In a matter of just three weeks the futures market has gone from being one of the cheapest suppliers to becoming one of the best buyers! On November 22, when spot December entered the notice period, it traded as low as 73.79 and closed that ...
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HSV is already eyeing a number of vehicles for its 2018 showroom once production of the Holden Commodore ceases at the end of 2017. HSV managing director Phil Harding this week vowed the Melbourne-based manufacturer would continue ...
Lakeland Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for industry, municipalities, healthcare and to first responders on the federal, state and local levels, announced financial results for its third ...
Critics of the U.S. National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. residents' telephone records should offer a better way to track terrorists and protect the country against attacks, the agency's director said Wednesday. The NSA's ...
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After a sharp downturn following the 2008 financial crisis, growth in coatings demand in the Gulf region of the Middle East is now surging forward again. This recovery was symbolized in late November by the announcement that Dubai, which ...
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While China's economy has expanded at a record pace over the past decade, the country's economic success has come at a serious environmental cost. Coal-fired energy plants, minimally-regulated factories and large numbers of vehicles with ...
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Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux insists he was telling the truth at yesterday’s Productivity Commission hearing when he said no decision had been made on the company’s local manufacturing future. Devereux ...
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Chinese consumers can expect higher dairy prices in December. Most domestic dairy companies raised prices since July, ranging from 5-20%. The price hike results from a shrinking supply of raw milk from the country\s fragmented milk farms. ...
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Total Class 8 truck orders reached 20,915 units in November, making it the second month in a row to surpass the 20,000 unit threshold, according to FTR’s preliminary data. FTR specializes in forecasting freight transportation. Don ...
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China's producer price index (PPI) contracted 1.4 percent year on year in November, following a 1.5-percent drop in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday. The index, which measures inflation at the ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the third and final installment of its LEED in Motion report series: Impacts and Innovation. The report details key impact areas and results of the thousands of projects that are ...
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Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 1.8 percent in December over the same month last year, and the year should end with an increase of 2.3 percent over 2012, according to the monthly Global ...
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With the launch of the newest generation Philips Lumileds Luxeon Chip-On-Board (COB) LED modules there was an immediate need for a wide range of standard LED coolers. In the cooperation with MechaTronix Philips Lumileds found a practical ...
Rhodium prices resumed their decline this week, falling nearly $20 per day according to some sources, as speculative investors began liquidating their long positions ahead of the year's end. The Platts New York Dealer rhodium price range ...
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Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) has added 412 new part numbers to its Intermotor line of import parts. The Intermotor line expansion features over 175 new switches, including multi-function, combination, heated seat, parking brake, ...
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