First mill announcements of August alloy surcharges on flat rolled stainless sheet in Europe confirm an anticipated increase. The modest 2% rise to €1, 612/tonne on mainstream austenitic 304 (4301) grade posted by Outokumpu signals the ...
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Shipments of welded austenitic stainless pressure pipe from one group of Chinese companies to the US will no longer be subject to antidumping duties, Steel Business Briefing learns. In an annual administrative review, the US Department of ...
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In its latest report MBD "The UK's Ceramic Tile Market" indicates that signs of improvement in the wall and floor tile industry will not appear until 2012. In 2010, the UK market for ceramic tiles is believed to have declined by 8% in ...
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The market for low-iron glass was valued at $1.5 billion in 2010. This is expected to reach $3.8 billion by 2017. Photovoltaic (PV) low-iron glass represents 3% of world glass production. The growth is expected to achieve 15% of total glass ...
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In May, 2011, the industrial completed added value of the building material sector increased by 27.7% compared with last May. From January to May, 2011, the industrial added value completed by building sanitary ware sector has increased by ...
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Prices for welded tubes and hollow sections in Greece have slightly increased over the last two/three weeks, Steel Business Briefing learns from local sources. In line with other southern European producers, Greek mills expect prices to ...
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Coatings World: Has the market for industrial coatings experienced growth in the past year? Raphael Crawford, global marketing director, Dow Coating Materials: The market is recovering from the 2008 economic decline. The strengthening of ...
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Why the price of same quality stainless steel pipe from distributor is same with factory. Even the distributor's price is more cheaper than factory. We have summarized some reasons from this case. 1. The price adjustment from distributors ...
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It's been a tough go for the flooring industry, any industry, for that matter, since the housing market collapsed in the summer of 2006. For an industry still getting its feet wet, the recession could have spelled doom, which is what makes ...
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American Standard steel beam is called S-shape or I-beam. The I-beam has wide flanges at the top and bottom with a narrower section below. It is used in axial loads such as holding up roofs or floors. Several standards organizations set ...
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How is bamboo flooring compared with laminate flooring? As a consumer, you might get confused to make the decision to choose bamboo or laminate, so I list several points to clarify their each advantages and disadvantages. Environment vs ...
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Until about 25 years ago, buildings with flat roofs were paved with tar or asphalt to protect from leaks and to move water along the surface of the roof. Today, Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO) membranes are a more environmentally sound and ...
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By the middle of the second quarter in 2010, wood flooring manufacturers began to think the talk about the recession having officially ended a year prior was finally coming true in their neck of the forest. Then, at the end of April, the ...
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There are pretty much two ways to look at the laminate flooring category in 2010. The optimists will focus on the fact that for the second consecutive year, and in a very tough economic climate, laminate manufacturers moved more square feet ...
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If no less than the order of foreign clients, how to do your business? Transformation of Chinese enterprises in the context of talking about, let's look at a stainless steel tableware company in Guangdong practice. The company's products ...
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