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China's Domestic Spot Prices for Copper Fell Around 7%

Mar 17, 2014

China's domestic spot prices for copper, aluminum and lead fell around 7% year on year in 2013 on weak demand, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Thursday. Lead posted the largest drop, falling 7.4% year on year to ...

Tags: Copper, Aluminum, Domestic Prices

The Coal Industry in North China's Shanxi Province Faces Mounting Pressure

Mar 17, 2014

The coal industry in North China's Shanxi province faces mounting pressure to get financing amid slumping coal prices and increasing debts, as experts call for greater freedom for non-governmental financial institutions. "The performance ...

Tags: Coal Industry, coal prices, non-governmental financial institutions

Shell's Total Production of Natural Gas in China Last Year Rose 25.2%

Mar 17, 2014

Shell's total production of natural gas in China last year rose 25.2% from 2012 to 164,000 Mcf/d, the company indicated in its annual report released Thursday. Output was, however, still lower than in previous years -- 174,000 Mcf/d in ...

Tags: Gas Production, Shell, LNG

Sina Weibo Filed Papers on Friday for an Initial Public Offering in The U.S.

Mar 17, 2014

One of China’s most popular social media services, Sina Weibo, filed papers on Friday for an initial public offering in the U.S. with the target of raising US$500 million. The service, often likened to China’s version of ...

Tags: social media, Weibo, Computer

Chinese Steelmakers Cut Their Scrap Purchase Prices Steadily This Week

Mar 17, 2014

Chinese steelmakers cut their scrap purchase prices steadily this week, following the downward trend in futures and steelmaking raw materials markets, led by Shagang Group, the country's largest scrap consumer in eastern China's Jiangsu ...

Tags: Steelmakers, Iron Ore, raw materials

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Watersense Program

Mar 17, 2014

As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program, the 2014 Fix a Leak Week campaign encourages Americans to help put a stop to the more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted from household leaks each year. The ...

Tags: Certification, CQC, CCC

Weibo Corp.,Often Compared with Twitter, Filed Friday for a US Stock Offering

Mar 17, 2014

Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million. The move will allow the popular Chinese-language social network to spin off from the Internet ...

Tags: Weibo, e-shopping, Computer

Murata Established a Chinese Production Site in Guangdong Province

Mar 17, 2014

Murata Mfg. said Friday that it has established a Chinese production site in Foshan, Guangdong Province, to make ceramic materials used in electronic components. The plant will be operated by a production company capitalized at $21.2 ...

Tags: electronic, components, capacitor

As Per Trade Reports Approximately 2 Crore 40 Lakh Bales Have Arrived in The Market

Mar 17, 2014

As per trade reports approximately 2 crore 40 lakh bales have arrived in the market till now. As per trade reports approximately 80 lakhs bales of Cotton is lying as unsold stock with the Cotton Traders, Ginners, Exporters and CCI together. ...

Tags: cotton, Yarn, Textile

The Largest Mobile Telecom Carrier in China Has Changed Its Policy on TD-LTE Smartphones

Mar 15, 2014

China Mobile requires that all TD-LTE smartphones to be certified beginning May 31, 2014 support five mobile communication standards: TD-LTE, FDD LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA and GSM, according to the company. The largest mobile telecom carrier ...

Tags: China Mobile, TD-LTE, Smartphones

The Added up Production and Sales Respectively 13.35% and 13.27% Higher Than Y-O-Y

Mar 14, 2014

In February 2014, the production and sales of diesel engines for automobile are respectively 302288 and 292156. In January and February, the added up production and sales are 648467 and 587472, respectively 13.35% and 13.27% higher than ...

Tags: engine, Auto Parts, Transportation

China Imported 379,000 Mt Refined Copper in February, Down 29% From January

Mar 14, 2014

China imported 379,000 mt refined copper in February, down 29% from January but up 27% from February 2013, General Administration of Customs data released Monday showed. Industry analysts Tuesday attributed the month-on-month fall to ...

Tags: copper, metal, Mineral

China's Domestic Copper Cathode Output Is Expected to Rise 5.6%

Mar 14, 2014

China's domestic copper cathode output is expected to rise 5.6% year on year to 6.6 million mt in 2014, an analyst from state-owned nonferrous metals information division Beijing Antaike said Wednesday. In 2013, China's output stood ...

Tags: scrap, copper cathode, Mineral

Flexan Was Founded in 1946 by The Lilleberg Brothers as a Family-Owned Business.

Mar 14, 2014

From the outside, it's hard to imagine that the Flexan Corp. facility in an unassuming neighborhood in Chicago serves as the headquarters for a thriving global enterprise. But the 65,000-sq.-ft. complex not only houses production for the ...

Tags: Health, Medicine, company, Plant

Total Real Estate Investments in China Amounted to RMB 795.6 Billion,up 19.3%

Mar 14, 2014

In the January-February period this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 795.6 billion ($130 billion), up 19.3 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 0.5 percentage points compared to the year-on-year ...

Tags: estate, investments, Construction