Southern and western German softwood lumber producers are of the opinion that business activity on German and foreign softwood lumber markets has not increased to any significant extent even now the summer holiday period is over. Although ...
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Southern and western German softwood lumber producers are of the opinion that business activity on German and foreign softwood lumber markets has not increased to any significant extent even now the summer holiday period is over. Although ...
Samsung Electronics said Friday that stronger-than-expected sales of its Galaxy smartphones sent operating profits up 90 percent in the latest quarter,but analysts warned its results could take a hit in the coming months as it books legal ...
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Softwood lumber suppliers are still not yet registering any fundamental upswing in demand even now the summer holidays are over in southern Germany. The number of enquiries received remained relatively low in the early days of September as ...
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The iPhone 5 is"geometrically more complex"than Apple's previous smartphones,a teardown expert said today after taking apart the company's newest device. "Across the board,this is geometrically more complex,and very,very interesting,"said ...
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August retail sales showed growth at a time when consumers are still being cautious with discretionary spending,according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation. Commerce reported that ...
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Demand for softwood lumber remains slack in France even though the holidays are now over. With the exception of individual, though only minor replenishment purchases in the first few days after the holidays, French buyers’ purchasing ...
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Chinese foreign trade in machinery is still prevalently characterized by positive signs and seems to have picked up momentum after a slowing trend witnessed in late 2011 and the first quarter of the current year. Not surprisingly, according ...
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The last installment in this three-part series tackles the challenges faced by makers. Shenzhen represents more than 70 percent of Guangdong province's lighting products. The bulk of the latter's LED light shipments of $3.81 billion ...
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European particleboard production dipped 1.7% to 30.220m m³ last year after edging slightly higher in 2010. By contrast, MDF/HDF production improved 1.7% to 11.7m m³ in 2011. Both figures are still significantly lower than the ...
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New figures show that Poland maintained its position as Europe’s leader of parquet floor production in 2011. The European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) said Poland's production share of the FEP area was 17.6%, followed by ...
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The longstanding upswing in titanium dioxide prices ground to a temporary standstill in the second quarter. Generally speaking, mark-ups announced by virtually all major manufacturers in the second half of February and in March for ...
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The majority of European importers report that demand for African lumber in April and the early days of May remained below the levels recorded for the same time last year. After a good start in January, demand weakened noticeable throughout ...
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The UAE s push to enhance its industrial sector is set to get a shot in the arm with the launch of a new trade show - Made in UAE. At present, the contribution of the industrial sector to the GDP stands at 14% and the UAE has chalked out ...
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The upswing in demand that surfaced in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in the second half of February actually intensified in March. At the same time, a number of European export markets have picked up, as well. As a result, Central ...
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