Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GHAC), an automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda in China, today held a ceremony to commemorate the start of construction of a third production line and an engine plant within the property of the existing ZengCheng Plant. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries, guests and representatives from the local governments of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province as well…

Despite sluggish sales, Japanese auto companies operating in India — Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Toyota Kirloskar and Nissan — expect a significant boost in profitability and possibly lower royalty payouts this fiscal on the back of stimulus package announced by the Japan's central bank earlier this month. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) package aims to further weaken yen and make Japanese exports cheaper, thus spurring…

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the 13th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, which will be held in Muscat, Oman from September 15th - 17th, 2014. The conference will address recent developments and applications of semi-solid processing. Results of engineering research and experience as well as scientific issues are relevant for…

ABB liefert energieeffiziente elektrische Systeme für fünf Bohrschiffe und zwei Flüssiggastanker, die von Samsung Heavy Industries gebaut werden ABB hat von Samsung Heavy Industries einen Auftrag über 80 Millionen US-Dollar für die Lieferung energieeffizienter Antriebe, Motoren und Energiesysteme für fünf Bohrschiffe und zwei Flüssiggastanker erhalten, die in der Samsung-Werft in Korea gebaut werden. Die…

Die Schweizer ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG ernennt Marius Gorczyca zum neuen Verkaufsleiter. Marius Gorczyca ist seit 2010 innerhalb der ASCO-Gruppe tätig. Hauptsächlich war er bisher als technischer Projektleiter bei ASCO Neuseeland tätig, ASCOs Produktionsstätte für CO2-Produktions- und Rückgewinnungsanlagen. Mit Gorczycas Werdegang und seiner Erfahrung aus dem Engineering verstärkt ASCO ihr Verkaufsteam sehr…

Voestalpine AG, Austria's biggest steelmaker, plans to raise its dividend by 13 percent after fiscal full-year profit advanced. The company proposed to increase the payout by 10 cents to 90 cents a share. Net income rose by a third to 444.9 million euros ($582 million) in the year through March. Voestalpine benefits from a focus on high-quality specialized steel sold on long-term contracts to customers in…

Azerbaijan, one of Indonesia’s major suppliers of oil, was planning to build a US$4.8 billion oil refinery in Batam and an aluminum plant in Kalimantan to cement the increasingly close relations between the South Caucasus nation and Southeast Asia’s largest economy, a top Azerbaijani diplomat said. “Our state oil company, SOCAR, is in negotiations with Indonesia’s OSO Group to build a large oil refinery in…

Engine plant to produce three and four-cylinder petrol engines Light metal foundry sets the benchmark for sustainable production Production of high-voltage batteries announced Oliver Zipse: “The new engine plant reinforces our strong commitment to the Chinese market” BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) opened a new engine plant with a light metal foundry in Shenyang today. The new location will produce the…

BMW Motorrad Innovationstag 2011 Motorräder durch innovative Entwicklungen besser und sicherer machen und zugleich die Freude am Motorradfahren steigern - so lautet seit Jahrzehnten eine der Kernkompetenzen von BMW Motorrad. Als Technologieführer präsentiert BMW Motorrad mit hoher Schlagzahl neue Lösungen, die in der Regel schon kurze Zeit später aus dem Serienmotorradbau nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. Nun…

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production. The standard is based on the CO2 data collection methodology that has been used for the past five years in the steel industry. Launched in 2007, worldsteel’s CO2 data collection aims to provide steel producers with a…