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World Pig Iron Production Amounted to 192.39 Million Mt, Rising by 1.60% in Feb

Mar 24, 2014

In the first two months of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 192.39 million mt, rising by 1.60 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Pig Iron

Voestalpine Group Is Aiming to Raise EUR900 Million in The Next Three Years

Mar 24, 2014

Austria-based steel producer voestalpine Group has announced that it aims to raise €900 million in the next three years through a company-wide program of optimizing costs and raising efficiency across all four divisions. The company ...

Tags: steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

Production in Jan-Feb,21.3% Higher Compared with The Same Period of 2013

Mar 24, 2014

According to the report released by Argentina's steel chamber, in February this year the country's crude steel production was down 4.2 percent month on month and increased by 18.6 percent year on year, amounting to 380,300 metric tons. ...

Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Crude Steel, steel

AK Steel Announced Friday That It Expects a Loss for Its First Quarter

Mar 24, 2014

AK Steel announced Friday that it expects a loss for its first quarter, attributing temporary factors such as an unplanned blast furnace outage. Harsh winter weather--the main complaint for other US mills--was also mentioned as a factor. ...

Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral

Truck and Rail Carried More US Trade with NAFTA Partners Canada and Mexico by Value

Mar 24, 2014

According to a report released Thursday by the US Department of Transportation, three of the five transportation modes--the surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline--carried more US trade with North American Free Trade ...

Tags: freight, Transportation

In The Current Year China's Steel Consumption Will Continue to Increase

Mar 24, 2014

Speaking at the 4th Global Coking Coal Resource & Market Summit 2014 held in Taiyuan, Wang Yingsheng, director of market research at the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), stated that in the current year China's steel consumption will ...

Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Iron

Sales of Traditional Toys in Industry's Five Largest European Markets Were Flat in 2013

Mar 24, 2014

Sales of traditional toys in the industry's five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) were flat in 2013, according to information from the NPD Group. While sales grew in France (+0.7%), Germany (+1.5%) and ...

Tags: Toy

Home Prices Continued to Show Solid Growth in Most of The Country

Mar 21, 2014

Home prices continued to show solid growth in most of the country due to limited inventory conditions, but rising prices and severe winter weather caused existing-home sales to slip in February, according to the National Association of ...

Tags: Home Sales, Home prices

Tablet Market Increasing Significantly

Mar 18, 2014

Shipments of PC tablets into the Middle East and Africa expanded 111% year on year in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by IDC, as the overall MEA tablet market reached a total of 3.45 million units for the ...

Tags: Tablet, Computer, PC tablets

John Lewis' Gross Sales Have Grown Strongly Throughout The Past Year

Mar 14, 2014

John Lewis' gross sales have grown strongly throughout the past year, increasing by 7.5% in total and passing the £4b mark for the first time, and total like-for-like sales grew by 6.4%. Operating profit before restructuring costs was ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

Total Sales at Argos Grew by 5.2 Per Cent in The Eight Week Period to March 1st

Mar 14, 2014

Total sales at Argos grew by 5.2 per cent to £526m in the eight week period to March 1st Home Retail Group has enjoyed a total sales growth at Argos by 5.2 per cent to £526m in the eight week period to March 1st. Electrical ...

Tags: Toys

Checkoff Partnerships Helped Commercialize 38 New Soy-Based Products and Ingredients

Mar 14, 2014

Everyone knows the stone age didn't end because they ran out of stones. Innovation happens when people look at their surroundings in new ways. The checkoff helps manufacturers innovate with U.S. soy by supporting research and development of ...

Tags: Soybean, Agriculture, Food

Hatcheries in The United States Weekly Program Set 209 Million Eggs in Incubators

Mar 14, 2014

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 8, 2014, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Broiler-Type Eggs Set

Consumers Began to Focus on Personalization and Customization

Mar 14, 2014

Nowadays in the stationery market , apart from the conventional products ,you can easily see many individual cultural goods. Consumers began to focus on personalization and customization, it also allows more and more manufacturers pay ...

Tags: stationery, creative stationery, design

The Apparel Sector of Greece on a Positive Note with Significant Rise in Exports

Mar 14, 2014

The apparel sector of Greece ended the year 2013 on a positive note with significant rise in exports, which is for the first time since 2006, as per the data released by the Greek Association of Knitwear-Hellenic Fashion Industry ...

Tags: Apparel, knitted garments