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Finnish Plywood Manufacturer to Undergo Restructure to Remain Competitive

In November 2009, UPM announced plans concerning significant restructuring of its Plywood and Timber operations to ensure their competitiveness in Finland. The measures now decided include centralising operations and inv...

12 Jan 2010

Analysis on Growth of Green Buildings Industry in Asia Pacific

The challenging economic environment affected the overall performance of the environmental industry, especially during the first half of 2009. The period saw a decline in industrial production, and less waste generation,...

12 Jan 2010

Shaw Group Announces Completion of CVBH Setting at Sanmen AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant

The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse Electric Company, along with China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, Sanmen Nuclear Power Company and China Nuclear Industry Fifth Construction Corporation successfully completed the lift and setting of the containment vessel bottom head of Unit 1 at the Sanmen AP1000 nuclear power plant project

12 Jan 2010

Crownbutte Starts Design Work for Gascoyne Wind Project

Crownbutte Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBWP) announced today that it has completed its review of geotechnical reports from Braun Intertec Corporation of Fargo, ND, based on a geotechnical survey completed in Ap...

12 Jan 2010

SynGest to Begin Construction of Biomass-to-Ammonia Plant in 2010

SynGest Inc. announced that the company has engaged Stern Brothers & Co. to raise capital for its first biomass-to-ammonia plant to be located in Menlo, Iowa. “Our decision to work with Stern Brothers was ma...

12 Jan 2010

Dexter + Chaney Enhances Spectrum Construction Software with New Service Request Center

Dexter + Chaney has introduced a new Service Request center in its Spectrum® Construction Software that provides, on a single screen, access to all of the information required to handle a customer’s servi...

12 Jan 2010

OGC Session Mainly Focuses on Open Floor Plan Display Project

On December 8 in Mountain View, California, the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) held a special session of the OGC 3DIM (3D Information Management) Domain Working Group to bring together professionals represen...

12 Jan 2010

Research Report Provides Data and Forecast on USA Residential Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a85f7d/usa_residential_co) has announced the addition of the "USA Residential Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their of...

12 Jan 2010

Study Shows Qualifications-Based Selection Saves Construction Costs

A landmark university study confirms that federal and state agencies achieve lower construction costs, more efficient use of taxpayer dollars and higher construction satisfaction when procuring design and engineering ser...

12 Jan 2010

Tishman-AECOM Awarded $16-Million Construction Contract for New DHS Headquarters

Tishman-AECOM, a joint-venture of Tishman Construction Corporation of D.C., one of the nation’s premier construction managers, contractors and owner representatives, and AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading prov...

12 Jan 2010

ZBB Granted Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit for Energy Storage Products Facility

ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE AMEX:ZBB) received announcement Friday, January 8, 2010 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved ZBB’s application for a $14,685,000 Advanced Energy Manufacturing tax credit...

12 Jan 2010

Market Research Report on Abrasives and Superabrasives

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c1ad82/abrasives_superab) has announced the addition of the "Abrasives, Superabrasives, & Abrasive Products-World Markets, Applications & End-Users...

12 Jan 2010

Government Stimulus Help Canadian Construction Industry Emerge from Recession Unaffected

Canada's construction industry is emerging from the recession relatively unscathed, thanks to its pre-recession record levels of investment and the more recent government stimulus initiatives. A preview of the Con...

12 Jan 2010

PlasmaTech Unveils Easy-to-Install Consumer Keyless Door Lock

PlasmaTech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PMAH), a wireless technology innovator providing solutions to the $120 billion global security market, announced it has released its first consumer keyless door lock for the retail marketpla...

12 Jan 2010

Survey Shows Growth in Residential Construction in Quebec

According to the results of the latest monthly survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), residential construction grew this past month in Quebec's centres with 10,000 or more inhabitants. ...

12 Jan 2010