In the first three months of 2013, the USA imported a total of 6.093m m3 of softwood lumber, representing a year-on-year rise of roughly 16%. According to figures issued by the Foreign Agriculture Service the value of imported softwood ...
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In the first quarter of 2013 the Polish manufacturer of cabinet furniture, Fabryki Mebli Forte, again increased its turnover by 6.5% to PLN156.5m. The turnover increase achieved in the first three months of this year was, to a great extent, ...
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Russia's output of stainless steel products totaled 37,640 tons in the first quarter of this year, rising by 18% year on year, according to data released by the Russian Special Steel and Alloys Consumers and Suppliers Association ...
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The market for LEDs in biophotonic and medical devices will grow by more than a factor of five between 2012 and 2019 although lower component costs will hide what is an even larger increase in the number of LEDs consumed in life-science ...
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The top 200 companies enjoy more than 50 percent of the global industrial pump business. Another 5,000 companies average less than $4 million in sales each. According to the McIlvaine Company in Pumps: World Markets the concentration of the ...
Retail sales in April were down for a third consecutive month at independent bike shops, according to Leisure Trends’ RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Sales—bicycles and related parts and accessories—totaled $360 million for ...
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Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, but firms expect demand to slow down after mid-June because China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidy program is close to an end. Despite the possible demand drop ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Lights, Lighting
More attention should be given to the industrial textile segment in China, especially enhancing cooperation between various manufacturers in the initial new product design and development stage, according to the China Textiles Industry ...
Tags: Textiles, Chemical Fiber
An estimated 24 million light vehicles will feature LED headlights by 2020, according to a new report. Should cost-reduction strategies prove successful, the report states that deployment of LED headlights will increase to approximately ...
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The textile sector in Pakistan has opposed the four-day gas supply implemented in the Punjab province by the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), as it is adversely affecting the production of the textile industries of that region. ...
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Indicative of a 7 percent quarter-on-quarter hike, Pakistani textile firms booked Pk Rs. 8.9 billion in profits during January-March this year, indicating a growth of 180 percent year-on-year. According to The Nation report, the joint ...
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South Korea's petrochemicals maker Korea Petrochemical Industry Company said Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 32.7% year on year to Won 6.9 billion ($6.1 million), from Won 5.2 billion a year earlier. Operating profit also ...
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The oil complex pushed sharply lower late in US trade Friday, extending an overnight selloff prompted by a stronger dollar, lower equities markets and OPEC's decision to roll over its 30 million b/d output target following Friday's meeting ...
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Natural gas production in the US Lower-48 states dropped to 72.71 Bcf/d in March, a slide of 0.6% or 410,000 Mcf/d, compared with February's output, the US Energy Information Administration said Friday in its monthly gross production ...
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Chemicals production in the European Union contracted 2.1% year-on-year in the first quarter, industry body Cefic said in its latest Chemicals Trends Report Friday. Monthly production data for March showed a 2.8% drop compared with March ...
Tags: Chemicals