moderate lengths. Applications that require longer cable lengths employ the use of fiber optics via either active optical cables or through the use of transceivers. The market requirements for increased speed and port density continue to drive suppliers towards higher speed solutions increasing the utilization of active optical cables and transceivers as the market drives toward 25Gbit/s per channel high-speed I/O solutions. "MergeOptics' leading position in active optical cables extends FCI's existing high-speed I/O portfolio of passive and active copper solutions," said Pete Curwen, corporate VP and general manager of FCI electronics division. "With this complete portfolio of I/O product solutions, we will be able to provide our customers with more complete and innovative solutions to meet their needs today and in the future."
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March 9th, 2010
- Acquisitions
San Jose, California - Mountz, Inc. acquires fastener importer Mr. Metric
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| Mountz, Inc. acquired all assets of Mr. Metric, Inc, a fastener importer and distributor located in San Jose, CA. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Mr. Metric will serve as the flagship brand name for all Mountz fastener products. Fastener products will be integrated into the Mountz logistics system and sold under the strong Mr. Metric brand name. Mountz plans to roll out a fresh and revived Mr. Metric brand to a combined 6,000 active customers. Mountz is the nations premier manufacturer and supplier of high quality torque tool products used to properly torque fasteners. Mountz serves the world's largest producers of industrial products. Mountz is ISO 9001 certified and ISO 17025 accredited and operates in over 30 countries. San Jose has been its local headquarters for 45 years.
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March 9th, 2010
- General
Brantford Ontario - Stainless steel buying returning but at lower level
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| Moderate growth in metalworking this year could boost supply of stainless steel by as much as 19% to 1.64 million net tons in the U.S., forecast Charles Turack, vice president of sales and marketing for Outokumpu Stainless in New Castle, Indiana. However, this compares with a 26% decline in 2009 to 1.37 million tons-and will keep purchasing well below the 2.27 million ton annual average in 2000-2008. "Stainless steel sales are showing some improvement as funding for maintenance and repair projects in such key markets as chemicals and plastics processing are being released," Turack tells the Toll Processing ‘10 conference in Orlando sponsored by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association. "However, stainless steel buying by end users continues to be only for what's needed to fabricate against the end-product order books." Still he admits he is somewhat more bullish than a recent Steel Market Research forecast of 10% growth in purchasing by stainless steel buyers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico who cut their invoiced by 23% as a group in 2009.This editor suggests that the slow recovery may have it roots into the extreme prices for nickel some years ago that led manufacturers to redesign and look for material substitutes.
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March 8th, 2010
- Wire Dusseldorf
Duesseldorf,Germany - Optimum Energy Efficiency - NIEHOFF at wire 2010 - Booth 10C18
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 Energy efficiency – current catch phrase in the wire and cable industry. At the trade fair wire 2010 the Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co. KG is presenting the result of a thorough development. Being one of the globally leading manufacturer of machinery and equipment engineered for the wire and cable industry, Niehoff has improved the energy efficiency of its products. All exhibits feature state-of-the-art drives, optimized components and considerable energy savings – some of them show up for the first time at the trade show wire 2010 as completely new constructions. The use of raw materials and working materials is reduced which enables a clear reduction of operational and material costs.
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March 8th, 2010
- Product Releases
Providence Rhode Island - Maybe something for wiredrawing blocks?? Nanotechnology based material provides exceptional wear resistance
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| The NanoSteel ® Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies, announces the release of the company’s first stick electrode, SHS 9700E, for weld overlay hardfacing applications. SHS 9700E, the newest addition to NanoSteel’s patented portfolio of Super Hard Steel ® (SHS) alloys, is a premium alloy that features an ultra refined, near nanoscale crystalline microstructure which results in very high hardness, up to 70 HRc, and exceptional resistance to abrasive wear.
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March 8th, 2010
- Projects
Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota - Kobe steel commissions new furnaces that may revolutionize iron making
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| To the untrained eye, it was just a pile of metal. But a shipment of iron nuggets that arrived at Kobe Steel Limited's Tokyo head office in late January may have heralded a revolution in the world's steel industry that some are hoping will help save the planet. The unremarkable looking nuggets, each 5 to 25 millimeters in diameter, were the fruition of 15 years of research and development, originally sparked by a botched experiment by Kobe Steel workers in 1994 that does not use the blast furnaces that have dominated the industry for centuries. The new furnaces are nearly 50 times faster and can use cheaper coal and lower quality iron ore than the traditional process. Crucially, Kobe Steel says, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by about 20%. Industry insiders hope the technology can help square the circle of reducing carbon dioxide emissions while allowing rapid industrialization in emerging economies such as China and Brazil.
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March 8th, 2010
- General
Calderdale U.K. - Survival fight for Calderdale's firms but there are some signs of hope
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| Calderdale is reeling after losing nearly 700 jobs from just a handful of firms in the past few months. The deepest recession for decades has left many firms struggling to survive. As earlier reported Carrington Wire recently closed in Elland with the loss of 80 jobs due to low demand for steel wire. Despite this there have also been some glimmers of hope, with some jobs created. Calderdale Council leader Stephen Baines said it was a grim situation and not helped by the planned increase in employer National Insurance contributions. He said it was a tax on jobs and that the Government should do more to help firms. Young people cannot get jobs and it is a desperate state of affairs for the local economy,” he said. And it is not just in Calderdale. The same scenario is playing out across the UK. Millions of people who hoped to see their wages rise have found themselves on pay freezes. Some on short time. Others promised promotion may now have a far longer wait than they would ever have imagined to reach the next level. Then there are the young people about to pile out of university into a contracting jobs market still clogged with last year's graduates and who are forced to seek work that bears no resemblance to the subjects they have excelled in.
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March 6th, 2010
- Press Releases
Pawcatuck Connecticut - Davis-Standard, LLC to Host Basic Extrusion Seminar
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 Davis-Standard, LLC will host its popular workshop on “The Basics of Plastics Extrusion” on April 7 - 8, 2010 at its headquarters in Pawcatuck, Connecticut. The two-day class will cover the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, as well as the composition and properties of various polymers and the mechanics of essential downstream processes. Topics include extruder components, temperature control, maintenance and screw design.
In addition to instruction, course participants will tour Davis-Standard’s laboratory and manufacturing facilities and will have access to polymer process engineers and technical specialists. The fee is $750 per person with a 10 percent discount given for groups of three or more. Course books and materials are included, and class size is limited to promote student/teacher interaction.
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March 6th, 2010
- Product Releases
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts - Anomet Products offers line of durable platinum clad molybdenum wire
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| A line of platinum clad molybdenum wire that offers performance and cost advantages over solid wire in a wide range of semiconductor and electronics applications is available from Anomet Products Inc. Anomet Platinum Clad Molybdenum Wire provides a low coefficient of thermal expansion and high oxidation and corrosion resistance at up to 1,200 degrees C, depending upon the application. Available in 0.010 inch to 0.060 inch O.D. sizes, with cladding from 14 to 26 percent by weight and 4.5 to 55 microns, depending upon diameter, this clad metal wire has a smooth and consistent surface finish. Ideal for fabricating feed-troughs in semiconductor fabrication equipment and for making connectors and switch components used in harsh environments, Anomet Platinum Clad Molybdenum wire is offered as wire, rod and ribbon. Metallurgical-bonding assures that this wire provides superior ductility, formability, and weld-ability than electroplated wire, claims the firm.
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March 6th, 2010
- Reports
Tokyo Japan - Showa stock rallies on rumor they are back in the black
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| SWCC Showa Holdings Co. rallied 4.9 percent to 85 yen. The wire and cable producer may post an operating profit of 100 million yen in its business of wire harness for home electronics this fiscal year, recovering from a loss of 240 million yen a year ago, the Nikkei newspaper reported without citing anyone.
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March 6th, 2010
- General
West Tongling China - Copper demand is ‘Weak’ in China now, Tongling says
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| Copper demand in China, the world’s largest consumer of the metal, is “weak” because of lackluster consumption from the power industry, Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co. said.“From what we learned from our customers, copper demand is now weak,” Chairman Wei Jianghong said today in an interview in Beijing. Tongling is the country’s second-largest copper smelter. Demand “isn’t very strong,” Li Yihuang, chairman of bigger rival Jiangxi Copper Co., also said today. Slowing demand in China may indicate stockpiles in the country may continue to climb after reaching the highest level in more than seven years in February. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. last month ended its recommendation to bet on higher copper prices because of concern that economic recovery in developed markets isn’t on “solid footing.” “About 60 percent of copper is used in the power industry, and our sales to wire-and-cable users reflected that demand is rather weak,” Wei said, while attending the National People’s Congress.
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March 5th, 2010
- General
Mumbai India - Bhushan Steel to set up steel plant in Karnataka for Rs 280 Billion
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| The steel company Bhushan Steel announced today that it would set up a value added steel plant in the south in the state of Karnataka. The steel plant would have a production capacity of 0.6 million tpa . The plant is expected to get a total investment of approximately Rs 280 billion. The company produces angles and wire rods which are needed in the automobile and white goods sector. Bhushan Steel is India’s 3rd largest Secondary steel Producer company. At the moment the company has three manufacturing units which include Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra and Orissa.
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March 5th, 2010
- Market Stats
Washington D.C. - US steel imports generally decline but rebar and wire imports are up sharply
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| According to the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of February totaled 1,530,000 net tons (NT). This was a 7% decrease from the 1,644,000 permit tons recorded in January and a 6% decrease from the January preliminary imports total of 1,634,000 NT. Import permit tonnage for finished steel in February was 1,194,000 NT, which was a decrease of 5% from the preliminary imports total of 1,257,000 NT in January. February total and finished steel import permit tons would annualize at 18,983,000 NT and 14,704,000 NT, up 17% and 4%, respectively, from the 16,215,000 NT and 14,179,000 NT imported in 2009. In February, the largest finished steel import permit applications for offshore countries were for Japan (113,000 NT, up 45% from January), Korea (89,000 NT, down 41%), Germany (55,000 NT, up 47%), India (53,000 NT, up 184%) and Australia (48,000 NT, up 74%). Finished steel import market share in February is estimated at 18% Finished steel import permits for major product categories that registered significant increases in February vs. the January preliminary include reinforcing bar (up 108%), wire rod (up 39%), and cut-length plate (up 38%).
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March 5th, 2010
- General
Tokyo Japan - Furukawa sees revenues of US$169mn in 2009, expects 33% boost this year
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| The Brazilian unit of Japanese cable supplier Furukawa Industrial billed approximately 300mn reais (US$169mn) in 2009, down 24% compared to the previous year, the president of the Brazil unit Foad Shaikhzadeh told BNamericas. Sales in the Brazilian market accounted for 80% last year while the remainder were exports. The company's main export markets are Latin American countries, Shaikhzadeh said, with the Southern Cone accounting for approximately 60% of Furukawa Brasil's total exports. The company also expects to increase exports to the Central American market, following the opening of a distribution center in Panama in February last year. Shaikhzadeh added that the company's exports could grow to account for 23% of the company's total revenues this year.
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March 5th, 2010
- Market Stats
Dubai United Arab Emirates - Rebar prices in UAE increase by Dh100
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| The prices of rebar in the UAE have gone up by Dh100 to Dh1,950 per metric tonne since end-February from Dh1,850 per metric tonne, according to the steel industry yesterday. Emirates Business said that the market is stabilizing and has not witnessed any major fluctuations. Riad Bsaibes, Chief Operating Officer of Amana Contracting and Steel Buildings, said: "I can see that our procurement managers are buying standard uncoated standard rebar at the current prices of around Dh1,950 this month against the low of Dh1,700 six to eight months ago. I think we have gone through the bottom of prices and are currently sitting at the bottom." On February 28, the state-controlled Saudi Basic Industries announced it would raise prices of steel rebar and wire rod by SR100 ($26.7) per tonne from March 1. Higher iron ore and scrap metal costs led to the increase, Sabic's Vice-Chairman for metals Abdul-Aziz bin Al Humaid said in a statement to Reuters. This is the first time Sabic has raised steel prices since 2008. This was on the heels of Moody's Investors Service changing its industry sector outlook for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) steel industry to 'stable' from 'negative' for the fundamental business conditions in the industry over the next 12 to 18 months.
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March 4th, 2010
- Press Releases
Ecublens, Switzerland - Maillefer names Chairman of the Board and CEO
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 With the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Pentti Hätälä, having reached the age of 65, the Maillefer Board of Directors is pleased to announce key changes within its board and management team. On December 17th 2009, the Directors chose to elect Mr. Hätälä to the active position of Chairman of the Board of the Maillefer Group. Consequently on the same date, Mr. Peter Roos was promoted to CEO. The changes took effect on January 1, 2010.
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March 4th, 2010
- General
Richmond Indiana - Reel company expand creates new jobs
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| A Richmond, Indiana company has announced expansions that will create 16 new full-time jobs and a combined investment of $1.6 million. Reel Options, a division of Vandor Corporation, will purchase new equipment that will allow the company to expand its product line. The Board of Directors for the EDC of Wayne County approved EDIT applications for the company in their regular board meeting. Vandor will receive $15,640 to put toward the purchase of new machinery. Reel Options, a division of Vandor Corporation, is purchasing new machinery to add a new product line creating 16 new full-time jobs with an investment of $975,000. The Reel Options brand was developed by Vandor in 2000 to provide packaging reels injection molded from reprocessed plastic. The new machinery will allow the company to produce plywood reels and utility spools. The company serves the electrical conductor, wire and cable and cordage and hose industries. Vandor Corporation specializes in custom chipboard and corrugated fiberboard components for the funeral industry. They currently employ 65 people. “Richmond and Wayne County is fortunate that in the current economic climate we have companies finding opportunities to create investment and jobs,” says Richmond Mayor Sally Hutton. Hutton continues, “It just proves how important our existing businesses are to our community and we’re thankful they made the choice to expand their companies in Richmond.”
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March 4th, 2010
- Reports
Hamburg Germany - Enlarged Aurubis Group stands up well in the crisis and generates positive results in fiscal year 2008/09
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| The Aurubis Group which has grown as a result of the integration with Cumerio stood up well in the crisis. „We were able to stand our ground overall as a stronger group in the crisis and generate positive results“, declared CEO Dr Bernd Drouven at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday in Hamburg in front of about 1,800 shareholders. The business model as an integrated copper producer and processor had proved to be robust and stable, the synergy and improvement effects had made a significant contribution to results and Aurubis had become an international group with Europe-wide presence and global weight, stated Drouven. In addition, a uniform strategy had been developed under the Aurubis roof and implementation had begun throughout the group.
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March 4th, 2010
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Montreal Quebec - Toronto company proposes 2000 MW power line between Quebec and New York
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| A Toronto company financed by U.S. investment firm Blackstone hopes to build a 2,000-megawatt power line between Montreal's south shore and New York City for US$3.8-billion. The 570-kilometre line proposed by Transmission Developers would largely be buried under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River in order to minimize environmental impacts. Several projects using overhead power lines in the Northeast United States have failed in recent years under the weight of opposition from residents. The Quebec portion would cost between US$400 million and $500 million and be built by Hydro-Quebec TransEnergie, which would recover its investment by charging users of the line, Transmission Developers president Donald Jessome said in an interview Tuesday.
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March 3rd, 2010
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Brantford Ontario - “Happy days are here again”
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| There have been some good news lately. Malaysia we read is booming. Australia’s central bank raised interest rates to combat possible inflation and Australia’s resource sector is digging and shipping its resources to Asian customers. In North America and Europe unemployment is still a concern as employers are reluctant to increase the work force. Canada is in a state of post Olympic euphoria having seen its athletes pocketing more gold medals than any other nation firmly entrenching the country’s position as the world’s leading Hockey Nation. Wire & Tube 2010 is shaping up to be a record event. Currencies, or rather the value there of, is a concern as sovereign debt load and the prospect, that austerity measures may kill the prosperity before we had a chance to enjoy it. But on the balance tomorrow looks better than yesterday.
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March 3rd, 2010
- General
Highland Heights Kentucky - General Cable expands its transportation and industrial harnesses business in Europe
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| General Cable Corporation a global leader in ignition wire harness technology, reported today that it has acquired Beru SAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BorgWarner France SAS, located in La Ferte Mace, France. The business will operate as General Cable Automotive Europe (GCAE) going forward. GCAE is a premier manufacturer of ignition wire harnesses sold into the European automotive OEM market as well as the aftermarket.
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March 3rd, 2010
- Acquisitions
Roseland, Florida - Southwire broadens presence in HVAC market with Ford Wire acquisition
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| that the company announced February 10. The Florida.-based company is a manufacturer of wire and cable used in the manufacture of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The deal includes only equipment, with Ford maintaining ownership of its manufacturing plant. “Today marks a new direction for Southwire as we build upon our commitment to provide the best products and service in the HVAC market,” said Stu Thorn, Southwire’s president and CEO. “While Southwire already manufactures a limited line of cables used in the production and installation of HVAC equipment, this acquisition allows us to expand that product offering and better assist those serving the industry.” The acquisition fits perfectly with Southwire’s strategy to explore new market segments, while developing closer ties to its customers, according to Norman Adkins, president of Southwire’s OEM Division. “It’s very important that we forge strong relationships with our customers and remain sensitive to their needs,” Adkins said. “Exceeding our customers’ expectations has been a key to our success. We must continually focus on what they think is important and on what truly delivers value. Our customers expect to grow and we must grow with them by offering a compelling competitive advantage.”
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March 3rd, 2010
- Projects
Paris France - Nexans secures 9.5 million euros contract to supply Over 10,000km FLAMEX ® cables for China Railway High-speed trains
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| Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded for a 9.5 million euros contract to supply China’s state-owned vehicle producer, CNR Corporation Limited (CNR), with the cables it requires to develop the China Railway High-speed (CRH) trains that will enter in service between Beijing and Shanghai in 2011. The cables provided are manufactured at Nexans China’s production facilities in Waigaoqiao and Baoshan, both located in Shanghai. The first batch of cables will be delivered in March 2010 and the last in March 2011. This contract is in addition to the first award from CNR on control, power and data cables that Nexans got in July 2009 for a value of 5.0 million euros on the same program.
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March 2nd, 2010
- Projects
Canberra Australia - Australian govt invests AUD 100 mln in NBN Tasmania
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| The Australian government announced that it will make an equity injection of AUD 100 million in NBN Tasmania, to facilitate the further roll-out of fibre-to-the-home in the state. The third stage of roll-out there will cover 90,000 premises in the major population centres of Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie. This will take the entire network to 100,000 sites in Tasmania, including homes, businesses, schools and hospitals. The first two stages focused on extending the local fibre backbone. The network roll-out is run by the Australian and Tasmanian governments through their publicly owned entities, NBN Tasmania and Aurora Energy. NBN Tasmania chose the sites in conjunction with Aurora Energy. NBN Tasmania will soon invite residents to attend community forums, to provide information on the NBN. Ultimately, 200,000 premies will have access to the fibre network, with the rest of the state covered by satellite and mobile services.
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March 2nd, 2010
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Portarlington Ireland - SIAC Butler’s Steel letting 55 staff go from its Laois facility
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| Construction and engineering group SIAC is letting go 55 workers from its structural steel business. SIAC Butler’s Steel in Portarlington, Co Laois, is cutting its workforce by almost half as a result of the construction slump. The company manufactures and supplies steel girders and other components used in building. It will cut its workforce from 123 to 68 as a result of the redundancies. The company told its staff the news earlier this week. The nature of its business means that SIAC Butler’s Steel depends mainly on big building and engineering projects, either publicly-funded or commercial. The virtual shutting off of credit means that there is little or no commercial activity either in Ireland or in Britain, to where it began exporting over the last decade. Over recent months the company agreed new terms with its workers that allowed it to cut shift allowances and other extra payments. SIAC bought Butler’s Steel out of receivership in 1996, and grew the business as the Irish construction industry boomed. The firm pursued its own contracts as well as supplying structural steel used on projects where its parent was the main contractor. During that period it expanded into Britain with a number of purchases, including a company in Gloucester, which gave it a foothold in the midlands and north of England. SIAC is one of the biggest construction and civil engineering groups in Ireland.
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March 2nd, 2010
- Closures
Redcar U.K. - Reversing the Iron lady’s accomplishments
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| Calls to nationalize Corus are premature as potential foreign buyers sit down today for talks, said Redcar MP Vera Baird. On Friday, national unions representing thousands of steelworkers agreed to give two weeks for Corus to think again over the mothballing of its Redcar plant, while the chair of the North East Regional Committee of inquiry into the steel crisis said she personally believed nationalization was the only way to save thousands of jobs in the short-term. Today Ms Baird said selling TCP to overseas steel users was the best outcome we could have and nationalization would not help while those talks were being actively pursued, and a sale was still attainable. Despite our urgent need to know the future, we have to give these talks time, she said. The latest, locally-led, interested party only came into play two weeks ago.
"That consortium is so serious they have two important meetings today. It is not true to say that these serious interests are being over-hyped - though nobody can predict the outcome. Ms Baird said if Corus was dragging its heels - as both the unions and committee chairman Dari Taylor believes - it would soon become apparent. She urged patience. But the four steelmaking unions are not inclined to wait much longer. Today they said they would give Corus chief executive Kirby Adams a fortnights grace to take a different course of action over TCP, which began laying off the first of 1,600 staff on Friday.
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March 2nd, 2010
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Ho Chi Min City Vietnam - Residents urge to shut down Thep Viet Company on pollution
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| Thanh Nien News reported that dozens of people have gathered in front of a steel plant in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau demanding that it be shut down for pollution violations. As per report, the demonstrators also tried to prevent trucks carrying materials from entering the plant of Thep Viet Company at Phu My Industrial Park. They came to the plant carrying a sign that read 'Thep Viet Plant causes pollution and needs to be shut down. Save us.' Following the gathering, the authorities came to the plant for inspections. Thep Viet Company explained that strong winds blew dust from the plant into the residents’ houses. The company promised to solve the problem soon. The residents, however, did not agree. They asked authorities to close the plant or relocate them to other areas unaffected by the pollution. They said the plant had affected their lives for three years. Although its managers promised to eliminate the noise and air pollution by the end of last year, the situation had yet to improve.Local authorities have yet to make a decision on the case. In a separate release in February it was reported that Tenova Melt Shops had been chosen by Pomina and Thep Viet Steel Group to supply a new melt shop unit with a Consteel ® EAF. The melt shop is scheduled to be put in operation at the end of 2011 in Phu My Industrial Zone, near Ho Chi Minh City.
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