North American firm Caraustar Industries has announced a price increase on all paper tube and core product lines. According to the company, the 5% increase will be effective with shipments beginning 1 August 2013. The company decided to ...
Tags: Paper Tube, Core Product Lines
LANXESS has increased prices for its Lewatit ion exchange resins by three to five percent as of July 1, 2013. The specific adjustment will depend on resin grade and region. The premium products of the Liquid Purification Technologies ...
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AkzoNobel has announced a price increase on all coil coatings products for North America, effective September 1, 2013. Over the past two years, AkzoNobel has worked to off-set the impact of raw material increases through improvements in ...
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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 European Union (EU) has imposed a tentative anti-dumping tariff of 11.8% on solar products imported from China and is negotiating with the China government. If both sides reach a settlement, China-based makers will have to hike product ...
Tags: Solar Products, Solar Industry, EU Duty
Consumer packaging company Sonoco is all set to increase the price for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products. Effective with shipments in the US and Canada beginning 8 July 2013, the prices will be increased by $40 per ...
Consumers who buy the fuel-efficient new cars that will roll out to meet tough new fuel economy standards will save thousands of dollars over the life of the vehicles, according to a new report released today by Consumer Reports. Fuel ...
Imerys Filtration Minerals Inc will increase prices for products shipped within North America from 1 July 2013. The 2–8% increase, subject to any provisions in individual contracts, will apply across all diatomite, perlite, ...
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Synutra International, a China-based infant formula manufacturer, has reported that its net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2013 c to $3.3m, compared with $7.5m for the same period in 2012. For the period ended 31 March 2013, the ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar has reported May revenues of NT$2.223 billion (US$74 million), showing an on-month increase of 15.8% and an on-year increase of 19.42%. The figure was also a record high. Epistar stated demand for AlGaInP LEDs has ...
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“Unilin remains committed to delivering the finest service and highest quality products to our customers,” said Shane Calloway, vice president of North American independent distribution sales for Unilin. “Unfortunately, ...
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Crude futures diverged late in the US trading day Wednesday, as the front-month ICE Brent contract slid from a session high of $104.07/b to a low of $102.85/b in a little over 40 minutes. ICE July Brent settled 20 cents lower at ...
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Mohawk announces it will raise prices on all Mohawk brand solid and select engineered hardwood flooring products up to 7%, effective on all orders placed on or after August 5, 2013. “The cost of lumber continues to rise due to the ...
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Armstrong today announced that it will initiate a 5-7% increase in the United States and Canada on all solid hardwood and on select engineered hardwood products effective with shipments on July 15, 2013. “The cost of lumber ...
Tags: Armstrong, Engineered Hardwood Flooring, Construction&Decoration
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. ...