After climbing to a five month high last week, cotton futures suffered a near 10% loss this week with the spot December contract dropping over 900 points to close at 84.08 c/lb. Technicals turned weak after futures prices failed to advance ...
U.S. suppliers shipped roughly the same number of bikes to retailers in July as last year, resulting in some improvement in year-to-date sales. Sales to IBDs were up 0.1 percent in units and up 1.1 percent in dollars in July compared to ...
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Najran Cement has announced that it is to shut down its second production line in order to carry out scheduled maintenance. The company, which has closed down its first line twice this year for maintenance and upgrade works, said that the ...
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The LCD materials industry in Taiwan had an output value of NT$15.53 billion (US$518.38 million) during the second quarter of 2013, up 12.5% on quarter and up 13.7% on year, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK). ...
In July 2013, global 40W equivalent LED lamp ASP fell 0.6% to US$15.50, with price drops most evident in the US, according to LEDinside. Global ASP for 60W equivalent LED prices dropped 3.3% to US$22.60, with falls most obvious in Europe. ...
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HP's revenues are continuing to fall, with its third-quarter results showing a decline of eight per cent to $27.2bn - as expected by analysts' (well managed) consensus estimates. All sectors registered falling revenues compared to the ...
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Production of BlackBerry smartphone devices has been cut in half after the company's CEO, Thorsten Heins, effectively put the company up for sale. Heins, who under his contract of employment stands to earn more than $50m if the company is ...
In accordance with the forecast of Market Research Reports, the Global UV LED market will grow at a CAGR (compound average growth rate) of 44.3% The company also suggests that one of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the ...
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The additional BOPP capacity will assist Innovia in meeting the increasing worldwide demand for our speciality grades of BOPP film. The company's headquarters are based in Wigton, Cumbria. The investment is expected to increase our ...
Trailer order volume dropped below expectations in July, even with the appropriate seasonal perspective, reported ACT Research. July's net orders came in at 12,739 units, down 17 percent month-over-month. "July net orders at a ...
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Net profit at China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) rose 7.9 percent in the first half of 2013, the company said Tuesday. Net profit hit 34.4 billion yuan (5.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half and sales revenue grew 15.8 ...
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US ethanol production fell 13,000 b/d to a three-week low of 844,000 b/d the reporting week ended August 16, but ethanol stocks rose 57,000 barrels to 16.482 million barrels, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. The ...
Total investment in Britain's' oil and gas industry is expected to reach 13.5 billion pounds (about 21 billion US dollars) this year, hitting an all-time high, said the industry group Oil & Gas UK in its annual economic report issued on ...
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The British kitchen-furniture manufacturer and dealer Howden Joinery Group (Howdens) showed year-on-year growth in turnover of 7.2% to £390.8m in the first half of 2013. The increase resulted primarily from the operations of Howden ...
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Turnover generated by Surteco declined in the first half of 2013 in both strategic business units (SBUs). Turnover in the SBU Paper showed a minus of 7.6% and that in the SBU Plastics was down by 4.1%. Total Surteco turnover, at ...