Germany’s economy is expanding “noticeably slower” in the final quarter as demand for exports, the mainspring for growth, tapers off in the euro region and globally, the Finance Ministry said. After notching up growth of ...
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Thailand’s economy may shrink 3.7 percent this quarter following the worst flooding in almost 70 years, the government said, adding to the case for an interest- rate cut as early as next week. Gross domestic product rose 3.5 percent ...
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Growth in Southeast Asian economies including Malaysia and Thailand may have peaked last quarter as the European debt crisis and Thai floods hurt the outlook for exports, adding pressure on policy makers to cut interest rates. ...
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West Coast log and lumber exports in the first nine months of the year already have surpassed exports for all of 2010, largely because of Chinese demand, the U. S. Forest Service reported Monday. Along the entire West Coast, log exports ...
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HC Plastic mesh : Blown film production process and Faults Most thermoplastic blow molding method can be used to produce blown film, blown film is extruded thin plastic tube, then hot compressed air to blow plastic inflation, then by ...
U. S. Demand for motors edged higher during the fourth quarter of 2010 as NEMA's Motor Shipments Index (MSI) increased 1.4 percent from the previous quarter. Shipments remain appreciably lower than the levels observed during the 2006-2008 ...
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Pushed by the record-high yen and economic problems at home, Japan’s large plastic machinery manufacturing industry is accelerating its investment in lower-cost countries, expanding both in China and elsewhere in Asia. Japan Steel ...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for construction materials held steady in September after a dropping 0.6% in August. Meanwhile, the measure was up 8.1% from a year earlier, although only ...
China's appetite for Canadian lumber has reached a peak, according to new figures from Canfor Corp. (CFP-T10.21-0.12-1.16%), the Vancouver company that pioneered sales of British Columbia wood in the country. Canfor said late Thursday that ...
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Despite the hit it took when Solyndra's 1,000 jobs went away, the solar industry is adding positions at a pace that far outstrips the rest of the economy. The solar industry has been in the post-Solyndra dumps. But here comes a timely ...
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Haitian International Holdings Ltd., China's largest injection press maker, saw revenues rise 15 percent in the first half of the year to 3.70 billion yuan ($578.3 million), as record-high exports, particularly to Southeast Asia and Eastern ...
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Construction materials price inflation rose 0.3% in July after a small DIP in June due to lower energy prices and a decline in the pace of economic growth.The index is 8.9% higher than a year ago.The 7.1% increase in copper pipe and tube ...
Builders say reduction in the number of construction projects likely catalyst, even as oversupply situation exists. (CW Group) Cement sales in Vietnam could drop to 52.5 million tons this year, according to a report of VN Economy News said. ...
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2011, affect pigment industry are the factors of economic operation of the domestic macroeconomic trends and control policy guiding, relevant industry development trend, and the world economic recovery prospects etc. One domestic factors is ...
Executives reflect on the past year in coatings and look ahead to what the future might bring. Charles Bunch, chairman and CEO, PPG Industries The strategic actions that PPG has undertaken over the past decade have served to transform our ...
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