In the second quarter of the current year, South Africa's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent quarter on quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by Statistics South Africa. South Africa's ...
Tags: GDP, Metallurgy
For the 2014/15 season, the August report of USDA forecasts global world cotton production at 117.6 million bales, up 1.2 million bales above the forecast made in July, but is slightly below 2013/14 cotton output. In its report, the US ...
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Taxes on Brazil steel products have been adding costs to the competitiveness of the country’s industry, an executive said recently. Citing a comment from Sergio Leite, vice-president for sales at Usiminas, a media report said high ...
Tags: Taxes, Competitiveness, Energy
The global wireless charging solution market is expected to grow by a CAGR of over 30% in the next 3-5 years as more and more smartphone vendors have begun to incorporate such solutions into their new models, according to sources at ...
Tags: Wireless Charging, Smartphone
Dymax Corporation has introduced OC-4122, a UV-curable, optically clear, hard coating for polycarbonate lenses. The coating, engineered for superior scratch, abrasion, and chemical resistance, is ideal for use with film substrates such as ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
India's state-owned gas transportation utility GAIL Monday announced another quarter in which natural gas transmission and sales volumes fell, as domestic production continued to decline. GAIL's natural gas transmission for the ...
Tags: natural gas, trunk pipeline
US ethanol stocks for the week ended May 2 fell 72,000 barrels to 17.14 million barrels, while production dipped by 4,000 b/d to 894,000 b/d, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. While the production decline had been ...
Tags: Ethanol Stocks, Lower Production
Brazil-based steel producer Gerdau SA has reported its financial results for the first quarter this year, posting a net profit of R$440 million ($197.3 million), rising from R$160 million in the corresponding quarter of 2013, mainly ...
Tags: steel producer, iron ore
Norilsk Nickel produced 67,818 mt of nickel in the first quarter, down 5.2% from 71,571 mt in the first quarter of 2013 due to lower production volumes at some of its global operations, the Russian producer said Tuesday. The company said ...
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The Samsung affiliate announced on April 28 2014 that it will begin mass producing raw material for green phosphorescent OLED. After developing the material for two years, the company is finally ready for mass production. It estimates a ...
Australian exploration and production company Santos produced 12.2 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarter of 2014, up 1% year on year, the company said Thursday. Santos attributed the rise to increased oil output following ...
Tags: Gas production, LNG, Crude oil
U.S. cotton estimates include lower production and ending stocks compared with last month. Production is reduced 320,000 bales to 12.9 million based on USDA's final Cotton Ginnings report, released March 25. Domestic mill use and exports ...
An industry group representing Chinese iron ore miners aims to satisfy 50% of the country's annual iron ore consumption with domestic supply by 2025, up from the current 30%, via consolidation and expansion of mining companies, a senior ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Domestic Supply, Chemicals
JES Foods has unveiled new certified organic processed vegetables,which are claimed to help lower production costs and improve efficiency. The company primarily caters to foodservice companies,and provides certified ingredients and ...
Projected 2013/14 world wheat production is up 0.8 million tons this month to 712.7 million, further raising the historical record. In Australia, 2013/14 production is up 0.5 million tons to 27.0 million this month. The harvest in Australia ...
Tags: Wheat, cereal, Agriculture