Toyota Motor Corporation said that they will hire 2,000 more people in India as the auto maker gears up to launch a small car in the country by 2011. The company which runs its Indian operation Toyota Kirloskar Motor through a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group is constructing the second plant at its Bangalore facility with an investment of INR 3,200 crore to manufacture the small car. Mr Hiroshi…

INOTEC®-Produktionsanlage der Süd-Chemie Tochter WD-Giesserei-Technik ermöglicht in Moosburg emissionsfreie Serienfertigung von Kernen für Herstellung von Motorenkomponenten in der Leichtmetallgießerei der BMW Group. zeigt die Kernherstellung im Technikum bei unserer Tochter ASK (Ashland-Südchemie Kernfest GmbH) in Hilden, wo das umweltfreundliche INOTEC Verfahren entwickelt worden ist. Quelle: ASK…

The new Regional Sales and Marketing Office, Böhler Welding Group Middle East FZE will enhance the service levels and support for 13 countries including the UAE and plans to swiftly leverage its reputation for innovative welding solutions and superior technical service. The Bohler Welding Group with it 6 product brands provides tailor made solutions covering the complete portfolio of welding applications…

RIA Novosti reported that Volkswagen's subsidiary in Russia is launching full-cycle production of cars in the city of Kaluga southwest of Moscow. Volkswagen said in a statement that Mr Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia will attend the ceremony to launch the assembly of completely knocked down kits which includes welding, painting and trimming. The company said "We in Volkswagen are convinced that…

Vietnam News Service reported that the demand for cement, steel and other construction materials will surge sharply in the fourth quarter, but prices will remain unchanged or even drop. Mr Pham Chi Cuong chairman of Viet Nam Steel Association was also predicting a sharp rise in demand for steel in the late months of the year but said prices were not likely to increase. He said that the cost of pig iron on…

Die Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG im ostwestfälischen Rahden ist ein mittelständischer Betrieb im Bereich der papierverarbeitenden Industrie. Mit 1300 Mitarbeitern bietet Kolbus ein weltweit sehr umfassendes Produktprogramm für Buchbindereimaschinen. Das Herzstück der Magnetspannplatte sind umpolbare AlNiCo-Magnete. SCHUNK fertigt Magnetspannplatten in Quadratpol-, Parallelpol, und Radialpoltechnik Über 30…

It is reported that car exports from India in the first half of this fiscal jumped by 35.73% as major manufacturers like Hyundai Motor India and Maruti Suzuki cashed in on scrappage incentives provided in Europe, despite other segments of the auto industry witnessing decline. According to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers Association, car exports during April to September stood at 210,088 units as…

POSCO Engineering & Construction, a unit of steel giant POSCO, said that it had completed Asia Special Steel plants in Japan, after it won the building order of KRW 234.7 billion in December 2007. Asia Special Steel, a JV between POSCO Steel Service & Sales Co Limited and Japan's Kotobuki Industries, has a furnace with an annual production capacity of 60 tonnes and other steel product production facilities…

RIA Novosti reported that Russia has extended by 10 months increased import duties on new and used foreign cars and trucks, which sparked mass protests across the country in December. The decision to raise the duty from 25% to at least 30% was designed to protect domestic producers and foreign companies involved in car production in Russia amid the global financial crisis. It was imposed in early December…

A U.S. Navy assault ship built with tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers began its journey to New York on Tuesday, sailing down the Mississippi River in a pea-soup fog as watchers along the levee strained for a glimpse. The USS New York, named to commemorate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, left the Northrop Grumman shipyard where it was built for the trip to its namesake city. The $1…