The Indian Express reported that nickel futures prices fell by 0.47% to INR 963 per kg, tracking a weakening trend in base metals in the global markets amid subdued domestic demand. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, nickel for delivery in ...
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According to Karvy Stock Broking, India's Gross Domestic Product growth for Q2 FY13 to drop to nearly 3 and a half year low of 5.1% which is mainly expected to be driven by sluggish growth in electricity generation and sharp drop in trade ...
Lucchini, the second largest steelmaker in Italy announced to temporarily close its Piombino blast furnace (BF) in December for around 40 days The spokesman of Lucchini said that the firm decided to half the Piombino BF due to sluggish ...
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Q2 2012 activity remained weak Large country differentials as capacity shifts from west to east Sluggish demand outlook 2013 Supply pressures will remain high Production activity in the electric domestic appliances industry in the ...
The world’s crude stainless steel output would increase by 0.8% year on year to reach 34 million tons in 2012, according to the estimates made by the UK-based MEPS. In 2012, the crude stainless steel products produced by China would ...
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IRIS reported that Broking firm Kotak Commodity Services gave following outlook on base metals segments: Copper - MCX Copper may note some gains tracking slight rebound in international markets however the upside remains capped. LME ...
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Market situation of ferroalloys in Japan as of November 15th 2012 is as follows. Summary: Market is watching China to see whether it will decide in December to alter export tax rates on ferroalloys and silicon manganese metals. A rumor is ...
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M-Xylene market showed downward trend in Asia and Europe, whereas it was stable in US in the last week. In Korea, M-Xylene market went down in the week ending November 3, due to sluggish demand from the downstream market. In the early ...
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(China Glass Network) Sale price of float glass keeps increasing since July this year, increase range of the product even passed 10% in the passed month. The market situation will no doubt drive sales rebound for glass enterprises in the ...
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Taipei,Oct.9,2012--In a reversal of six months of consecutive decline,Taiwan's exports jumped 10.4%year-on-year to US$27.166 billion in September,a 14-month high,reported the Ministry of Finance(MOF)yesterday(Oct.8).This is also the first ...
In spite of sluggish demand from key markets like the EU and the US, India's handicraft exports posted positive growth during August this year. According to the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts' (EPCH) data, India exported ...
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India’s engineering exports declined by 9.7 per cent to USD 4.67 billion in August 2012 due to sluggish demand in markets like the US and Europe, the Economic Times reports. India's engineering exports were valued at US$4.67 billion ...
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India s largest cement maker, UltraTech Cement, has sought Government assistance for the cement industry to help it come out of the challenging times posed by soaring operational cost and slowing demand. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, ...
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During the first half of 2012, Georg Fischer faced uneven economic conditions. Whereas the Corporation increased its sales in Asia and even more in North America, the eurozone woes had a dampening effect on customer demand in that region. ...
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In their annual results for 2011, coatings producers in Europe have been predicting that 2012 will be much the same overall as last year in terms of growth in sales and profits. There would, nonetheless, be one major difference between the ...
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