简介:Rareearthswerenotmineddomesticallyin2016.Bastnaesite,arare-earthfluorocarbonatemineral,waspreviouslyminedasaprimaryproductatMountainPass,CA,whichwasputoncareandmaintenanceinthefourthquarterof2015.Theestimatedvalueofrare-earthcompoundsandmetalsimportedbytheUnitedStatesin2016was$120million,adecreasefrom$160millionimportedin2015.Theestimateddistributionofrareearthsbyendusewasasfollows:catalysts,55%;metallurgicalapplicationsandalloys,15%;ceramicsandglass,10%;polishing,10%;andother,10%.
简介:WeanalyzedthestatusanddevelopmentoftheweldingconsumablesindustryinChinaduringthe12thFive-YearPlan(2011-2015)period,andidentifiedthemajorproblemsintheindustry.Wepredictedthedevelopmenttrendsthatareexpectedforthe13thFive-YearPlan(2016-2020)period.Wesuggestsomespecificcountermeasuresandpractices,whichtheChineseweldingindustryshouldacceleratethetransformation-upgradingandcoordinateddevelopmentoftheindustryanditsfirms,shouldworkonimprovingtheiroverallqualitytoimprovethebrand'sinfluence,enlargetheirinputintoresearchandtechnologyupgrading,anddevelopalow-carbongreenproductionmodethatcouldbeputinplacetopromotethedevelopmentoftheChineseweldingconsumablesindustry.
简介:Underthenewnormaleconomy,themanufacturingindustryisdevelopingrapidlyasthefocusofeconomicdevelopmentinJiangsu.Itsrapiddevelopmenthasbroughtgreatopportunitiestooursociety,butatthesametime,greatchallengeshasbeenbroughttothenaturalenvironment.Theresourceconsumptionandenvironmentalpollutionproblemshavebecomeincreasinglyprominent.Inthefaceofthissituation,wemusttryeverymeanstoreducepollutionandsaveenergy.Therefore,thetransitiontrendofmanufacturingindustryinthefutureisboundtotakethegreeneconomyasthebackground.Thus,thispaperanalyzesthedrawbacksofthemanufacturingindustryinJiangsuprovince.Andthestatusoftraditionalmanufacturingenterprisesandadvantagesofgreenmanufacturingareanalyzed.Then,thepaperproposedtoexplorethepracticeofgreenmanufacturingmodefortheecologicalprotection,soastoachievetheindustrialtransformationandupgradingofmanufacturingindustryinJiangsuprovince.
简介:Hydrationcracksofmagnesia-spinelbricksincementindustryhavebeenseriousproblemsforbothrefractoryproducersandrefractoryusersforalongtime.Whenmagnesia-spinelbricksarekeptformorethan6months,thebrickstendtohavereactionwithwaterormoistureandresultincracksandlossontheirstructuralstrength.Thosebrickscannotbeusedanymoreandcausesubstantiallossfortherelatedparties.In2013,theSiamRefractoryIndustryCo.,Ltd.,Thailand,successfullydevelopedandappliedaspecialnano-technologytocreate'Anti-HydrationMagnesia-SpinelBricks'forcementindustrywhichcanhavethestoragetimemorethantwoyearseveninhighhumidityareas.Thecementproducerscanensurethatallbricksstillhavegoodpropertiesasthenewones.
简介:ThispaperaddressesthesupplychainengineeringanditsapplicationinChina’sretailingindustry.Basedontheapproachesofsystemsengineering,weproposetheconceptofsupplychainengineering,whichappliestheideaofsupplychainmanagementtotheengineeringpracticesthroughtheadvancedinformationandmanagementtechnology,tointegratethesupplychainsystemandoptimizeitsoperations.WethenillustratetheapplicationofthesupplychainengineeringinChina’sretailingindustry.Insuchpractices,wedevelopedthevirtualretailingenterprisemodeandtheFROM-SCMsystem,anddesignedthesalesassistantetc.SuchtheoryandpracticesaresuccessfullyappliedinMeiyijia,whichhastransformedMeiyijiafromatraditionalretailertoamodernserviceenterprise,andtheprofitsareresultedfromtheservicefeesratherthanthetraditionalsurplusbetweenbuyingandsellingprices.NowMeiyijiahasbuiltanecosystemwiththeretailerinthecore,theheadquarterastheserviceplatform.ThesuccessofMeiyijiainrecentyearsshowstheeffectivenessofthesupplychainengineering.
简介:Liquor-makingindustryhassteppedintothedepthsstrategictransformationandfacedmorecomplexandversatilemacrosituationinrecentyears,whichmeansthateconomyintegrationwasaccelerated,thespreadofinformationtechnologyspedup,consumerdemandforproductsbecamecomplexandsophisticated,andproductlifecyclewasshortened.Thetheoryof'Internet+'highlightsnewturninthestrategictransformationofliquor-makingindustry.Thispaper,underthebackgroundof'Internet+',analyzestheexistingsituationsofliquor-makingindustry,providestransitionroutesofstrategictransformationinliquor-makingindustry,andgivespreventionagainsttransformationrisks.