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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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Phosphorite mining

20.11.2024, Andja. Around three tonnes of phosphorite were brought to the surface in Lääne-Viru County, which will now be examined to determine whether it makes sense to mine and refine phosphorite in Estonia. Estonia is home to probably the largest phosphorite deposit in Europe. PHOTO: Marianne Loorents/Virumaa Teataja

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A motor enthusiast practices at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A coach corrects the turning movement for a motorcyclist at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Motor enthusiasts receive a theoretical training at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A motor enthusiast practices at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A coach corrects the movement for a motorcyclist at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A coach corrects the turning movement for a motorcyclist at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A motor enthusiast practices at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A motor enthusiast practices at a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2024. In a drive-in cinema in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when there are no movies playing during the daytime, dozens of motorcycles roar on the open square. As motorcycles become increasingly popular among young people, more and more individuals choose to refine their riding skills before hitting the road to experience the thrill. Wang Lu, a riding coach, said that over 2,000 people have received training on this site, with many of them already starting to participate in motorcycle gymkhana competitions and other events in their spare time. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the ceremony for the 105th Death Anniversary of Emiliano Zapata, held in the Patio of Honor of the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the ceremony for the 105th Death Anniversary of Emiliano Zapata, held in the Patio of Honor of the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the ceremony for the 105th Death Anniversary of Emiliano Zapata, held in the Patio of Honor of the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is seen gesturing during his speech front reporters during his daily briefing conference at the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during the ceremony for the 105th Death Anniversary of Emiliano Zapata, held in the Patio of Honor of the National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mexico To File A Complaint In ICJ Over Ecuador's Raid

Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, gesticulates while answering the questions of the media during his daily briefing conference at National Palace. Mexico City, Mexico, April 10, 2024. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico will file a complaint on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the raid carried out by the Ecuadorian government at the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “We decided to postpone the presentation of the complaint for the assault on our embassy in Ecuador... Initially we had thought of presenting it today but we will do it tomorrow to refine some details,” the Mexican leader said without detailing the content of the complaint. Photo by Carlos Santiago/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TAIZHOU-PRIVATE ECONOMY (CN)

(240301) -- TAIZHOU, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member adjusts gears at an automatic finishing workshop in Zhejiang Refine Wufu Air Tools Co., Ltd. in Wenling, Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 29, 2024. Private firms account for more than 99 percent of all enterprises in Taizhou, where the local authorities have continuously implemented diversified measures in recent years to promote high-quality development of the private economy. In 2023 alone, the city recorded an industrial added value of 222.994 billion yuan (about 30.98 billion U.S. dollars), with new energy, high-tech and strategic emerging industries becoming the new propellers of its industrial development. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Company in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 22, 2024 - Photo taken on January 22, 2024 shows China's first single-series 10-million-ton refinery at Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Company in Qingdao, Shandong province, China.

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Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Emergency Pond Photovoltaic Power Generation Construction in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2023 - The construction site of the photovoltaic power generation project of Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Emergency Pond in Huangdao Street, West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 23, 2023.

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Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Emergency Pond Photovoltaic Power Generation Construction in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2023 - The construction site of the photovoltaic power generation project of Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Emergency Pond in Huangdao Street, West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 23, 2023.

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Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Emergency Pond Photovoltaic Power Generation Construction in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 23, 2023 - The construction site of the photovoltaic power generation project of Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical Emergency Pond in Huangdao Street, West Coast New Area, Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 23, 2023.

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China's COVID response shift reduces virus impact on society: experts, expats

STORY: China's COVID response shift reduces virus impact on society: experts, expats DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese cities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director of the Center for Governance and Sustainability, National University of Singapore 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Editor-in-chief of Harici Media, Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American living in China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NIGEL DIXON, British actor living in China's Wuhan 6. various of Chinese hospitals, pharmaceutical enterprises STORYLINE: China has taken the initiative to refine its COVID response measures. It adopted 20 refined measures and 10 new measures and issued steps to treat COVID-19 as a Class-B instead of Class-A infectious disease. Experts and expats living in China say by shifting the response focus from stemming infection to preventing severe cases and caring for people's health, the optimized measures will red

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Probe continues on Mitsubishi Chemical's ethylene plant fire

MITO, Japan - Fire investigators inspect the Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. ethylene plant in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 24, two days after a fire gutted a cracking furnace used to refine naphtha and propylene. Four workers died in the blaze, which burned for 12 hours on Dec. 22.

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Large-scale equipment developed by Rinashimetari

Rinashimetari (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) has developed a large-scale device that uses metal processing heat treatment technology. It can handle bars up to 70 mm in diameter, and heats and shears the metal to increase its strength. The company aims to use the equipment for processing parts for aircraft and railroads, as well as frames for small electric vehicles (EVs). The technology used in the equipment is called "RMA-CREO," which heats metal bars at high frequency, rapidly cools both ends, and then applies torsion and shearing to refine the crystal grains. The equipment will be installed by Mimatsu (Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture) at its Yosu Plant (Chikuzen Town, Fukuoka Prefecture), and Mimatsu will undertake the production. (Mimatsu's Yasu Plant in Chikuzen-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture, November 11, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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MM Catalyst, an auxiliary catalyst device developed by Haiba Iron Works in collaboration with Nichidai Filter

Haiba Iron Works (Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture), in cooperation with Nichidai Filter (Ujitawara Town, Kyoto Prefecture), a stainless steel diffusion bonding (sintering) company, has developed an auxiliary catalytic converter "MM catalyst" that shortens the activation time of the main catalyst for exhaust gas purification by about 40%. The MM catalyst is manufactured by loading precious metals onto a structure made of sintered stainless steel wire mesh. Compared to the honeycomb structure that is commonly used in catalysts, the reaction space is more complex and the contact efficiency of exhaust gas is improved. Noboru Ishizawa, director of the technology department at Haiba Iron Works, said, "We will further refine our technology through repeated tests using actual machines (for practical use). On July 10, 2019, the head office of Haruba Ironworks in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Probe continues on Mitsubishi Chemical's ethylene plant fire

MITO, Japan - Fire investigators inspect the Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. ethylene plant in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 24, two days after a fire gutted a cracking furnace used to refine naphtha and propylene. Four workers died in the blaze, which burned for 12 hours on Dec. 22. (Kyodo)