According to data, Japan's exports of hot rolled coils (HRC) totaled 1,007,434 tons in August, with average export prices of US$581.5/ton FOB. Among them, 198,248 tons were exported to Korea with average prices of US$576.5/ton FOB; 86,267 ...
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The US door manufacturer Masonite has announced that its turnover did not rise as much in the second quarter of 2013 as it had in previous reporting periods. Revenues increased 4.7 % to US$453.1m in the second quarter after climbing 12.5 % ...
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According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's stainless coil imports totaled 41,890 tons in August, rising by 1.3% from a month ago and soaring by 70% year on year. In August, the country's import ...
Tags: Construction, Stainless Coil
Reportedly, China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan will release its prices for AP plates (materials without mill certificate) for November in next week. Previously, CSC increased its AP plate prices for October, ...
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According to statistic released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's rebar exports totaled 645,571 tons in August, falling by 3.5% from a month ago. In August, the rebar exports made to the US totaled 49,005 tons, ...
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Iran produced 38.4Mt of cement in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March 2013, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). This is a 6% rise year-on-year from the same period in the ...
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Preliminary figures from ACT Research indicate September net orders for Classes 5-8 vehicles met expectations. Classes 5-7 vehicle orders are expected to come in at 16,500 units while Class 8 orders were up to 20,100 units, an improvement ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation
After six consecutive quarters of decline, GDP in the Eurozone increased by 0.3% in Q2 2013. Economic activity is projected to expand further over the forecast horizon (+0.1% in Q3, +0.3% in Q4 2013 and +0.4% in Q1 2014) mainly on the back ...
The Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC), the country's apex body for apparel export promotion, has sought immediate release of Rs. 182.4 million from the Textiles Ministry for the Knitwear Technology Mission (KTM) project in ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
US spot toluene prices reached a near three-month low assessment Thursday at $3.75/gal ($1,140/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen at this level on July 9, according to Platts data. Sources said the downward pressure on ...
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The Industrial Price Index (IPRI) for Spanish textiles increased by 0.9 percent year-on-year in August 2013, according to the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). However, in the manufacture of apparel segment, the ...
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Municipal wastewater plants will spend $4.5 billion for valves in 2017. $3.4 billion will be for on/off valves, and the balance for control valves. This is the conclusion reached in Industrial Valves: World Markets published by the ...
Tags: Valves, Industrial Equipment, Components
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) announced it will launch a peer-reviewed technical journal serving the cleaning, restoration and inspection industries in early 2014. "Technical and science ...
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It's reported that Yieh Hsing, one of the major wire rod producers in Taiwan released its price policy for October yesterday. The company decided to remain its list prices for wire rods unchanged for October after continuous price rises ...
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China Steel Corp. (CSC), one of the major blast furnace mills and also the major carbon steel products manufacturers in Taiwan, said due to the company's price rise for October and November and the coming traditional hot market in this ...
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