The US flooring group Mohawk Industries Inc. delivered a significant growth in revenues and earnings from all divisions during the third quarter of 2013. The company's Laminate & Wood and Ceramic divisions reaped the rewards of acquisitions ...
Tags: flooring, Construction, Decoration
The majority of homes in metropolitan areas in the third quarter experienced robust year-over-year price gains, with the national median price showing the strongest annual growth in nearly eight years, according to the latest quarterly ...
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The worldwide smart coatings market will grow from $363 million in 2013 to almost $3.0 billion in 2018, according to a new report from industry analysis firm NanoMarkets. The report, "Worldwide Smart Coatings Markets, 2013-2020," noted that ...
Tags: Smart Coatings, Coatings, Construction, Decoration
Glaston reported growth in orders received and an adjusted outlook in its January-September 2013 interim report. "Glaston's operations in the third quarter developed in line with expectations," said Arto Metsänen, president and CEO, ...
Tags: glass, Construction
Basque region, Spain-based seamless stainless steel pipe producer Tubacex has announced its financial results for the first nine months of the current year. Its net profit totaled €11.85 million in the given period, increasing by 26.5 ...
According to a report from the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending November 2, 2013, domestic raw steel production was 1,833,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.5 percent. Production was 1,707,000 net ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Raw Steel
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping of hot rolled (HR) carbon steel plate from Brazil, Taiwan, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and South Korea has caused ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, HR Steel Plate, steel, Construction
On November 4, Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd (Chongqing Steel) announced that in the January-October period this year it achieved a pig iron output of 4,822,900 mt, a crude steel output of 4,876,600 mt, a finished ...
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In a report from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), US steel exports increased in August compared to July by 5.5 percent, and were down compared to August 2012 by 2.1 percent, according to government data released late ...
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According to statistics released by Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), the country's hot rolled coil (HRC) output totaled 2.68 million tons in September, rising by 10% from a month ago. The rise was boosted by Hyundai Steel's ...
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Although Korea Posco's steel mill in Indonesia has not yet started its production, several Korean trading companies have already devoted on promoting its steel plate products to Taiwanese buyers. It is said that Posco's new steel mills in ...
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According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's rebar exports totaled 641,260 tons in September, falling from 645,571 tons in a month ago. However, the country's rebar average export prices increased to ...
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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (Meti) predicted that the country's specialty steel output might jump by 20.8% year on year to reach 5,324,000 tons in October-December. Also, the figures increased by 4.3% from a quarter ago. ...
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Feng Hsin, one of the major electric furnace mills and the major long steel products makers in Taiwan has announced its third-quarter financial report recently. According to its report, the company's gross profit rate has increased from ...
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According to statistics released by the Mexican steel chamber (Canacero), the country's crude steel output totaled 1.34 million tons in June, hitting the lowest level over the past 30 months and falling by 5% from 1.41 million tons in June, ...
Tags: Crude Steel, steel, Construction