Domestic sales of textiles and clothing from Spain saw a decline of 6.6 percent year-on-year, during the month of April 2014, said president of Business Association of Textile Trade and Accessories (ACOTEX) Borja Oria during a recent ...
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As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in March this year the total price-adjusted value of new orders in the overall German construction industry rose by 5.6 percent year on year, with a 9.2 percent increase in ...
Ukrainian miner and steel producer Metinvest Group has stated that it will invest around $1 billion in revamping of blast furnace # 4 at its subsidiary Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. On 15 May, the first upgrading and revamping activities ...
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Benzene production margins in Europe have sunk to their lowest level in the past six months following a continuous drop in spot benzene prices over the last four weeks, Platts data showed. Benzene's premium to naphtha dropped to ...
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EU first-quarter polystyrene imports jumped 119% year on year, according to recent Eurostat data. Market sources attributed the sharp increase in imports largely to reductions in domestic production capacity. The EU imported 38,920 mt of ...
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The fuel oil hi-lo spread -- the premium of 1% FOB NWE cargo swaps over 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barges -- has moved above $60/mt for the first time since April 1 on supply worries, sources said Thursday. The physical hi-lo was assessed at ...
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Global process control and yield management product leader KLA-Tencor’s newly launched Taiwan Training Facility continues to reflect the market’s important role in the company’s business strategy. New Taiwan training ...
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Indications or offer levels for Angolan crude oil cargoes loading in July show a mixed picture compared with June, traders said Tuesday. Most offer or indications levels for Angolan crudes loading in July were either stable or higher ...
According to the BRC, footfall in April was 0.1% lower than a year ago, down on the 1.8% rise in March. High streets reported the largest decline, falling 1.4%, substantially down from the 2.6% rise in March while shopping centres ...
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Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir elik Sanayi A.. (IDC) has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, remarking that global apparent steel consumption in 2014 is expected to grow 3.1 percent, while apparent ...
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In April this year, Italian crude steel output decreased by four percent year on year to 2.031 million metric tons, while in the first four months of the year the output figure amounted to 8.652 million mt, up 5.8 percent year on year, ...
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According to the data released by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK), in the January-March period this year Ukraine exported 5.590 million mt of steel products, down five percent year on year, worth a ...
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According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in March this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) decreased by ...
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Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
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German PVC producer Vestolit expects European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) demand to grow at a pace of 2-3% a year, following years of contraction, amid a revival in the construction sector, company CEO Michael Trager said Monday. Over 60% of ...
Tags: PVC Demand, economic crisis