According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year the domestic producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general rose by 0.74 percent over February and was up 12.31 percent year on ...
In its financial results according to US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) for 2013, Russian steelmaker NLMK Group's net profit decreased by 68 percent compared to the previous year to $189 million due to reduced profits from ...
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State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec Corp, posted modest gains in its 2013 upstream and downstream oil and gas production and has pledged to reduce its capital expenditure this year. In its annual financial results ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year Turkish producers' foreign sales price index (PPI)* in general rose by 0.07 percent over January and was up 21.99 percent year on year, ...
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European market prices of the key grade of aluminum alloy, 226, slipped back by a further Eur10/mt ($14/mt) this week as buyers could take their pick of offers in a well-supplied market. "It's very calm. Last week there was a lot of ...
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Turkish steel pipe producer Borusan Mannesmann has told SteelOrbis that the company's US oil country tubular goods (OCTG) investment in Houston, Texas remains on track within the projected schedule, with the threading facility already being ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year the domestic producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general rose by 1.38 percent over January and was up 12.40 percent year ...
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Increased low-ash thermal coal production from Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri underground mine in New South Wales was a key driver for a 48% year-on-year rise in the Australian coal producer's earnings before interest, depreciation and tax to ...
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BASF increased sales and earnings in 2013 compared with the previous year. “2013 was again a demanding year, with a lot of headwind for our industry. Nevertheless, we achieved our goal: We sold more, worked more closely together with ...
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BASF increased sales and earnings in 2013 compared with the previous year. Sales of BASF Group in the fourth quarter of 2013 were €18.1 billion, slightly above the same period of the previous year. Volumes increased in all segments. ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute(TUIK),in January this year the producer price index(PPI)for Turkish industry in general rose by 3.32 percent over December and was up 10.72 percent year on year,while ...
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According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 73.3 points in December last year, increased by 18.6 ...
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Shanghai Province-based Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Baosteel) has announced that in 2013 it achieved an operating revenue of RMB 190.3 billion ($31.2 billion), down 0.62 percent year on year, while it recorded a net ...
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Smartphones and tablets continue to sell well but growth is slowing in mature markets such as Australia as developing countries look to get in on the mobile device boom. That's according to Steve Koenig, director of industry analysis at the ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in December last year the producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general rose by 1.11 percent over November and was up 6.97 percent year on year, ...
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