Australian businesses estimate the carbon tax has increased their energy costs by an average of 14.5 per cent, industry research has found. An Australian Industry Group analysis of the first six months of the carbon tax and its impact on ...
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It’s reported that the Korean steel long product makers planned to carry out the maintenances in the first quarter of this year due to sluggish demand from construction sectors in winter, government’s rules for electricity ...
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According to the Metal Industry Indicators report released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), the US economic recovery is supporting the growth of activity in the primary metals industry with modest metals demand from the manufacturing and ...
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless (NSSC), the largest stainless steel producer in Japan announced to raise its list prices for austenitic cold rolled coils (CRC) by RMB25,000/ton for January contracts. However, NSSC remained its prices for ...
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January 10,2013-Ontario's recent change to make Workplace Safety&Insurance Board(WSIB)coverage mandatory in the construction industry is an important component"in combating the pervasive underground economy",says the Ontario Construction ...
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The U.S. construction sector, in addition to the overall economy, will continue to accelerate at a mild pace throughout 2013, according to the ITR Trends 10 report from ITR Economics. “2013 will be better than 2012,” says Jeff ...
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Indonesian state steelmaker Krakatau Steel on Wednesday signed a joint venture agreement with Japanese company Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation to build a steel plant that will supply the domestic automotive industry. The joint ...
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According to the Stainless Steel Report December 2012 issued by Germany based service center Damstahl, European stainless steel crude steel production was around 1.6 million tonne in the third quarter of the year, falling from 2 million ...
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What were some of the general findings of the report? Luke Johnson, senior analyst at GCiS China Strategic Research: Although the report was released in July 2012, the base year of the study is 2011. The market study is broken ...
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Australian manufacturing activity contracted for the ninth straight month in November due mainly to an ongoing decline in new orders and production. The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
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Recently, Emirates Steel said that its steel production jumped by 33% year on year in the first nine months of this year, driven by strong demand from construction sectors. Among them, the output of deformed steel bar increased by 10% and ...
India’s largest state-run steelmaker Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has posted a 12% quarterly profit rise, though it misses market estimate. The company said its net profit reached Rs543-crore (US$99.4 million) for the second ...
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With extreme discounter stores such as Family Dollar and Dollar General rapidly expanding, along with renovations increasing, store construction is back on track for positive growth after a steep decline in 2008 through 2012, according to ...
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Welding Machinery markets. The global market for Welding Machinery is projected to reach US$14.8 billion by 2018, driven by new infrastructure projects specifically wind turbine ...
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The St George Illawarra Dragons are pleased to announce an exciting partnership agreement ahead of the pre-season with Apparel Partner Always agreeing to become Sleeve Sponsor for the next three seasons. Always'association with the Club ...