Posted by Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 2/13/2013 11:06:04 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) information on more than 7,600 chemicals in commerce. The CDR database ...
On February 7, Chongqing-based Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. (Chongqing Steel), a subsidiary of Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co.,announced that in January this year it produced 481,739 mt of finished steel, up 15.05 ...
On February 7, Beijing-based Chinese steel producer Shougang Group announced that in January this year its subsidiary Shougang Cold Rolled Sheet Co., Ltd produced 180,800 mt of cold rolled products, 10,800 mt higher the production target ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in 2012 Turkey's scrap imports amounted to 22.4 million mt, increasing by 4.4 percent compared to the previous year, with a total value of $9.4 billion, down 3.6 ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Xingda Co., has announced that in 2012 its sales revenue totaled RMB 8.06 billion ($868 million). Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord holds a share of ...
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According to Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group, in January of the current year its subsidiary Chengde Steel’s vanadium steel plant produced 416,700 mt of crude steel and 10,199 mt of vanadium slag, ...
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Online grocer Ocado today (7 February) revealed its losses narrowed in the year to 2 December amid higher sales. The group booked a loss of GBP600,000 (US$940,291) in the 53 weeks to 2 December, down from a loss of GBP2.4m in the ...
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Hand-made carpet exports from Iran have declined by 17.75 percent in first 10 months of the ongoing Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, 2012, IRNA News Agency reported. Iran exported only around US$ 361 million worth of ...
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The processed food exports are currently valued at $43bn and are expected to grow significantly. The food processing sector employs about 13 million people directly, and has about 35 million people who are indirectly involved. This ...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based L.B. Foster Company, a manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of products and services for rail, construction, energy and utility markets, Friday reported its Q4 2012 operating results which included a 5.2 ...
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In December last year, Japan's galvanized sheet shipments amounted to 902,324 metric tons, decreasing by seven percent on month-on-month basis and down by 8.1 percent compared to December in the previous year, according to data from the ...
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The fourth quarter of 2011, the net profit of HTC was NT10.9 billion. In contrast, the company's net profit fell about 90% in the previous quarter, marking the worst performance since 2004. Last quarter, the revenues of HTC was NT 6.0 ...
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According to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK), Turkey’s imports of stainless steel flat products totaled 26,691 tons in last December, falling by 10.4% from a month ago and decreasing by 12.6% year on year. ...
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It’s reported that Korean Hyundai Steel planned to cut its rebar production in February. In January, Hyundai Steel’s rebar production totaled 265,000 tons but the company planned to produce 170,000 tons in February due to ...
According to statistics, Korea imported 274,330 tons of heavy plates in January, down by 0.8% from a month ago. Among them, 175,731 tons were imported from China, rising by 14.5% and 91,299 tons were from Japan, decreasing by 22.8%, ...