China's manufacturing sector is gradually gaining strength and paving the way for a steady economy, two surveys showed Friday, though mixed signals remain in areas including new orders. China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ...
Oil prices were little changed Monday as traders awaited U.S. crude inventories data for last week. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Energy Department' s statistical arm, will on Wednesday release its report covering U. S. ...
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Manufacturing continued its run of steady progress in October, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure ...
China's PMI Was 51.4 Percent in October National Bureau of Statistics of China Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In October, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index ...
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Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced that it will introduce the daily alloy surcharge pricing model for distributors in Europe, instead of the current monthly pricing model. The daily alloy surcharge will cover new ...
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The Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index fell from September’s 27-month high according to the October flash estimate, but remained above the 50.0 no-change level for a fourth successive month. At 51.5, down from 52.2 in ...
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According to a release from the US Census Bureau Friday, new orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $8.2 billion or 3.7 percent to $233.4 billion. This increase, up five of the last six months, followed a 0.2 percent ...
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Rising domestic demand provides firm basis for expansion in the industrial sector British bank HSBC Holdings Plc said that China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index will rise to a seven-month high of 50.9 in October, up from 50.2 ...
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The Flextra Fast SFA 8700 + XR 1000 adheres to food standard regulations and bonds substrates during the curing process. HB Fuller claimed that the adhesive can achieve line speeds "almost twice as fast as before". HB Fuller also said ...
In October this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 50.9, reaching the highest level of the past seven months, following September's final reading of 50.2, as announced by the HSBC on ...
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Reportedly, SSAB Americas announced to raise its base transaction prices for plate products by US$30/ton, effective immediately. The price rise will be applied to all new orders of rolled carbon and high-strength low-alloy steel, normalized ...
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It's reported that the US steelmaker Nucor announced to raise rebar prices by US$11/ton for the new orders confirmed before October 14th and the deliveries no later than November 18th. Earlier, Gerdau North America also hiked its rebar ...
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Leading national and international haulage company, TAS Transport, has placed one of the first orders with Renault Trucks for a new Euro 6 Range T tractor unit. The Renault T460 6x2 with sleeper cab will be delivered in January 2014, ...
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Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has received a new order for 405 new buses, which will be equipped with its front and rear axle systems in the Netherlands. Featuring steering technology from ZF Lenksysteme GmbH as well as ...
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Chinese shipbuilders have been sailing toward bankruptcy in recent years, with China trying to consolidate the industry and bail it out from the woe of overcapacity. With delays in deliveries, order cancellations and price decreases for ...