digital divide network - article database

The first cycle of diamond auctions for 2012 was met with solid improvements in demand across all product categories and geographies, said Neil Ventura, the CEO of rough diamond trader Diamdel, a De Beers group company.

Demand at Diamdel’s regular auctions continued to strengthen in the first two months of the year, with the firm making 323 lots available, compared with the 105 lots in November/December 2011.

Henan Hongxing Mining Machinery Co., Ltd is a joint-stock mining machinery manufacturing enterprise integrated in scientific research, production and marketing. It is located at the High & New Technology Industries Development Zone of Zhengzhou,China with an area of 50 thousand m2 which includes 15,000 m2 of standard heavy duty industrial workshop. Equipments are more than 160 pieces, including large and medium sized metal processing, riveting and installing equipments. There are more than 660 workers including 80 administrators with secondary and senior occupational titles and engineering technicians. In order to promote the competitive strength, the advanced technologies have been introduced from America, Germany, Japan and Australia, which established the international advanced production line, first-class modern testing base as well as research centers of sand maker, mill and mine-selecting equipment. Scientific management, advanced processing technology and innovative manufacturing theory make the company become the mining machinery manufacturing and exporting base in China.

Hongxing Company lays much emphasis on the quality and clients. We serve clients with the quality guideline of being responsible for every working procedure, every product and every client. What we have done is for the clients and we believe that quality is the best way to develop market. All of the products have passed the authentication of ISO9001. Hongxing Brand is the Chinese Famous Brand. Reliable and stable quality is the key to success; our products are well known at home and abroad. Now we have tens of thousands of users throughout China and more than 30 world markets, such as: South Africa, Middle East, India, Philippine, Western Europe, Southeastern Asia.

Equipments are more than 160 pieces, including large and medium sized metal processing, riveting and installing equipments. There are more than 660 workers including 80 administrators with secondary and senior occupational titles and engineering technicians. In order to promote the competitive strength, the advanced technologies have been introduced from America, Germany, Japan and Australia, which established the international advanced production line, first-class modern testing base as well as research centers of sand maker, mill and mine-selecting equipment. Scientific management, advanced processing technology and innovative manufacturing theory make the company become the mining machinery manufacturing and exporting base in China.

The company said in a statement on Friday that about 165 different businesses bid at the auctions, held during January and February, with 300 lots sold to 76 different buyers.

While demand from all geographic markets was improving, demand from India-based businesses increased rapidly, following a steady decline in the two previous months.

Ventura noted that demand also improved from Israel- and Belgium-based businesses, while demand from Asia Pacific-based buyers held steady.

“All our indicators point towards a continued, broad based strengthening in demand in the coming weeks and into the early second quarter,” he concluded.