Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) launched trading of hot rolled coil (HRC) futures contracts today, March 21, offering another hedging tool for steelmakers amid growing price volatility. The most traded HRC contract for October delivery ...
Speaking at the 4th Global Coking Coal Resource & Market Summit 2014 held in Taiyuan, Wang Yingsheng, director of market research at the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), stated that in the current year China's steel consumption will ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Iron
The majority of household paints analyzed in seven Asian countries contain unsafe levels of lead; would not meet regulatory standards established in most highly industrialized countries; and, in a number of cases, have astonishingly high ...
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Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Gintech Energy will not distribute any dividend for 2013, while ingot and wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1 (US$0.03), ...
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With the increasing demand for plastic parts across the world, the demand for China Mould Manufacturer is also on the rise. China still leads the world in the production of plastic molds. It is a well known fact that the world requires ...
Fonterra today announced the launch of the China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The Centre is a joint initiative between Fonterra and China's National Dairy Industry and Technology System to support the sustainable ...
Tags: Dairy Industry, Agriculture, Food
An industry group representing Chinese iron ore miners aims to satisfy 50% of the country's annual iron ore consumption with domestic supply by 2025, up from the current 30%, via consolidation and expansion of mining companies, a senior ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Domestic Supply, Chemicals
Freight rates for shipping coal from northern China's Qinhuangdao port to the southern Chinese ports of Zhangjiagang, Shanghai and Guangzhou continued to rise for the fifth consecutive week, a weekly report released by Qinhuangdao port ...
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State-owned PetroChina lost some Yuan 49 billion ($7.9 billion) last year importing natural gas from foreign suppliers and selling it at lower domestic prices in China, the company revealed Thursday when it released its 2013 financial ...
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Asia Pacific retailers are focused on expanding in the Asia Pacific region, a recent global report by CBRE Research has found. The How Active Are Retailers Globally? survey found that Asia Pacific-based retailers see significant potential ...
Tags: Asia Pacific Retailers, Region Expansion, mature retail sectors
China-based touch panel makers are continuing to invest in on-cell technology for use in entry-level and mid-range smartphones, according to industry sources. The makers are optimistic about business opportunities for the technology used ...
Tags: Touch Panel, on-Cell Technology
Mainly due to fast growing global demand for LED lighting, the LED industry will enjoy three golden years during 2014-2017, according to chairman Lee Biing-jye for Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar. Global demand for ...
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In afternoon New York trade on Thursday May copper changed hands at $2.936 a pound, erasing all of yesterday's strong gains. Earlier in the day the red metal fell as low as $2.913, down more than 2%, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet ...
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In February this year, Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.10 billion, down 11 percent compared to January and increasing by 10.6 percent compared to February 2013, according to Taiwan's Ministry of ...
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APLF’s Fashion Access 2014 celebrates its 30th anniversary in the service of the Global Fashion Industry with a special programme of shows and presentations with the theme – ‘Leather, Past, Present and Future’. The ...
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