As previously communicated, in the face of increasingly difficult domestic trading conditions for its soda ash business, Penrice Soda Holdings Limited has been conducting a strategic review of its entire chemicals business to improve its ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the December 2012 update to the 2011/2012 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. According ...
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The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said Monday that significantly more construction firms are planning to add new staff than plan to cut staff while demand for many types of private sector construction projects should ...
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January 10,2013-Ontario's recent change to make Workplace Safety&Insurance Board(WSIB)coverage mandatory in the construction industry is an important component"in combating the pervasive underground economy",says the Ontario Construction ...
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The sharemarket had it biggest fall in five weeks yesterday, with financial, material and industrial stocks leading the decline as global equity markets lost momentum following strong gains last week after the resolution of the US ...
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The trade deficit for November widened to $2.6 billion, from $2.4bn in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. That was the biggest monthly shortfall since March 2008 and wider than analysts' expectations of $2.3bn. At 5pm AEDT ...
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Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Company announced Monday its financial results for fiscal Q1 2013, ended November 30, 2012. Net earnings attributable to CMC for the first quarter were $49.7 million on net sales of $1.8 billion. This ...
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Business Line reported that Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Punj Lloyd Ltd, has planned to buy the construction businesses of Macmahon Holdings Ltd of Australia through its wholly owned subsidiary ...
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In Volume 5,Issue 1 of Prime magazine,Jonathan Tulkoff,the president of Uniwire International Ltd.discusses the current situation and future prospects for the import/domestic dynamic in the US wire rod market. The end of 2011 was marked ...
Winter is typically characterised by scrap taking centre stage in long product pricing. Lean period of scrap collection in the havens of US and Europe is pivotal in determining the cost and price for long product. Long product price ...
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Winter is typically characterised by scrap taking centre stage in long product pricing. Lean period of scrap collection in the havens of US and Europe is pivotal in determining the cost and price for long product. Scrap level zoomed in ...
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A UK steelwork fabricator’s contract to build part of the GBP 790 million Forth Replacement Crossing will bring construction work to Scotland, it was claimed last night. Cleveland Bridge has been awarded the order for supporting ...
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The paints and varnishes market in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries was valued over US$29 billion in 2011, representing an increase of 56.3 percent from the value recorded in 2007, according to a new report released by ...
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Billings at architecture firms across the country continue to increase.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture ...
August 13,2012--India's cement industry is one of the largest in the world.In-line with the country's economic growth,the cement industry is witnessing boom.Growth in cement industry in India is backed by strong demand from retail,housing ...