Based on the Commerce Department's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of May total 3,950,000 net ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel, finished steel
GODIVA Chocolatier, a manufacturer of premium chocolates and related products, has launched new Soft Serve in three flavors across the US. The new Soft Serve is served in a premium Belgian waffle cone dipped in dark or milk Belgian ...
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The global 40W equivalent LED bulb ASP dipped 1.5% in April 2014 to US$14.70, with price decreases most evident in China. Additionally, the global 60W equivalent LED bulb ASP dropped 2.5% to US$20.20, according to LEDinside. "China's ...
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PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has published an informational guide about ENVIRON MCL coatings, an environmentally-friendly, water-based coating for application on metallic coating lines over GALVALUME coated sheet ...
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The Spanish textile Industry Price Index (IPRI) for the month of April 2014, registered a rise of 0.7 percent, compared to the same month last year, as per the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) of Spain. The IPRI ...
The seaborne iron ore cended a two-day rally and dipped again Friday, tracking a withdrawal in buying activity as the fast spike and current supply glut hit spot purchasing. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX at $98.75/dmt CFR North China, ...
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The amount of natural gas in Michigan storage facilities at the end of October, the traditional end of the injection season, is expected to be about 18.47% less than was expected to be storage at the same point a year ago, figures from the ...
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Peabody Energy has closed its Viking surface coal mine in Daviess County, Indiana, several months after the mine had been expected to cease operations because its reserves of high-sulfur steam coal were running out. "Production operations ...
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Magnum, an ice cream brand owned by Unilever, has introduced Magnum Infinity ice cream bars in the US market. The Magnum Infinity ice cream bars come in two flavors - Magnum Chocolate Infinity bars and Magnum Chocolate Infinity & ...
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According to the BRC, footfall in April was 0.1% lower than a year ago, down on the 1.8% rise in March. High streets reported the largest decline, falling 1.4%, substantially down from the 2.6% rise in March while shopping centres ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The US steel coil market remained tight Monday as lead times are now stretching into June and July and mill discipline continues to be iron-clad, market sources said. "They're a little flexible on volume, but it really depends on who ...
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Based on the US Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of April total ...
Weekly US coal carloads for the week ending May 3 continue to improve, notching their eight consecutive week of year-over-year growth, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday. Coal carloads totaled 112,361, down 0.8% from ...
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Goldman Sachs remains bearish on the outlook for the copper price in 2014, with a target price of $6,200/mt, the investment bank said late Wednesday. "After selling off from $7,450/mt to $6,320/mt in mid-March, driven by Chinese property ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Friday that for the month of March 2014, US steel mills shipped 8,337,578 net tons, a 9.4 percent increase from the 7,618,380 net tons shipped in the previous month, February 2014, and a ...
Tags: Steel Mills, Steel