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European steel industry awaits tough year
The European Steel Industry wait a difficult year partly due to overcapacity, scarce corporate credit and increasing imports of steel from simple quality. That analysts predict, says the New York Times. European steel producers can remain profitable by focusing on advanced products and the production of basic quality steel should be left to low-wage countries [...]
Infographic: innovative machinery industry | China misses the boat
Netherlands gets just not the highest echelons of the top 10 global innovation. This infographic shows that show where different countries were judged on the success of their innovation, internationalization of the global scale and influence. The first and second place will be taken by the United States and Japan. China is in the line [...]
ECT has threatened to claim of 900 million
Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and Environment) may be the competition on the Second Maasvlakte not stop, which the Industry Blog previously reported. All Ruler ECT does not settle for that and it goes to court. The container company ECT requires the commissioning of the Port Authority terminal on Maasvlakte 2 postpones that ECT [...]
Activity in industry shrinks further
For the third consecutive month in a row shrinks the Dutch industry. This is shown by the purchasing manager index of nevi in November to 46.0 points released. This is the fastest decline in over two years. In October, the index of 46.0. The facts do not lie. Production volume increased significantly in November off, [...]
Persistent shortage of engineers threatens
In some regions, threatening entire engineering departments of schools to disappear. This is expected as the decline of students in technology education does not halt. Employers fear for the future of technical VMBO. Why they are today in The Hague, the bell went. In a petition that employers united in VNO-NCV SMEs and the Netherlands, [...]
Chinese import growth strengthened global economy
China will import more. Increasing imports would not only balance the Chinese economy, but also the global economy. Chinese President Hu Jintao announced yesterday that he wants to allow more imports to China. He said that during the APEC conference, Honolulu (Hawaii). This reports the New York Times. APEC is the economic organization of Asian [...]
Debt Crisis brings technology industry growth almost to a standstill
A quick solution to the debt crisis, such that economic tide. That tops the list of discussion topics the FME like the House wish to be treated. The next two days in The Hague is the budget of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation on the political agenda. On behalf of the technology [...]
Organon activities into new company
There is a chance that the activities of MSD, the former Organon, the Netherlands will be continued by a new Dutch pharmaceutical company. The risk is real that a substantial part of the research herein can be accommodated. RTL Z reports that according to reports in the New York Times. It would involve the division [...]
The technical advantages in industrial
A big advantage for hangars in industrial construction is the use of large sandwich panels. These plates are used in multiple layers and serve as a wall, which can be guaranteed in a final step, the facade, the inside and the best possible thermal insulation. This construction is used above all, factories and warehouses. This [...]
Industrial: modern technologies
The industrial building is in terms of technology always on the last stand This is especially important because industrial buildings on the one hand need space for equipment or products to the other, and provide workspace. For this reason, the halls in industrial and ergonomic requirements in terms of lighting, ventilation, mode of construction chemicals [...]