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World DRI Output Declined to 55.4 Million Metric Tons, Decreasing by 12.8 Percent

Jan 24, 2013

According to the preliminary data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the countries reporting to worldsteel in 2012 declined to 55.4 million metric tons, decreasing by 12.8 ...

Tags: Steel Association, DRI, direct reduced iron

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions Offering Are Used to Prepay Portion of Term Loans Outstanding

Jan 24, 2013

In a statement, Smurfit Kappa said that the net proceeds of the Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions offering will be used to prepay a portion of the term loans outstanding under the parent company’s senior credit facility. It will also be used ...

Tags: senior credit facility, debt placement, expenses

Sales of The New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys Were Impressive

Jan 23, 2013

Despite only being released on December 1st NPD data shows that sales of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys were impressive during the festive period. In December the Turtles were fifth in the Action Figure category for December ...

Tags: Turtle toy, TOY FAIR, Turtle Toy Sales

Tablet Processor Sales Are Expected to Grow 50% in 2013.

Jan 23, 2013

Tablet processor sales are expected to grow 50% in 2013. , while cellphone application processor sales by 28% Improvement in global PC demand and continued growth in mobile SoC processors are expected to drive sales of microprocessors ...

Tags: PC demand, mobile SoC processor, Tablet processor

In 2012 The Crude Steel Output Reached 1.55 Billion Mt, Increasing by 1.2 Percent

Jan 23, 2013

According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in 2012 the crude steel output of 64 countries surveyed across the globe reached 1.55 billion mt, increasing by 1.2 percent on year-on-year basis, hitting a new record for global crude ...

Tags: crude steel output, crude steel, crude steel production

Opportunities for Materials Innovation Are Providing

Jan 23, 2013

LEDs are “going mainstream but are still not yet a mature commodity”, according to market analyst Yole Développement in its latest ‘LED Packaging’ report. The analyst determines that the combination of growth ...

Tags: LEDs, LED package, LED Package Costs

Graphene Manufacturers Will Mostly Remain in The Lab

Jan 23, 2013

Graphene sales growing at 40%, to pass $125m by 2020 22 Jan 2013 However, manufacturers will mostly remain in the lab, says Lux Research. Graphene, touted as the next wonder material because of its extraordinary properties, will grow ...

Tags: Graphene sales, graphene nanoplatelets, graphene

Australian Share Market Was Flat in Quiet Trading Before a US Holiday and Boj Meets

Jan 22, 2013

The Australian share market was flat in quiet trading before a US holiday and the outcome of a two-day policy meeting of the Bank of Japan. US markets were due to be closed for Martin Luther King Day. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1 ...

Tags: share market, Australia, Australia economy

Australian Sharemarket Has Opened Higher

Jan 22, 2013

The Australian sharemarket has opened higher. At 10.10am AEDT today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 12.7 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4790.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 12.6 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4814.8. ...

Tags: sharemarket, Australia, Australia economy

Australian Dollar Is Lower Following a Quiet Day of Trading

Jan 22, 2013

THE Australian dollar is lower following a quiet day of trading. At 5pm AEDT, the Australian dollar was at 105.11 US cents, down from 105.23 US cents on Friday afternoon. OzForex head of corporate dealing Jim Vrondas said the currency ...

Tags: Australian dollar, Australia, currency

In 2012, The Crude Steel Output of Evraz Decreased by Five Percent

Jan 21, 2013

Global steelmaking and mining giant Evraz Group S.A. has announced that its crude steel output amounted to 3.67 million mt in the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing by 5.9 percent quarter on quarter and by 11.1 percent compared to the same ...

Tags: crude steel output, crude steel, steelmaking

LCA Said That US-Flag Great Lakes Freighters Carried 89.5 Million Tons of Dry-Bulk Cargo

Jan 21, 2013

The Lake Carriers' Association (LCA) said Friday that US-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 89.5 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in 2012, a decrease of 4.6 percent compared to 2011. The 2012 float was 1.5 percent off the five-year average ...

Tags: shipments, Dry-bulk shipments, Great Lakes

Motor Vehicle Sales Totaled 1.1 Million Units, Increasing 9.7 Percent Compared to 2011.

Jan 21, 2013

According to the latest estimations released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in December 2012 the seasonally adjusted estimate for new motor vehicle sales in Australia amounted to 98,264 units, increasing by 2.2 percent month on ...

Tags: Motor vehicle sales, Motor vehicle, passenger vehicles

Insteel Industries Reported Thursday Net Earnings of $2.4 Million

Jan 21, 2013

Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $2.4 million, or $0.13 per diluted share for Q1 of fiscal 2013 compared with a net loss of $0.2 million in the same period a year ago. Insteel said that its financial results for ...

Tags: Insteel reports, Insteel Industries, welded wire reinforcement

In December, The Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods Reached 2,033.4 Billion Yuan

Jan 21, 2013

In December, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,033.4 billion yuan, up by 15.2 percent year-on-year (nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 13.5 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there's no additional ...

Tags: Sales, Consumer Goods, Retail Sales

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