According to data released by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC), the average steel price in China was up slightly by 0.1% from a week ago during July 8th through July 14th. In the given period of time, the prices of hot rolled steel sheets ...
Tags: Construction, Steel
Hard disc drive (HDD) vendors expect their shipments in the third quarter to stay flat sequentially, but drop over 10% on year due to PC clients' reluctance in placing orders. Some HDD players have adjusted their shipment ratio estimates ...
Tags: Hard Disc Drive, HDD players
The main story in the UK corrugated industry remains that of material prices, although another seismic bit of industry restructuring may well be afoot (I may be able to say more next month). In the meantime, a gradual dilution in happiness ...
It’s reported that Nucor notified its customer that it will raise its scrap surcharges for special bar quality products by US$30/ton, effective from August 1st. It’s learned that Nucor informed its customer the price rise ...
Tags: Special Bar Products, Mineral
It’s reported that Indian hot rolled coil (HRC) market has remained weak recently. In fact, the Indian steelmakers have sought to raise HRC prices in spite of depreciated Rupees. However, the price rise was unfavorable to local ...
Tags: HRC Market, Mineral
NWE ethylene spot prices rose Eur15/mt on the week Thursday to Eur1,020-1,025/mt ($1,314-1,320) FD NWE, driven by better-than-expected offtake from primary derivative polyethylene in July. On Friday, a buyer and seller confirmed a 2,000 ...
Tags: Ethylene, Spot Prices
The Mitsubishi Challenger range has been given a major overhaul, with the number of available grades slashed from nine to three as part of the MY2014 update. Mitsubishi Australia has top-and-tailed the line-up, discontinuing the base ...
Tags: Mitsubishi, Simplified SUV
The paper-based tubes and core specialist said that the price rise will be effective with shipments in the US and Canada beginning 15 July. "This price increase is necessary to recover recently announced paperboard price increases," said ...
The Pakistan Second-Hand Clothing Merchants Association (PSCMA) has called on the Government to rollback the 16 percent hike in sales tax on import of second-hand garments. In its recently released 2013-14 Budget, Pakistan ...
Tags: Pakistan, Used Garments, Apparel&Accessories
It’s reported that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) said that it planned to raise the steel prices by 20% in the first half of current fiscal year (during April through September) as the depreciated Japanese Yen has boosted ...
Tags: NSSMC, Steel Prices, Construction&Decoration
Recently, the prices of cold rolled (CR) austenitic stainless steel products have continued falling. At present, the mainstream quotes are at US$2,450/ton CFR. It’s known that the prices of CR austenitic stainless steel products have ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, retail prices for LED bulbs worldwide continue to have a downward trend this year for April. Worldwide retail price for 40W equiv. LED bulbs dropped by 5.7%, reaching 16.1 USD. ...
It’s reported that the Japanese shipbuilders gained more orders recently due to depreciated Japanese Yen. According to data released by Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA), Japanese shipbuilders’ received order volumes for ...
Tags: Shipbuilder, Japan
It’s reported that the Japanese steelmakers have increased the prices for non-oriented electrical sheets by US$100/ton averagely for June, mainly for exports to China. However, the price rise seems unfavorable to buyers. The ...
Tags: Steelmakers, Steel
The stockmarket has opened slightly higher, boosted by stronger mining stocks on the back of improved prices for commodities. At 10.31am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.6 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 5120.0 points. The ...