China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has cut its ex-works price of orthoxylene in East China by Yuan 200/mt, or 1.9%, effective Tuesday, market sources said. Yangzi-BASF and Sinopec Zhenhai, the company's subsidiaries in East ...
Azerbaijan/Georgia: A total of 249,770t of cement, worth US$18.5m, was exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan in the first half of 2013, according to a report by the National Statistical Service of Georgia. For comparison, in January to June ...
Tags: Cement
Asahi India Glass rose 1.91% to Rs 31.95 at 10:55 IST on BSE, after 1.2% equity changed hands in two bulk deals today, 27 August 2013. A bulk deal of 14.57 lakh shares was executed on Asahi India Glass counter at Rs 30.80 per share at ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
With the growing focus on energy conservation, emission reduction and environmental protection, countries in the world have successively introduced policies to encourage energy-efficient building materials, thus powerfully boosting the ...
Tags: Low-E Glass, Construction, Decoration
In "Global Growth in 2013—Outlook and Risk Factors", the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) queried 130 corporate leaders from its council programs, including CEOs, CFOs, presidents, and heads of operations, ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
Kumho Tire Co. Ltd. posted net income of 50.8 billion won on net sales of 1 trillion won for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. That compares to income of 74.7 billion won on sales of more than 1.1 trillion won for the same period in ...
Tags: tyre, Kumho Tire, Auto Parts
The northwest Europe styrene premium to benzene has hit its highest level in over one month on tight supplies following a potential production issue and vessel delays, according to market sources. At Tuesday's European close, the NWE 3-30 ...
Solid-state drive adoption will continue to grow and it will be more than 10 years before it is ultimately replaced by a new memory technology, experts said. SSDs are getting more attractive as NAND flash gets faster and cheaper, as it ...
Tags: Solid-state drive, Memory
In results published today (27 August), the Greenock-based polythene manufacturer said that operating profits increased 14% to 16.4m. Chairman Cameron McLatchie said: "The improvement in operating profits can be attributed to another ...
After falling hard in June, volumes for used class 8 trucks sold in July came back strong, ACT Research reported today. ACT said that all three market segments — auction, retail, and wholesale — helped the total market improve ...
Tags: Used Class
The market share of Apple's iPad fell dramatically in China during the second quarter as a result of competition from Android tablets made by little-known "white box" vendors. The iPad has historically dominated China's tablet market, ...
After Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (DFL) fails to get the sales champion in light truck market for years, president of DFL Kimiyasu Nakamura is setting out to make a turn in this sector. Currently, DFL's divisions are facing quite ...
Tags: Light Vehicles, Transportation
Shaw Floors has announced the introduction of several new PET styles available for the Fall selling season. In addition to Painted Stone, an innovative PET style inspired by natural stone looks, the company will introduce two "Power Buys" ...
Tags: Construction, Floors
In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production rose by 0.7% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.8% in the EU27 in June 2013, compared with the previous month, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical ...
The bedding industry recorded solid gains in July, with units jumping 4.9% and the wholesale dollar value of bedding shipments increasing 5.9%. For the first seven months of the year, the industry solidified the tenuous gains it recorded ...
Tags: Bedding, Light Industry, Daily Use