Benchmark iron ore price drops to fresh five-and-a-half-year low after November Chinese imports fall for the first time since 1998.

Atlas Copco announced today that Holland Pump, West Palm Beach, Florida, now carries its line of WEDA electric submersible pumps in its southeastern U.S. stores. Holland Pump also carries Atlas Copco generators and light towers.

The Milwaukee-based equipment maker warns weak commodity prices and falling industry investment in new machinery will live on.

Metso's Neles® Globe Valve Technology Center in South Korea is ready for global deliveries. The new facility with its modern processes ensures high-capacity and high-quality production and delivery of globe valves for oil and gas and power customers locally and globally. The plant is located in Chungju city, about 120 km southeast of Seoul.

Whether you need long lifts, special control options or features for hazardous environments, the Yale® Global King™ and Shaw-Box® World Series™ wire rope hoists can be configured to meet your unique needs.

The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the EU's environment committee rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.

There are few industries as potentially dangerous as underground mining where safety systems must be built and maintained to the highest standards. Market pressures demand that the productivity and efficiency of mines continue to increase, which puts increasing pressures on technology to improve safety equipment.

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Rosy GDP numbers may have cheered the masses, but John Williams of ShadowStats.com says we're a long way from prosperity.