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Demand for Food Containers to Exceed $31bn in 2020, Says Freedonia Group
Apr 6, 2016US demand for food containers is projected to increase 2.8% per year to more than $31bn in 2020. Major trends include a general shift from rigid packaging formats to flexible containers, efforts to improve both the reality and optics of ...
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NYMEX January Gas Futures Settle 6.8 Cents Lower at $1.826/Mmbtu
Dec 16, 2015The NYMEX January natural gas futures contract continued its downward slide Tuesday, dropping 6.8 cents to settle at $1.826/MMBtu as warm weather forecasts continue to put significant pressure on the contract. The National Weather ...
Tags: Gas, temperatures
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Nymex January Natural Gas Settled at $1.990/Mmbtu, Down 2.5 Cents
Dec 15, 2015The NYMEX January natural gas futures contract settled at $1.990/MMBtu Friday, down 2.5 cents. A prompt-month contract has not settled lower since reaching $1.975/MMBtu on April 24, 2012. The fall in the January contract comes as the ...
Tags: Natural Gas, temperatures, prices
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US Refinery Margin Tracker: Unquenchable Gasoline Demand a Gift for US Refiners
Dec 15, 2015Unseasonably strong gasoline demand is proving for US refiners to be the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season, as support from seasonal diesel demand is tamped down by record high temperatures across much of the US. Gasoline ...
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Australian Domestic Meat Prices Continue to Soar
Nov 18, 2015Beef might be off the Christmas menu for many Australians this year with prices continuing to rise dramatically. Over the past year, Australian domestic beef prices have more than doubled with drought hitting Australian farms hard. Yet, ...
Tags: Beef, Meat Prices, Lamb, Bacon
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NYMEX December Natural Gas Rises 10.2 Cents on Storage Report
Nov 6, 2015NYMEX December natural gas futures settled 10.2 cents higher at $2.364/MMBtu Thursday on the back of a bullish storage report. The US Energy Information Administration announced a 52-Bcf storage injection for the week ended October 30, ...
Tags: NYMEX, Natural Gas
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Laser Vendors Confident as Demand Remains Healthy
Nov 5, 2015Pricing pressures and a varied international outlook are still facts of life for industrial laser vendors, but overall demand remained in line with expectations during the first quarter of 2014. The regular survey of vendors carried ...
Tags: laser vendors, fiber lasers, semiconductor
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US Demand for Paint & Coatings to Reach 1.4 Billion Gallons in 2019
Sep 10, 2015U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually to 1.4 billion gallons in 2019, valued at $31.5 billion. Gains will be driven by a strong rebound in construction activity, which will stimulate demand in the ...
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2015 US Cotton Crop Projects at 14.5mn Bales, Unchanged Since May and 11% Below 2014 Crop
Jul 24, 2015According to the latest USDA report, the 2015 US cotton crop is projected at 14.5 million bales, unchanged since May and 11 per cent below the 2014 crop. “Despite a decrease in planted area reported in the June acreage report, ...
Tags: cotton crop, cotton
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US Demand for Construction Chemicals Surpass $12 Billion
Apr 1, 2015U.S. demand for construction chemicals used in on-site applications is projected to grow 8.2 percent per year through 2018 to $12.1 billion. Gains will be primarily driven by double-digit increases in building construction expenditures, ...
Tags: US Demand, Construction Chemicals, Chemicals
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US Demand for Construction Chemicals Used in on-Site Applications Increases by 8.2%
Feb 4, 2015US demand for construction chemicals used in on-site applications is projected to grow 8.2 percent per year through 2018 to $12.1 billion. Gains will be primarily driven by double-digit increases in building construction expenditures, ...
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TJL Reports a Quarter-on-Quarter Top Line Growth of 29%
Nov 18, 2014Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL) recovered and bounced back in the second fiscal quarter of 2014-15, by reporting a quarter-on-quarter top line growth of 29% and its bottom line skyrocketing 72%. In the reporting quarter, TJL posted ...
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Energytrend Says Taiwan Solar Cell Makers to See Utilization Rates Drop by End of June
Jun 27, 2014Taiwan solar cell makers' utilizations remained high between the beginning of June and mid-June, but are expected to substantially drop by the end of the month, which will affect cell price quotes, according to EnergyTrend. Relevant ...
Tags: Solar Cell, anti-dumping
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US Demand for Solvents Is Expected to Increase at a 1.5 Percent Annual Pace Through 2018
Jun 5, 2014US demand for solvents is expected to increase at a 1.5 percent annual pace through 2018 to 11 billion pounds, driven by a robust recovery in construction spending along with a continued rebound in manufacturing output. Strength in both ...
Tags: U.S.Demand, coatings market
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The US Hot-Rolled Coil Market Continues to Be Supported by Limited Midwest Supply
Apr 8, 2014The US hot-rolled coil market continues to be supported by limited Midwest supply, while cold-rolled coil import offers for May were heard to be lower. On the domestic front, most buyers expect another round of price increases following ...
Tags: HRC, hot-rolled coil, Construction, Decoration, coil