Anglo American's thermal coal division produced 67.6 million mt in the 2013 financial year, slipping 2% on the year due to lower-than-expected production at Colombia's Cerrejon and South Africa's New Vaal mines. The miner said in its ...
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Despite a drop in coal exports off the Mississippi River in 2013, several New Orleans-area terminals say they are increasing capacity as they eye improved markets in the long-term. Foresight Energy's Convent Marine Terminal in Convent, ...
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Reportedly, rebar futures increased in the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) on expected reduction of output from Chinese steel mills. Price of rebar for May delivery increased to around RMB3,486/ton. It is said that China’s average ...
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WHEAT: U.S. wheat supplies for 2013/14 are unchanged this month, but lower expected use raises projected ending stocks 33 million bushels. Feed and residual use is lowered 60 million bushels reflecting disappearance for June-November as ...
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AK Steel provided guidance for its fourth quarter of 2013 financial results Wednesday, saying it expects to realize net income of $0.02 to $0.06 per diluted share of common stock, excluding the effects of a potential non-cash income tax ...
South Africa-based Kumba Iron Ore has announced that it expects its full-year earnings for 2013 to increase by 20 percent compared to the previous year, supported by an increase in export iron ore prices and a weaker exchange rate, ...
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The traditionally low-cost pasture-based dairying regions, such as Australia, have lost their cost advantage as input prices have risen, and now compete on the global market with a similar cost of production to producers with more intensive ...
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How long can LED lasts? As product prices are reduced, are LEDs lifespan also becoming much shorter? Some in the LED industry have boldly stated: "A person only needs a single LED lamp through their entire life. But in this fast paced ...
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The global oil market is currently well supplied but growing demand pressures and ongoing disruptions in some OPEC producing countries could soon reverse a recent spate of softer oil prices, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. ...
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China New Borun Corporation (NYSE: BORN; "Borun" or the "Company"), a leading producer and distributor of corn-based edible alcohol in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. ...
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Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announced today it will establish a new manufacturing campus in Zhangjiagang, China, to support growing demand in Asia for energy technology and advanced materials produced by its Performance Materials and Technologies ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa (SSA), in September this year the country's manufacturing output fell by 3.3 percent compared to the same month of 2012, while the seasonally adjusted manufacturing ...
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has opened Agri-Pinoy Tobacco Farmers Food Processing and Trading Center in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur. The PHP165m ($3.82m) food processing center produces meat products, including bagnet, ...
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Honeywell announced it will establish a new manufacturing campus in Zhangjiagang, China, to support growing demand in Asia for energy technology and advanced materials produced by its Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) business. ...
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Demand for sapphire for use in handsets is estimated to grow 25-30%, according to US-based crystal growth equipment and solution provider GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT). GTAT has been promoting HVPE (hydride vapor phase epitaxy) GaN ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, crystal growth equipment