The CEOs of Europe’s Big Three semiconductor companies are optimistic about 2013. Each, at their earnings calls, said they expected a better end to the year than the beginning. There seems to be a commonly shared belief that Q1 will ...
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Korea’s H beam sale volumes dropped in 2012 due to sluggish global economy. According to the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), Korea’s sales volumes of H beams totaled 3.206 million tons in 2012, down by 0.1% year on ...
During 2012, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 14 per cent and international sales by 31 per cent due to openings of new stores. Profitability declined, but cash flow increased significantly. The trend in the closing quarter of ...
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U.S. Steel Corp and AK Steel Holding Corp expect better performance along with recovery of global economy and steady low cost of raw materials such as coal and iron ore. The global steel demand is expected to rise 3.2% compared with ...
OPEC Secretary General Abdalla el-Badri said Monday that world oil markets were well balanced and likely to remain well supplied through the current year to meet expected growth in demand, but that the oil producer group did not envisage a ...
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IT spending growth in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to slow as countries including China and India grapple with emerging economic issues as a result of the world economic crisis, according to research firm Forrester. Spending by ...
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It is no secret that we live in a global economy. The goods and services we enjoy come from all over the world: your car may have been designed in Germany, assembled in Mexico, and sold in the U.S. From a manufacturing perspective, this ...
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The dynamic nature of the global economy can also be felt in the paper, office supplies and stationery sector – new needs arise, new ideas are being sought. Restructuring and expanding assortments rank among the most important steps ...
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The glass and materials industry of China is presently faced with various difficulties while developing, such as uncoordinated and unsustainable development, weak ability for scientific and technological innovation, unbalanced industrial ...
Macquarie Private Wealth's well-regarded resources team argue in their 2013 global market outlook that the debate over about whether commodities are headed for a hard landing as China's growth slows is meaningless. Because the boom is ...
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The sharemarket rose yesterday after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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The Australian sharemarket rose after US housing data suggested economic growth in the world's biggest economy was likely to continue, and above-consensus GDP data from China showed that an economic recovery in Australia's biggest trading ...
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There are many sectors influencing the price of glass machinery which are not only limited on the development situation of the up and sown- stream of glass industry, but also impacted by national macro-economy. For instance, the ...
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It's reported that Korea's demand for heavy plates would decrease substantially this year. According to estimates made by Posco Research Institute (Posri), Korea's demand for heavy plates might decrease to 9.78 million tons in 2013, the ...
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If the global economy rebounds smoothly, global LED lighting demand is likely to begin to increase significantly along with expected improvement in performance-cost ratio for LED lighting devices as early as the second half of 2013 rather ...
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