metal
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales down 0.1% in October
Sales were down in seven of 21 the industries tracked.
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Rio Tinto Alcan fined $100,000 for chemical release in Saguenay River
Pleaded guilty to violating a subsection of the Fisheries Act.
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Trudeau applauds united front in battle against US steel, aluminum tariffs
Emphasized Canada and US economies would suffer from trade restrictions.
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Worker struck by flying metal, Montreal company fined $60,000
Spin area on a lathe wasn’t guarded or shielded to provide protection from swarf.
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Planned Saskatchewan metal refinery runs into opposition
Residents skeptical about disposal of byproducts in underground wells.
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Commodity prices end 2013 weak, but US growth is promising
Scotiabank Commodity Price Index points to a bottoming in early 2014.
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Blount Canada fined $60,000 for injury during training
Worker suffered burns to the abdomen and legs from a bla1st of steam and hot water.
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Exports, imports down in October, trade surplus hits $75M
Transportation related industries contributed to the decline in exports: Statistics Canada.
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3-D printing: The next revolution in manufacturing?
Technology could change how things are made and by whom.
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New technologies drive rising automotive electronics imports: Scotiabank
Canada on track for vehicle sales of 1.66 million vehicles for 2013.
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Rio Tinto abandons planned $4 billion Quebec plant
Iron and titanium plant would have created 400 jobs.
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China imposes anti-dumping duties on US, EU chemical company
Two chemicals used for metal cleansing, paint stripping, dry cleaning and printing.
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Mining in Canada’s North to double by 2020
Conference Board forecasts overall mining output will grow by 91%, or 7.5% annually, until 2020.
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Achtung! German metal workers strike over pay
A union representing German metal workers has called on thousands of its members to begin two days of strikes over demands for better pay.
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Timminco finds possible buyer, short-term funds
Insolvent Timminco and its Becancour Silicon subsidiary have received a commitment for US$4.25 million to fund the insolvent specialty metal producers’ operations while they restructure under court protection from creditors.
