Based on a report released by the Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, the total powder coatings output of the top 30 producers in China is 441.5 thousand tons in 2014, which is less than one third of total powder coatings ...
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US-based private equity firm Delos Capital has acquired Illinois-based customized and engineered packaging products manufacturer, FCA Packaging, for an undisclosed amount. The company was acquired from a group of private investors and ...
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Mill discipline and supply issues have brought US steel sheet prices up, but those prices are anything but secure, market sources told Platts Thursday. "The mills timed [the increase] well," said one service center executive. "I don't ...
Flat glass prices climbed 1.3 percent from October to November, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report issued by the U.S. Labor Department. It's welcome news for an industry that saw prices fall precipitously during the ...
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Commercial Metals Company announced Wednesday financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended August 31, 2013. Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2013 were $4.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, on net sales of ...
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IAL Consultants published its new report, Overviewof the European Sealants Market. Taking into account the 15 countries of Western Europe and eight countries of Eastern Europe, the total demand for sealants is estimated at approximately ...
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The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) is pleased to announce the release of the Quarterly Executive Trends Index, a robust benchmarking and forecasting tool for members. The report, compiled by a leading ...
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Nucor, one of the major steel manufacturers in the US said that d its sales profits in the second quarter might be lower than the market analysts' forecast due to decreased steel melting sales in the given period of time. The company said ...
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Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $6 billion in February, a 1.7 percent increase from January. Higher construction intentions in the non-residential sector in eight provinces more ...
Nucor Corporation reported Thursday its guidance for Q1 2013 (ended March 30, 2013). Nucor anticipates earnings to be in the range of $0.20 to $0.25 per diluted share, a substantial drop from Q1 2012 earnings of $0.46 per diluted share and ...
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During the speakers' forum at the Port of Tampa 24th Annual Steel Conference on March 1, Patrick McCormick, Managing Partner with World Steel Dynamics, explained that in recent years, scrap demand has been relatively flat--and during ...
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Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore International Holdings Inc., a global manufacturer of galvanized steel tubes and pipes, electrical conduit, armored wire and cable, metal framing systems and building components, reported Friday financial ...
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Fitch said that Western European steel output is unlikely to recover in 2013 due to depressed demand levels across the eurozone. Steel volumes will probably fall by up to 3%, Fitch Ratings believes, putting pressure on producers' ...
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However glass industry professionals ultimately voted in the presidential election, one reaction has been near unanimous: relief that the campaigning has come to a close. Mark Silverberg, president of Technoform North America Inc. in ...
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On December 6 to 9, 2012, the first International Glass Technical Equipment Exhibition will be held on Pragati Maidan Exhibition Center, New Delhi, India. This is an opportunity for domestic enterprises to broaden the global market. As the ...
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