http://www.industrialinfo.eu/ 2008 Industrial Info Resources, Inc. 240 en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:59:11 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/ http://www.industrialinfo.eu/images/indalert.gif 210 29 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196270 Chemical Processing Industry (CPI) of Canada have struggled with demand woes and a global recession. The effect of these struggles has been obvious with the annual value of CPI construction kickoffs in Canada barely exceeding $250 million in recent years. As global demand has begun to show signs of strengthening, so has the outlook for total CPI spending in Canada this year, currently forecast to reach a potential of $1.2 billion.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196360
The bids for the Hanhikivi 1(HA1) project, which will have a generating capacity of up to 1,700-megawatts (MW), have been received from....]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196277 Green Plains Renewable Energy Incorporated (Omaha, Nebraska), have broken ground on Phase II of a 5-acre algae farm at Green Plains fuel ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196272 Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) (Federal Way, Washington) and Domtar Corporation (NYSE:UFS) (Montreal, Quebec), two of the largest North American forest product companies, reported revenues and profits for fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 that were lower than those from the previous year, as seasonal slowdowns and a plunge in global pulp prices negatively affected the industry. Net income for Weyerhaeuser was reported to be $65 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $171 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, and $331 million for the year, compared with $1.28 billion in 2010. Net earnings for Domtar stood at $61 million for the quarter, compared with $325 million in the same period last year, and $365 million for the year, a 39.67% decrease from 2010.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196251 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196280 Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) (Dearborn, Michigan) has begun construction in Kansas City, Missouri, on a $1.1 billion expansion of its Claycomo Assembly Plant.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196254 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196220
Production at the Lynas Advance Material Plant (LAMP) is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year, provided that Lynas constructs a permanent disposal facility for solid-residue material waste.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196253 Jaguar Mining Incorporated (NYSE:JAG) (Concord, New Hampshire), a través de su subsidiaria Mineracao Serras do Oeste Limitada (Belo Horizonte, Brasil), ha recibido recientemente la licencia que le permitirá el inicio de la construcción del proyecto minero Gurupi, ubicado en la ciudad de Centro Novo, estado de Maranhao, al norte de Brasil. Se estima que el proyecto tendrá un costo de inversión de 278 millones de dólares.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196276 Jaguar Mining Incorporated (NYSE:JAG) (Concord, New Hampshire), through its Brazilian subsidiary Mineracao Serras do Oeste Limitada (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), recently received the installation license that allows the company to begin the construction of the Gurupi gold mine project. Gurupi is located in northern Brazil, in the city of Centro Novo, in Maranhao state. The project has an estimated total investment value of about $278 million.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196243 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196230
Companies featured: Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), General Electric (NYSE:GE)]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196275 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) (Eletrobrás) (Río de Janeiro, Brasil) planea invertir aproximadamente US$7,29 mil millones (13 mil millones de reales) en el 2012, de los cuales US$3.910 millones serán destinados al sector de generación, otros U$S2.240 millones irán al área de transmisión y finalmente U$S1.090 millones se aplicarán en el sector de distribución.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196244
Companies featured: Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (PINK:HOMJF)]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196274 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) (Eletrobras) (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) plans to invest $7.29 billion in electrical energy generation ($3.91 billion), transmission ($2.24 billion) and distribution ($1.09 billion).]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196221 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196241 GE Energy (NYSE:GE) is planning to set up a 100-megawatt (MW) windfarm in Ngong, Kenya. The project is scheduled to be operating in two years, which will coincide with the operation of the 300-MW Lake Turkana project.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196232 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196240 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196234 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196111 Building Trades Unions through a Project Labor Agreement (PLA).

Join America's Building Trades Unions, the Indianapolis Colts and the craftsmen and women who built the stadium in this week's "Industry Today" webcast.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196074 TransCanada's (TSX:TRP) Keystone XL pipeline project. The Keystone XL pipeline was proposed to bring sour crude oil from the Canadian oil sands down to Gulf Coast refineries in Texas. The news of the denial was definitely a shock, especially as the administration had several weeks remaining to continue to evaluate the plans. In this case, politics may have superseded the best interest of the American people. The permit was not denied because of the merits of the project, but because Congress had attempted to strongarm the president to make a decision on the project with legislation inserted into the payroll tax bill.

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A new study from the European Commission shows that the cost of raising the current target from a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020 to 30% has fallen 'considerably' since its original report in 2008.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196088 chemicals producer The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) (Midland, Michigan) reported record annual sales revenue for full-year 2011, despite faltering demand and a rocky European market, as prices strengthened globally. For the full year, Dow reported net income of $2.4 billion, a 21.93% increase from 2010. But the fourth quarter of 2011 saw a net loss of $20 million, compared with net income of $426 million in fourth-quarter 2010.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196083 SUGAR LAND--February 3, 2012--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As windfarms and solar parks are brought online to help meet renewable energy requirements, power transmission projects are necessary to deliver the power needed from the new facilities and to the new areas. Industrial Info's Power Industry Project Database currently shows 54 power transmission projects that are scheduled for completion this year. The projects have an aggregate total investment value of $5 billion.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196101 Spectra Energy Corporation (NYSE:SE) (Houston, Texas) yesterday reported earnings for the full year and fourth quarter of the 2011 fiscal year. Net income for the full year was $1.16 billion, up 14% from 2010. Spectra plans to invest $15 billion in expansion capital by the end of the decade, with DCP Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:DPM) (Denver, Colorado), of which Spectra is a 50% owner, adding additional investment during this time.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196065 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196075 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196072 coal-based power projects at 63,450 megawatts (MW) and to stop presenting fresh projects for new coal linkages in the next five years. Earlier, India's state-owned National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) reported that adequate availability of coal could have helped the company to produce 10% to 15% more electricity annually from its 36,014 capacity.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196081 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196080 Hubei Energy Group Qiyueshan Wind Power Company Limited (Lichuan, Hubei), Hubei Equipment Engineering Tendering Company Limited (Wuhan, Hubei) recently awarded the turbine supply bid for Qiyueshan Windfarm II to Guodian United Power Technology Company Limited (Beijing). According to the announcement, the contract value of the bid will be about $27.5 million.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196078 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196064 transport development and regional integration. Recently, a $25 billion rail project was approved by Saudi Arabia. The project will link Bahrain and the other GCC countries--Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia--in a 2,117-kilometer network in which trains will run at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195990 FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) (Akron, Ohio) to close six coal-fired power plants with aggregate generating capacity of 2,689 megawatts (MW) by September 1, 2012.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196040
The company is joining the rush by other turbine manufacturers to secure suitable U.K. footholds as the country powers ahead with its ambitious offshore wind strategy.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195983 biorefinery in Hairy Hill, Alberta. The $50 million plant will process some 110,000 metric tons of high-starch feed grain from local farmers to produce about 40 million liters per year of fuel ethanol.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195992 Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE:EPD) (Houston, Texas), a leading North American energy services provider to producers and consumers of natural gas, reported a record year for net income in 2011, ending on a fourth quarter that benefited from higher commodity prices and volumes. Production growth and demand for natural gas liquids (NGL) remained strong throughout the year. Net income was reported to be $721.1 million for the quarter, compared with $159.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, and $2.05 billion for the year, compared with $320.8 million in 2010.]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195996
Other companies featured: Siemens AG (NYSE:SI)]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195999 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195962 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195998 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=196010 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195963 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195872
Rod Roberts, the president and owner of Lancer Resources, L.P.--a privately held firm that assembles prospects for oil and gas exploration--says on this week's "Industry Today" webcast: "The Marcellus Shale is one of the largest remaining natural gas plays in the world." Lancer Resources is now offering to the industry the Falcon Point Marcellus Prospect in south-central Pennsylvania (Huntingdon, Bedford and Fulton Counties), within the very large Broad Top Synclinorium (BTS). When asked what the potential gas reserves were in the Pennsylvania Marcellus prospect, Roberts said, "Our analysis indicates a potential of 3 to 7 TCF in potential gas reserves, with potential to double that reserve number."

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Southern California Edison (SCE) (Rosemead, California), the utility subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX) (Rosemead), has been building the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project (TRTP) for more than a year. It will bring up to 4,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity, most of it generated from renewable sources, from Kern County to Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The project has 11 separate sections, one of which runs through Chino Hills.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195880 Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) (San Antonio, Texas), a leading international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products, reported its highest full-year earnings since 2008, as the Retail segment boasted its most profitable year in the company's history, the Ethanol segment saw its most profitable quarter, and two major acquisitions strengthened the company's global position. Valero reported $45 million in net income for the quarter, compared with a net loss of $438 million in fourth-quarter 2010, and $2.09 billion in net income for the year, compared with a $324 million gain in 2010.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195930
The 'temporary' halt to subsidies was announced by Spain's Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (MITyC) and will affect all new solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power (CSP), wind, co-generation, biomass, biogas, small hydro and energy from waste (EfW) projects.]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195842 Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) (Chicago), plans to split the investment evenly between traditional utility infrastructure maintenance projects and the installation of Smart Grid equipment technologies that automate the operation of the grid, the utility said in a January 6 filing with the Illinois Corporation Commission (ICC) (Springfield, Illinois).]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195851 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.industrialinfo.eu/showAbstract.jsp?newsitemID=195848
Other companies featured: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600