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China Has Cut on-Grid Electricity Tariffs for Coal-Fired Power Plants

Oct 18, 2013

China has cut on-grid electricity tariffs for coal-fired power plants without changing power sales prices, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planning agency, said Tuesday in a statement posted on its ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, power

SINOTRUK Sells 22,271 Units of Heavy Duty Trucks,up by 33.02% Over Last Year

Oct 18, 2013

According to announcement of SINOTRUK on October 14 2013, in the third quarter, the company sells 22,271 units of heavy duty trucks, up by 33.02% over last year. From Jan. to Sep., the company accumulates to sell 62,511 units, up by 9.61% ...

Tags: Trucks, Transportation

Select Comfort Said Third-Quarter Sales Rose 6.8%, But Earnings Tumbled More Than 22%

Oct 18, 2013

Bedding major Select Comfort said third-quarter sales rose 6.8%, but earnings tumbled more than 22% as economic uncertainties hampered profitability. The airbed manufacturer and retailer, which generates most of its sales through ...

Tags: Bedding, Light Industry, Daily Use

Asahi's Profitability of The PV Glass Market Is Falling

Oct 17, 2013

Asahi says that its profitability of the PV glass market is falling due to Chinese competitionAsahi Glass Co. Ltd. (AGC, Tokyo) has announced that it will transition its factory in Suzhou, China from making glass for solar photovoltaic (PV) ...

Tags: Solar Glass, Construction, glass

Advance Auto Parts Inc. Will Release Its Third-Quarter Earnings

Oct 17, 2013

Advance Auto Parts Inc. will release its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 31, 2013. In connection with the Oct. 16, 2013 announcement that it is acquiring Genuine Parts International Inc. for $2.04 billion, however, the company is releasing ...

Tags: Auto Parts, tyre, tire

Inventory of Iron Ore at 25 Major Chinese Ports Amounted to 74.84 Million Mt

Oct 17, 2013

As of October 14, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 74.84 million mt, indicating an increase of 1.57 million mt or 2.14 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency on October 15. As of the ...

Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral

MOC Announced That The Overall Average Steel Price in China Was Unchanged Week on Week

Oct 17, 2013

On October 15, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Oct. 7-13) the overall average finished steel price in China was unchanged week on week. In the given week, average prices of 0.5 mm non-grain-oriented ...

Tags: Finished Steel, steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

US Service Center Steel Shipments in September 2013 Increased by 9.8 Percent

Oct 17, 2013

According to a report released by the Metals Service Center Institute Tuesday, US service center steel shipments in September 2013 increased by 9.8 percent from September 2012. Steel product inventories decreased 8.4 percent from September ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel

Russia Registered a Three Percent Decline in Its Rolled Steel Product Output

Oct 17, 2013

According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the first nine months of the current year Russia registered a three percent decline in its rolled steel product output to 43.3 million mt, a 3.2 percent decrease in its ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Raspadskaya Announced That Its Raw Coal Production Volume Rose by 24 Percent

Oct 17, 2013

Raspadskaya Coal Company (Raspadskaya), one of the largest coking coal producers in Russia, has announced that in the first nine months of the current year its raw coal production volume rose by 24 percent compared to the same period of ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel

Shougang Mining's Outputs of Iron Ore Pellets and Iron Ore Sinter Totaled 858,800 Mt

Oct 17, 2013

On October 16, Beijing-based Chinese steel producer Shougang Group announced that in the third quarter of the current year its mining subsidiary Shougang Mining Co. produced 1.2161 million mt of iron ore concentrate. Meanwhile, Shougang ...

Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Russian Exports of Semi-Finished Steel Products Decreased by 15.3 Percent

Oct 17, 2013

In the January-September period of this year, Russian exports of semi-finished steel products decreased by 15.3 percent year on year to 9.61 million mt, according to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat). In September alone, ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Finished Steel, Semi-Finished Steel

Chinese Hebei Steel Estimated a Net Profit of RMB36.74~RMB146.9 Million for Jan-Sept

Oct 17, 2013

The Chinese steelmaker Hebei Steel estimated a net profit of RMB36.74~RMB146.9 million for January-September, slumping by 60%~90% year on year. Hebei Steel said that the slump in net profits was caused by the imbalance between demand and ...

Tags: Steel, Construction, Decoration

The LED Lighting Market Value Will Rise 47.8% to Reach Us$35.3 Billion by 2014

Oct 17, 2013

The LED lighting market value will rise 47.8% to reach US$35.3 billion by 2014, compared to 2013, according to projections by LEDinside. In addition, LED lighting penetration rates are expected to increase 32.7%, with bulb and tube ...

Tags: LED Lighting, LED chip

Korea's Stainless CRC Sales Totaled 93,199 Tons in August,Down by 1.6% From a Month Ago

Oct 17, 2013

According to data released by the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), the country's sales of stainless cold rolled coils (CRC) totaled 93,199 tons in August, down by 1.6% from a month ago. Among them, 55,733 tons were 300 series CRC; ...

Tags: Stainless CRC, steel, Construction