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Australian Businesses Increasingly Settle Their Chinese Trade with The Local Currency

Jan 10, 2013

Australian businesses are increasingly settling their Chinese trade with the local currency rather than US dollars, as the world's second-biggest economy and Australia's biggest trading partner seeks to boost the yuan's global clout. ...

Tags: Australian businesses, Chinese trade, local currency, US dollars

The Purchasing Managers' Survey Is a Monthly Survey

Jan 10, 2013

China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) (2012.12) National Bureau of Statistics of China Notes: 1. Explanatory Notes: Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an index summarized and compiled through the results of the ...

Tags: China, Manufacturing, PMI, 2012

Turkey's Total Wire Rod Exports Amounted to 54,927 Metric Tons, Down 31.7 Percent

Jan 10, 2013

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November 2012 Turkey's total wire rod exports amounted to 54,927 metric tons, down 31.7 percent month on month, following three months of month-on-month ...

Tags: wire rod exports, wire rod, wire rod market, wire rod industry

Turkish Automotive Market Shrank by 10 Percent Compared to 2011

Jan 10, 2013

According to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), in 2012 the domestic passenger car and light vehicle market shrank by 10 percent compared to 2011, with sales declining to 777,761 units. In ...

Tags: automotive sales, automotive, passenger car, light vehicle

China Exported Welded Steel Pipes in November,Rising by 28% From a Month Ago

Jan 10, 2013

According to data released by China’s Customs, China exported 294,388 tons of welded steel pipes in November, rising by 28% from a month ago. Among them, the exports of line pipes totaled 139,555 tons, jumping by 55.2% from ...

Tags: China, welded steel pipes, export, Chinese economy

Cargill Said an Increased Customer-Focus and More Disciplined Approach

Jan 10, 2013

Cargill said an increased customer-focus and more disciplined approach to cost control are paying off as the group booked a jump in first-half earnings. The company today (9 January) said earnings rose to US$1.38bn in the six months to ...

Tags: Cargill, earnings, food ingredients, applications booking earnings

ATIRA Hosts 54th Joint Technological Conference Jointly with BTRA, NITRA and SITRA

Jan 10, 2013

ATIRA is hosting 54th Joint Technological Conference jointly with BTRA, NITRA and SITRA. These conferences are prestigious annual features in which the latest R&D work of the Textile Research Associations is communicated to the industry. ...

Tags: ATIRA, Technological Conference, BTRA, NITRA, SITRA, textile

Demands in Chinese Soda Market Was Sluggish in 2012

Jan 10, 2013

Demands in Chinese soda market was sluggish in 2012, which led to constant downside tendency of prices throughout the year. By the end of the year, with disturbances in international market trading, there was a drastic increase in the soda ...

Tags: Soda Ash, soda import, soda market, soda

Gigastorage Reports December 2012 Revenues of NT$275mn ,an on-Month Increase of 48.89%

Jan 10, 2013

Taiwan-based solar wafer and compact disc maker Gigastorage reported December 2012 revenues of NT$275 million (US$9.47 million), representing an on-month increase of 48.89%, and an on-year increase of 6.20%. Accumulated revenues for the ...

Tags: Gigastorage, solar wafer, compact disc, solar firms

SAS Reports 2012 Total Revenues of NT$4.414 Billion

Jan 10, 2013

Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) reported 2012 total revenues of NT$4.414 billion (US$152 million) and global consolidated revenues of NT$19.072 billion. In particular, the firm's subsidiary GlobalWafers reported ...

Tags: SAS, solar wafer, revenues, solar

Giga Solar Reportes December Revenues of NT$181 Million , a Decrease of 34.42% on Month

Jan 10, 2013

Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported December revenues of NT$181 million (US$6.23 million), showing a decrease of 34.42% on month and a decrease of 0.18% on year. The accumulated total revenues for 2012 were ...

Tags: Giga Solar, solar cell makers, solar, solar PV systems

The Expanded AUTOSERT Family Can Be Configured to Apply Side-Serts or Top-Serts

Jan 9, 2013

The expanded AUTOSERT family of hot melt glue outsert applicators can be configured to apply side-serts or top-serts. The 277 Sidesert and 277 Topsert feature a new rotating three-arm pick-and-place system and hot melt glue adhesion, and ...

Tags: hot melt glue, outsert applicators, glue adhesion

Turkey's Imports of Seamless Pipes in November,Soaring by 125% Year on Year

Jan 9, 2013

Turkey’s imports of seamless pipes totaled 28,500 tons in November, soaring by 125% year on year and rising by 75% from a month ago, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). In November, China was ...

Tags: seamless pipes, pipes, pipes industry, imports

CSC Is Going to Release Its Price Policy for March

Jan 9, 2013

China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steel maker in Taiwan is going to release its price policy for March. It’s expected that CSC would hike its list prices by more than NT$300~NT$500/ton, supported by the price rise made by ...

Tags: Steel Corp, carbon steel, steel, steelmaker

In December, Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index Was 56.1 Percent

Jan 9, 2013

China's Non-manufacturing PMI Increased in December National Bureau of Statistics of China China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) In December, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 56.1 percent, an increase of ...

Tags: China, PMI, December, CFLP