Netherlands: Huge Blaze at Veenendaal Industrial Estate

A major fire at a commercial building in Veenendaal, Netherlands, was brought under control on Sunday, August 24. The fire, which started at a company that processes cocoa powder, did not spread to an adjacent metalworking company, and its cause remains unknown.

1st Russian-Chinese forum "Rostki" kicks off in Russia's Kazan

STORY: 1st Russian-Chinese forum "Rostki" kicks off in Russia's Kazan DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Rostki" STORYLINE: The first Russian-Chinese forum dubbed "Rostki" kicked off Thursday in Kazan, the capital city of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan. The event will be held on Thursday and Friday, and will bring together over 5,500 representatives from more than 20 countries, including South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam and Iran, among others. A total of 42 business sessions will be held within the framework of the event in such fields as information technology, engineering, finance, transport, tourism, culture, healthcare, sports, education, and investment. Participants will also be able to take part in two large exhibitions, which will be dedicated to the Chinese automobile industry, and will showcase metalworking and welding equipment, machine tools, among other products. "This is the first time that Kazan hosts such a forum in this

Crown Prince Naruhito at machinery manufacturer

Crown Prince Naruhito at machinery manufacturer

ISEHARA, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) chats with trainees at Amada Co., a manufacturer of metalworking machinery, in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2011. (Pool Photo)

2 Japanese firms fight takeover bids by U.S. fund

2 Japanese firms fight takeover bids by U.S. fund

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshiaki Mabuchi, president of Sotoh Co., a leading dyer-finisher of woolen fabrics based in Bisai, Aichi Prefecture, speaks at a news conference Jan. 15 on measures which his firm will take with Yushiro Chemical Industry Co., a Tokyo-based maker of metalworking oil, to fight hostile takeover bids by U.S. investment fund Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund SPV-1 LLC.

Large-scale vacuum brazing furnace installed by Pureron Japan.

Large-scale vacuum brazing furnace installed by Pureron Japan.

Pureron Japan (Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture) started operation of "the fourth factory" that manufactures the metal processing precision parts. The production system is strengthened by investing 2 billion yen. Pureron Japan manufactures filters and other products, mainly sensors for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Semiconductor-related products account for 80% of the company's sales, and industrial and medical equipment accounts for 20%. It was judged that the market of the precision equipment related to the semiconductor would grow in the world, and it was decided to strengthen the production system greatly together with the medical equipment to be strengthened from now on. The fourth plant has a floor space of 2,100 square meters. (September 2, 2019, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Logo mark of Mitsubishi Corporation Technos

Logo mark of Mitsubishi Corporation Technos

Mitsubishi Corporation Technos, Mitsubishi Corporation Technos, trading company specializing in machine tools, metalworking machinery, IT-related customization, company, signage, logo, logo mark = November 28, 2018, International Aerospace Exhibition Hall, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun/ Kyodo News Images

Crown Prince Naruhito at machinery manufacturer

Crown Prince Naruhito at machinery manufacturer

ISEHARA, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (C) chats with trainees at Amada Co., a manufacturer of metalworking machinery, in Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2011. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)