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Transactions Between US Steel Mills and Ferrous Scrap Dealers Remained in Line

May 12, 2014

Transactions between US steel mills and ferrous scrap dealers remained in line Wednesday -- the tail end of the May buying period -- with price levels seen earlier in the period. Shredded scrap sales remaining $15/lt below April ...

Tags: Steel Mills, Scrap

LNG Volumes From US and Australia Could Lead to a Progressive Convergence of Gas Prices

May 12, 2014

LNG volumes coming on stream from countries including the US and Australia in the next few years could lead to a progressive convergence of global gas prices and more LNG imports into Europe as well as the Far East, US Energy Secretary ...

Tags: LNG Exports, LNG market

The Value of These Exports Increased by 8.83 Percent Compared to February

May 9, 2014

According to the statistics released by the US International Trade Commission (US ITC), in March this year exports of iron and steel scrap from the US amounted to 1.33 million mt, increasing by 11.12 percent from February and down 32.19 ...

Tags: Iron, Steel Scrap

Aperam SA Has Announced Its Financial Results for The First Quarter of 2014

May 9, 2014

Luxembourg-headquartered global stainless steel producer Aperam SA, which was spun off by ArcelorMittal and separately listed in 2011, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014. In the first quarter, Aperam ...

Tags: stainless steel, nickel price

A Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor Includes Flat Inner Electrodes

May 9, 2014

A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes flat inner electrodes that are laminated on each other. An interposer includes a substrate that is larger than the multilayer ceramic capacitor. A first mounting electrodeA solid electric conductor ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics, ceramic capacitor

Contractors Took out $6.0 Billion Worth of Building Permits in March

May 9, 2014

According to Statistics Canada, contractors took out $6.0 billion worth of building permits in March, down 3.0 percent from February. The March decline followed an 11.3 percent decrease the previous month. Construction intentions in the ...

Tags: Canadian Building

Northwest Pipe Company Announced That It Reported a Net Loss of $9.9 Million

May 9, 2014

Vancouver, Washington-based Northwest Pipe Company has announced that in the first quarter this year it reported a net loss of $9.9 million, compared to a net profit of $9.5 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The ...

Tags: Pipe Registers, Pipe Company

US Ethanol Stocks for The Week Ended May 2 Fell 72,000 Barrels to 17.14 Million Barrels

May 9, 2014

US ethanol stocks for the week ended May 2 fell 72,000 barrels to 17.14 million barrels, while production dipped by 4,000 b/d to 894,000 b/d, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. While the production decline had been ...

Tags: Ethanol Stocks, Lower Production

Expand Its North Carolina Manufacturing Operations in Buncombe County

May 9, 2014

US-based automotive components supplier BorgWarner Turbo Systems plans to expand its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County. For the expansion, the company will invest about $32m over the next three years in Arden that ...

Tags: Auto Parts

US Wholesale Sports&Fitness Sales Surpass $80 Billion Mark

May 8, 2014

US wholesale sporting goods market sales rose 2.8% in 2013 and are nearly 14% since 2009 when they were $71.6 billion. Report findings are reached by Sports Marketing Surveys USA, derived from a combination of aggregated quantitative data ...

Tags: sporting goods, wholesale sporting goods

U.S. Manufacturing Executives Expect Their Sales Will Grow a Little More Than 9%

May 8, 2014

A majority of U.S. manufacturing executives expect their sales will grow a little more than 9 percent for the rest of 2014, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s semi-annual survey of purchasing and supply managers. Of ...

Tags: U.S.manufacturing

March Exports Were $3.9 Billion More Than February Exports of $190.0 Billion

May 8, 2014

The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Tuesday that total March exports of $193.9 billion and imports of $234.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $40.4 ...

Tags: US Trade Deficit

The Global Aluminum Market Is Moving Into Its First Annual Deficit in Six Years

May 8, 2014

The global aluminum market is moving into its first annual deficit in six years as producers look to restructure in response to continued low prices, JP Morgan said in a research note Tuesday. "We expect the global aluminum market will ...

Tags: Aluminum, aluminum market

Glencore Xstrata Produced 1.5 Million Mt of Coking Coal in Q1, Falling 17% Year on Year

May 8, 2014

Glencore Xstrata produced 1.5 million mt of coking coal in the January-March quarter, falling 17% year on year and down 12% from the previous quarter, the company said in its production report published Tuesday. It ascribed the fall in ...

Tags: Metallurgical Coal, Glencore

The May US Mixed Xylene Contract Price Settled Down 4 Cents to $3.50/Gal

May 8, 2014

The May US mixed xylene contract price settled down 4 cents to $3.50/gal ($1,060.50/mt), industry sources said Tuesday. A lower settlement was anticipated by market participants due to quiet demand in downstream markets and from the Asian ...

Tags: Mixed Xylene, Derivative paraxylene

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