Anticipating a three percent rise in the nation’s GDP, Brazil’s textile and garment industry is expecting a two percent rise in its production during the current year. Talking to media, President of the Brazilian Textile ...
According to the preliminary data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global pig iron production in 2012 amounted to 1.1 billion metric tons, rising by 1.7 percent year on year. In 2011, a five percent year-on-year ...
The Architectural Billings Index (ABI), which reflects the approximate nine- to twelve- month lag time between architectural billings and construction spending, was 52.0 for the month of December, down from 53.2 in November. The score ...
Consumer products executives expect their highest growth to come from the warehouse club channel compared with any other retail sales channel over the next three years, including mass merchandise, grocery, and e-commerce, according to new ...
For many end-of-line packaging professionals, the choice of a pallet packaging method may not immediately surface as a critical success factor when designing, upgrading or refurbishing a production line or distribution center. While pallet ...
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In the week ended January 21, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 2.8 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes a decrease of 10.2 percent ...
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According to the preliminary data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the countries reporting to worldsteel in 2012 declined to 55.4 million metric tons, decreasing by 12.8 ...
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Production in the Colombian manufacturing industry (excluding coffee processing) decreased by 4.1 percent in November 2012 compared to the same month of 2011, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics ...
In a statement, Smurfit Kappa said that the net proceeds of the Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions offering will be used to prepay a portion of the term loans outstanding under the parent company’s senior credit facility. It will also be used ...
Despite only being released on December 1st NPD data shows that sales of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys were impressive during the festive period. In December the Turtles were fifth in the Action Figure category for December ...
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Tablet processor sales are expected to grow 50% in 2013. , while cellphone application processor sales by 28% Improvement in global PC demand and continued growth in mobile SoC processors are expected to drive sales of microprocessors ...
In 2012, Brazil's crude steel output fell 1.5 percent compared to 2011 to 34.7 million metric tons, according to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr). In 2011, Brazilian crude steel output had increased by 6.8 percent on year-on-year basis. ...
According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in 2012 the crude steel output of 64 countries surveyed across the globe reached 1.55 billion mt, increasing by 1.2 percent on year-on-year basis, hitting a new record for global crude ...
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LEDs are “going mainstream but are still not yet a mature commodity”, according to market analyst Yole Développement in its latest ‘LED Packaging’ report. The analyst determines that the combination of growth ...
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Graphene sales growing at 40%, to pass $125m by 2020 22 Jan 2013 However, manufacturers will mostly remain in the lab, says Lux Research. Graphene, touted as the next wonder material because of its extraordinary properties, will grow ...