KraussMaffei Group doubles production capacity in Slovakia

– Production starts in the second assembly hall quicker than planned – Substantial increase in the range of services (Munich, November 27, 2012) The KraussMaffei Group today officially commissioned the second assembly hall at the plant in Sucany (Slovakia). Production therefore started earlier than planned. This means that the production capacity is being doubled just …

Americans are finally get on their financial feet

Americans are finally getting their financial house in order following the 2008 financial crisis. We are paying down debt; bankruptcies and foreclosures are down; non-revolving loans are up and we are getting back on our feet. Below is a great infographic which we invite you to use that highlights how we are getting back on …

This Winter in Paris – Spotlight on the Christmas Shopping event

Organized by the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Christmas Shopping event celebrates lifestyle in the French capital with unprecedented advantages. From the end of November and throughout the month of December, the streets, squares and shop windows of the French capital are illuminated and decked out in seasonal decorations. Also known as the City …

Exploiting the 1Tillion$ opportunity in infeastruture is one of the focus areas of our company _ Dr. A Bandopadhyay, CDE Asia

A graduate in Chemical engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Dr. Bandyopadhyay has over 39 years experience in the mineral industry, during which time he has also obtained his M.Tech & Ph.D in Mineral Engineering from Indian School of Mining, Dhanbad. Beginning with Hindusthan Copper Ltd. (HCL) in 1973 as a graduate trainee, he rose through …

IMG on Coal Review 66 Coal Block

The Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal has reviewed 66 coal blocks so far in its 17 meetings. With respect to the allocations made to the Private Companies, after hearing the allocatees the IMG has recommended de-allocation of 13 coal blocks allocated to 29 companies, deduction of Bank Guarantee in the cases of 14 blocks …

Price pooling of Coal

Ministry of Power (MoP) and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had mooted a proposal that Coal India Limited (CIL) import coal to fulfill its Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) obligations towards power stations, for supplies at Gross Calorific Value (GCV) parity price of domestic coal. Supply of such coal would be decided on the basis of the …

Import of Coal

As per the XII Five Year Plan, the gap between the projected demand and the domestic production of coal the terminal year 2016-17 is estimated to be 185.50 million tones. The projected domestic production is 795 million tonnes as per the optimistic scenario  assessed by the Working Group for formulation of the XII Five Year Plan. It is proposed to …

Siemens modernizes billet caster at Feralpi Calvisano New machine head improves product quality and extends product portfolio

Acciaierie di Calvisano, belonging to the Feralpi Group of Italy, commissioned Siemens Metals Technologies with the modernization of the billet caster in the Calvisano works in Italy. The aim of the project is to further improve the internal and surface quality of the billets and to be able to cast round (in addition to square) …