In January this year, the Italian seasonally adjusted construction output index decreased by 1.4 month on month, according to the preliminary figures issued by ISTAT, Italy's national statistics office. The average index for ...
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France's gross domestic product (GDP) in the fourth quarter of 2012 fell by 0.3 percent quarter on quarter, after a 0.2 percent quarter-on-quarter increase in the third quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by France's ...
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According to report, Australia’s BlueScope and the world’s second largest steelmaker have commissioned their $1.31 billion joint venture in coated products. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) will invest US$540 ...
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Turkey's imports of stainless coils totaled 29,072 tons in January, falling by 8.5% year on year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the country's import values generated by stainless steel ...
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Ireland-based Holfeld said its new Diamat technology, a plastic extruder, can processes PET sheets with up to 50% recycled post-consumer PET. In a statement, the firm said: “The decontamination process is the nub; it involves 50% ...
Tags: PET flakes, PET sheets, food packaging
Registering its first increase since October 2012, the sales of Spanish textile industry increased by 3.6 percent on the Turnover Index (ICN), compared to a fall of 9.5 percent in December 2012. The increase in textile sector sales is in ...
THE dollar has opened firmer, with gains on US and European sharemarkets helping lift the currency near $US1.05. At 7am AEDT, the Aussie was at $US1.0486, up from yesterday's local close of $US1.0465. The local unit reached a high of ...
European Iron and Steel Institute Eurofer's report showed that the decline of the steel demand in the European market trend will continue until 2014. Institute announced that, due to the strict measures of EU economy and funding ...
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Italy's flat steel output amounted to 918,000 mt in January this year, down 28.8 percent year on year, according to the latest figures provided by Italian steel producers association Federacciai. January was the sixth consecutive month in ...
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In the week ended March 22, prices decreased strongly in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market, after the uptrend recorded in the previous week which had followed two weeks of downward movement. The following prices were recorded in ...
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According to the European Steel Association EUROFER, in January of the current year European Union (EU-27) flat steel exports totaled 1.303 million mt, up 0.85 percent, while long steel exports from the region amounted to 828,000 mt, up ...
In February this year, global pig iron production amounted to 92 million metric tons, decreasing by 5.2 percent compared to the previous month and up 3.4 percent on year-on-year basis, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries ...
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In January this year, European Union (EU-27) flat steel imports reached 1.228 million metric tons, while the long steel imports of the region amounted to 262,000 metric tons, according to the European Steel Association EUROFER. Accordingly, ...
Italy’s long steel output amounted to 862,000 mt in January this year, up 2.7 percent year on year, according to the latest figures provided by Italian steel producers association Federacciai. This is the second consecutive slight ...
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SynCardia Systems, a manufacturer of Total Artificial Heart, has secured $15m structured financing from Athyrium Opportunities Fund and $4m follow-on equity investment from existing shareholders. The company will use the capital to ...
Tags: SynCardia Systems, Artificial Heart, biventricular heart