US for-hire truck tonnage nudged up 0.1% in June, on the heels of a 2.1% increase in May, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). May's gain was revised down from the initially reported 2.3% gain. ...
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According to Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research, although commercial vehicle orders slipped month over month in June, 2013, Class 8 net orders fell below 20,000 units for the first time since September, 2012, at 18,830 units. ...
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Good news for Ontario truckers as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has announced that there will be no Premium Rate increases for 2014. Last year, WSIB announced a 2.5 percent rate increase on average S1 premium increases. ...
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The Kent-based company say the solution is better for the environment and less bulky than traditional outdated materials. Reflex Cushions, manufactured under licence from Reflex Packaging in the USA, is a patented product designed to ...
Gerdt Furniture here has gone out of business after 53 years following the liquidation of its inventory. Sales and liquidation specialist Deere Park Assn. supervised the going-out-of-business sale, and Focus Media, which works closely ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Environmental regulations, rising consumer awareness regarding health and the environment, and focus on sustainability have driven the Asia-Pacific water-based coatings market. Higher domestic consumption and investments in infrastructure ...
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World demand for silicones is expected to rise 5.9 percent per year to $18.9 billion in 2017. Gains will represent an acceleration from recent historical trends, fueled by an improved outlook for global manufacturing and construction ...
Georg Fischer generated sales of CHF 1,837 million during the first half-year of 2013, slightly lower than in the previous year. Adjusted for currency effects, divestments and acquisitions, the figure is equivalent to last year?s first ...
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Although the Norwegian company Moelven recorded an operating result of +NOK11.1m for the second quarter of 2013, its pre-tax profit remains negative at -NOK14.4m. The quarterly sales revenue for the period of April to June almost matched ...
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Marketsandmarkets' "Green Solvents & Bio Solvents Market by Types (Lactate Esters, Alcohols, Glycols, Diols, D-Limonene, & Methyl Soyate), Applications (Industrial & Domestic Cleaners, Paints & Coatings, Printing Inks and Others) & ...
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Qncepto comprehensive data shows, the Kazakhstan car sales in May increased by 65.7%, to 12217 vehicles. Experts said, Lada(Inventory growth of 32.5%),KIA(Inventory growth of 12.5%), Chevrolet(Inventory growth of 11%), Toyota(Inventory ...
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However, this represents a decrease of 34% compared to 2006 when reporting began. The amount of thin gauge (single-use) bags used per month by supermarket customers increased from 10.5 in 2011 to 10.7 in 2012. In 2012, total carrier ...
Reportedly, Japanese Nisshin Steel announced to restart its carbon steel cold rolling mill at its Sakai works in Osaka which was pending since a month ago due to fire accident. However, the plant doesn't operate normally because the company ...
Japan's exports of stainless steel flat products totaled 60,891 tons in May, decreasing by 4.2% from a month ago and falling by 3.5% year on year, according to data released by Japan's Ministry of Finance. In the first five months of this ...
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It's reported that Ukraine and China had launched the price war for the general use hot rolled plates with the prices reducing by US$60~US$70/ton in the past two months from the level of US$600/ton CFR for a time. The over production and ...
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