Fitch Ratings Director Jay Djemal said that Latin American Metals and Mining observed that higher operating costs remain entrenched. The report said that “Higher operating costs will continue in 2013 for metals and mining. Cost ...
Tags: metals, Mining, mining exports, copper miners
Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening. Senior Mining Analyst and Managing Director at Stifel Nicolaus in Toronto, George Topping believes that ...
Tags: Finance, Rare Earth, Metallurgy
With so many moving variables in the rare earth space, how can investors evaluate investment opportunities? Siddharth Rajeev of Fundamental Research Corp. finds his top prospects by zeroing in on a specific material and tracking its growth ...
Tags: Rare Earth, Rare Earth Metals, rare earth export, Critical Metals
Taipei, Dec. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Although North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill (B/B) ratio of 0.79 for November, which stayed below 1 for a seventh month but representing an improvement from ...
Tags: Semiconductor Equipment, Manufacturing Processing Machinery
PTI reported that Maruti Suzuki India recently started spadework to set up its second facility in Gujarat with acquisition of another 600 acres, in addition to its existing plan to invest INR 4,000 crore for setting up a plant in the state. ...
Tags: Maruti Suzuki, India, acquisition, vehicle sales, car
In accordance with the cautious optimism expressed among members during its annual meeting in September, the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported strong year over year shipments in September, even as booked orders decreased ...
Tags: Cema, fall meeting, softening, industry view
The ratings on the Russian vertically integrated steel group OAO Severstal are constrained by our view of the highly cyclical, capital-intensive, and competitive nature of the steel industry. Steel margins are relatively weak, and in our ...
Tags: steel group, steel, iron ore, coking coal mining
After experiencing a boon in 2010, the weak LED market reaction in 2011 did not allow the global LED manufacturing production to grow as expected. Capacity utilization reached a low due to the fast capacity expansion and slower market ...
Tags: LED market, china LED
THE Australian dollar was steady in Asian trading yesterday as minutes from the Reserve Bank's meeting earlier this month indicated the December interest rate cut was a closer call than had been thought,possibly delaying further easing next ...
Tags: Australian dollar, RBA, Rate cut
double glazed glass units is a decoration materials in the construction works, with a translucent, perspective, isolated ventilation, soundproofing and thermal insulation performance. Glass many different types of applications in the ...
Weak long steel demand is finally taking toll of scrap levels which have shown uncharacteristic softening over the last fortnight. Amidst this buyers are not showing any urgency despite low stocks. Discounts were barely evoking any response ...
Tags: steel demand, scrap levels, Monday Market
The mood among many of the 43,000 attendees at glasstec 2012 was positive,despite uncertainties surrounding the global economy and glass market.While the European and Chinese segments show signs of softening,many exhibitors reported ...
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The ratings on the Russian vertically integrated steel group OAO Severstal are constrained by our view of the highly cyclical, capital intensive and competitive nature of the steel industry. Steel margins are relatively weak and in our ...
Tags: OAO Severstal, steel industry, Russia, steel
The overkill recently experienced in The VVC Indian market is still taking its toll until new sales few and tar between and most cash buyers refused on offloading their unsold inventories. The losses experienced during the recent ...
Tags: VVC Indian market, overkill, sales, inventories
Weak long steel demand is finally taking toll of scrap levels which have shown uncharacteristic softening over the last fortnight. Amidst despondency buyers are not showing any urgency despite low stocks. Discounts were barely evoking any ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy