US biodiesel exports hit a new record high in August at 96,792 mt, up 61% from July and almost double the volume from the same period of 2012, according to data the International Trade Commission released Monday. Canada, at 41,155 mt, was ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energ, biodiesel
The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers rose 1.2% in August, mostly because of higher fuel surcharges. The Canadian General Freight Index found that the base rates assessed by carriers remained unchanged when compared to ...
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During the past month, Cotton Outlook's world cotton production forecast has been reduced by 108,000 tonnes, owing to reductions for China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and the African Franc Zone countries, which more than offset gains for the ...
ArcelorMittal Ghent in Belgium has successfully commissioned the converter modernized by German plant supplier SMS Siemag, according to schedule. With the latest modernization, the specific volume of the converter will be increased by ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shagang Group announced that in the January-September period of the current year its operating revenue amounted to RMB 7.96 billion ($1.3 billion), down 11.78 percent year on year. Meanwhile, its ...
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On October 28, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) announced that in the first nine months of this year China's logistics sector recorded a 9.5 percent year-on-year rise in the total value of goods transported to RMB ...
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Russia-based TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has announced its operational results for the first nine months of the current year. In the January-September period, TMK shipped 3.2 million mt of steel pipes ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Construction
China's total value of social logistics goods hit CNY 145.7 trillion in the first three quarters of this year based on comparable prices, growing 9.5% over a year earlier, according to China Logistics Information Center on October 28. ...
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Tata Steel's long products business announced today, October 29, that it is planning to take some restructuring measures to strengthen its competitiveness, which will affect management and administrative functions at sites in Scunthorpe, ...
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Shantui Construction Machinery gained CNY 2.4 billion incomes in the third quarter and CNY 8.18 billion incomes in the first three quarters, up 5.21% and 1.23% year on year. The company profited CNY 33.31 million net profits in the first ...
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical gained CNY 86.36 billion incomes in the first three quarters, up 24.88% year on year. The company made CNY 1 billion net profits, compared with losses in the period last year; it recorded CNY 0.139 earnings ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. posted net income of $195 million on net sales of $5.0 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. That compares to income of $133 million on sales of $5.3 billion for the same period last year. Segment ...
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Samsung Electronics continued to dominate the smartphone market in the third quarter, which also saw quarterly shipments cross 250 million for the first time, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. The South Korean electronics ...
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It's reported that China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan announced to remain its list prices for electric furnace (EF) Al-killed wire rods unchanged for November. Also, the company has kept its list pries flat for ...
Tags: taiwan, Steel, Construction, Wire Rod
Titan International Inc. posted net income of $8.1 million on net sales of $497.5 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. That compares to income of $24.7 million on sales of $404.7 million for the same period last year. ...
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