Editor's note:?This blog post was written by Fred Clements, Executive Director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blogs can be read on bikedealerblog.wordpress.com. Retail sales at bike shops were down about 5 ...
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Businesses are collecting more information about individuals than ever, but almost two thirds of people aren't aware what data about them is being collected or don't know it's being collected at all. Further reading Ninety per cent of ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Hyundai Hysco, one of the major re-rollers in Korea produced 2.155 million tons of cold rolled coils (CRC) in the first half of this year, rising by 3% year on year. It’s learned that some of the CRC production was contributed by ...
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First Solar is forecast to install 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar or photovoltaic (PV) power systems in 2013, more than double the 516 megawatts (MW) in 2012, according to IMS Research, now part of IHS. This high rate of growth will allow ...
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The Mexican particleboard and plywood manufacturer Duraplay has followed the Chilean wood-based panels group Maderas y Sinteticos S.A. (Masisa) and Proteak in announcing an MDF investment project in Mexico. The company intends to install a ...
Tags: MDF, Construction, plywood, particleboard
Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology reported its July consolidated revenue of NT$17.89 billion, up 4% M-o-M and 3% Y-o-Y. Revenue continued to grow in all of Lite-On’s Strategic Business Groups (SBG), of which Power SBG, ...
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Taiwan-based power supply maker Delta Electronics saw July consolidated revenues of NT$14.766 billion (US$492 million), increasing 4.19% on month but decreasing 5.92% on year, while EMS provider Lite-On Technology had those of NT$17.891 ...
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Despite rumours swirling in Silicon Valley that the BYOD phenomenon is losing its buzz, CIOs who think they can abandon the practice risk upsetting an important and growing constituency of their workforce: millennials, also known as ...
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It’s reported that Indian steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) announced that its finished steel production totaled 1.08 million tons in July, rising by 3% year on year. In July, the energy consumption ...
Based on statistics released by Russian State Statistics Committee, Russia's import values of ferrous metal totaled US$2.886 billion in the first six months of current year, falling by 2.3% year on year. Meanwhile, it is reported that ...
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According to the customs statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance, Japan's iron and steel product exports in July this year amounted to 3.7 million metric tons, increasing by 2.2 percent compared to the same month of 2012 and ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Friday the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe and tube (standard pipe) from Mexico. The review originally covered ...
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It follows the success of the brand's two most recent Limited Edition sleever campaigns for Valentine's Day and spring. The new additions will be will is a Barcelona-themed sleever designed to reflect "heritage and origins of the brand". ...
Consumer Prices for July 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-08-09 13:20:50 In July, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.6 percent in cities and 2.9 percent in rural areas. ...
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Producer Prices for the Industrial Sector for July National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-08-09 13:27:51 In July 2013, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 2.3 percent year-on-year, and decreased 0.3 percent ...
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