In January this year, foreign direct investment (FDI) into China (excluding the banking, securities and insurance sectors) declined by 7.3 percent year on year to $9.27 billion, as announced by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on ...
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Reportedly, China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan recently released its financial result. The company realized combined sales incomes of NT$32.51 billion in January, rising by 7.46% year on year. CSC ...
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Banks, property trusts, consumer staples and energy companies pushed the sharemarket to its highest close since September 2008, as investors digested earnings reports while awaiting the overnight release of minutes from the US Federal ...
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The sharemarket has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 16.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5098.7 points, while the broader ...
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Pure Via, the all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener that's made from the sweetest part of the stevia plant, now has a sweet new look. Moving forward, both the brand's packaging and website will feature a natural look and feel that better ...
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Asian butadiene prices hit a more than six month high Monday on tight availability amid the startup of new synthetic rubber plants in China and higher naphtha feedstock costs. Butadiene prices surged 44% from a 2012 low of $1,455/mt FOB ...
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DAK Americas and Nan Ya Plastics intend to raise polyethylene terephthalate prices for March by 2 cents/lb, according to a pair of letters obtained Tuesday by Platts. Both companies cited higher raw materials costs as the reason for the ...
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Dell has reported another quarter of declining revenue and profit as the company's CEO continues his battle to take the PC maker private. It was the fifth consecutive quarter in which Dell's profits shrank, and the fourth in which it ...
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Turkey imported 203,237 tons of seamless steel pipes in 2012, falling by 6% year on year, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). In 2012, the country’s import revenues generated by seamless ...
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It’s reported that Feng Hsin, one of the major steel long product makers in Taiwan announced its price policy for this week. The company decided to raise its rebar and scrap purchasing prices by NT$200/ton for this week. ...
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China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steel producer in Taiwan announced to raise its prices for hot rolled and cold rolled leeway by NT$800/ton. After the adjustment, the company’s list prices for hot rolled leeway are at ...
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China Steel Corp. (CSC) and Chung Hung Steel, the two major carbon steel producers in Taiwan will announce new price separately next week. Market participants expected that CSC might hike its price for April and May. Stimulated by ...
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China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced that as of February 20 railway freight charges in China have increased by RMB 0.015/mt/km ($0.0024/mt/km) to RMB 0.1301/mt/km ($0.0207/mt/km), rising by 13 ...
According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in January this year the crude steel output of 62 countries surveyed across the globe reached 124.8 million mt, increasing by 0.8 percent on year-on-year basis. Total global crude steel ...
OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Shimano sales gained 11 percent last year to $2.6 billion (245.8 billion yen). Sales of Shimano bicycle products were $2.1 billion (198.2 billion yen) a 12 percent increase, while fishing sales were up 8 percent ...
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