The number of new undergraduate computer science majors at Ph.D.-granting U.S. universities rose by more than 29% last year, an increase that the Computing Research Association called "astonishing." It was the fifth straight year in which ...
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Methanol market showed mixed trend in Asia, whereas, it showed an upward trend in Europe and was stable in US in the week ending March 2, 2013. In China, Methanol prices went up slightly. Prices were spotted at US$ 375/ton CFR China. ...
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Statistics Canada reported Thursday that building permits in the country totaled $5.8 billion in January, up 1.7 percent from December. The increase in the residential sector more than offset a decrease in the non-residential sector. ...
Russian steelmaker Severstal has stated that it hopes to see increased steel demand in 2013 on the back of construction and infrastructure projects in Russia. Although the fragile economic environment will keep pressure on steel prices ...
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In February, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 54.5 percent, a decrease of 1.7 percentage points over the previous month. In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index of construction industry ...
Research reveals that almost half of European businesses plan to increase their budgets for CRM initiatives in 2013. A recent survey by Gartner found that only 5% of companies in Europe plan to decrease their CRM this year, down from 9% ...
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Basque Country, Spain-based seamless stainless steel pipe producer Tubacex has announced its financial results for 2012. Net profit totaled €11.86 million in the given period, up from €3.66 million in the previous year, continuing ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production rose 1.6 percent in the week ending February 23, following a slight production drop a week ago. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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Sustenance of conducive business environment for the textile industry is the need of hour with respect to cotton policies, said Mr. S Dinakaran, Chairman of The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA). SIMA Chief has said that after ...
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In Korea, O-Xylene prices went up in the week ending February 16, 2013. Overall, market sentiment improved and downstream demand increased. In the initial days of the week, prices were assessed at US$ 1580/ton higher by US$ 10/ton, as ...
1. Chinese Extruding Machines (HS: 847720) Export Trend Analysis The total export quantity of Chinese extruding machines grew continuously from 2009 to 2011, which has achieved 8,879 units in 2011, up 23.3% over 2010. There was a ...
Ekaterina Golovanova, the head of marketing & sales at steelmaker Severstal predicted that Russia’s steel consumption would stay on the upward trend in the medium term. It’s expected that Russia’s steel consumption ...
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Benzene's premium to feedstock naphtha slid to its lowest in the Northwest European market since October 18, breaching the psychologically important $400/mt mark for the first time since mid-November to be assessed at $379.75/mt at ...
The three-day Triathlon Business International Conference, which concluded Tuesday, underscored the organization’s focus on the growth of commerce surrounding the sport. Attendance dipped about 8 percent compared to the previous year, ...
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Google, AT&T and Verizon Communications were among the top corporate lobbyers of the U.S. government in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to data released recently by the House of Representatives. In the fourth quarter, Verizon spent ...
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