It’s reported that Quintain Steel, one of the major steel wire product manufacturers in the Taiwan announced to leave its galvanized steel wire prices unchanged for January to reflect higher input costs even though it cut prices for ...
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According to the forecast made by the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (Meti), Japan’s steel demand will be at 27.85 million tons in the first quarter of 2014, up slightly by 0.6% year on year and increasing by 1.4% from a ...
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If grassland is managed intensively, biodiversity typically declines. A new study led by Bernese plant ecologists shows that it is rare species that suffer the most. These negative effects could be reduced, if farmers varied the intensity ...
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According to data released by Brazil's secretary of foreign trade (Secex), the country’s exports of steel flat products totaled 57,791 tons in November, rising by 32% from a month ago. The country’s export revenues generated ...
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Rocco Melchione has been appointed president/CEO of the Paradigm,MartinLogan and Anthem brands. He replaces Tim Valters,who held the position for more than four years. The parent of the three brands is ShoreView Industries,which owns ...
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In order to sustain profits, the Indian steel companies such as JSW Steel, Essar Steel, and Mukand Steel plan to increase price by RS 1,500/ton in January, 2014. It’s learned that the price rise is driven by higher costs of iron ore ...
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Brick-and-mortar retail sales declined 3.1 percent last week as pre-winter storms put the kibosh on pre-Christmas shopping. According to market research firm ShopperTrak,the bad weather kept shoppers away in droves,with foot traffic ...
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Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel (NSSC), the largest stainless steel producer has settled the import prices for high carbon ferrochrome with South African producers at 126 cent/lb. CIF for the first quarter of 2014, rising by 4.6% ...
It is reported that Brazil Ministry of industry and trade Chamber (Camex) announced that declined to Germany, China, Korea, and Finland, and Taiwan and Viet Nam withdrawal of antidumping (AD) duties imports 300-series cold rolled (CR) ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a statement expressing its concerns over BlueScope's proposed acquisition of OneSteel Sheet & Coil business from Arrium Ltd. Australian watchdog said that the proposed ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first 11 months of the current year amounted to 31.52 million metric tons, 1.4 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the Prescription Drug User ...
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In November this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 8.9 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 152,439 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on average ...
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Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz has announced that VUZ, the European certificating authority for rail transport, has issued Evraz with a Compliance Certificate (TSI) for all the rolled railway wheels with a diameter of 920 ...
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Australia-based Guildford Coal Limited announced that it has concluded negotiations with Noble Resources International Pte. Ltd. regarding the funding of $22 million for the company's first coking coal sale from its Baruun Noyon Uul (BNU) ...