The 2013 International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market, featuring outdoor furniture and accessories exclusively, will take place in Chicago September 17 – September 20. About 250 exhibitors are participating in an exhibition ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Casual Furniture
In the past two weeks, the Mexican domestic hot rolled coil (HRC) prices dropped by US$14/ton to reach US$731/ton ex. mill. Meanwhile, it is estimated that the Mexican automobile would develop rapidly for a long time because the production ...
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It's reported that Alcoa announced that its expansion plan at its Tennessee works is expected to be completed in mid-2015. Once it's completed, there will be 200 new jobs in the works. Klaus Kleinfeld, the CEO of Alcoa said that more and ...
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Due to falling steel prices and the weak demand in the Taiwanese domestic market, Taiwanese Tung Ho Steel's second-quarter sales were not as good as the figures in the same period of the previous year. Since the steel rebar prices have ...
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The nation's chemical industry still faces challenges involving work safety after more than 20 years of development, but the government will continue to make great efforts to improve the situation, said a senior official on Wednesday. In ...
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Yemen's main oil export pipeline has resumed pumping crude after it was repaired following an attack last week, the interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday Tribesmen in the northeastern province of Marib blew up the pipeline on ...
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A lack of demand for molybdenum oxide pushed prices lower throughout the day, sources said Friday. Platts assessed its daily molybdenum oxide price at $9.50-9.60/lb, down from $9.55-9.60/lb. "Everyone is talking about $9.50 but no deals ...
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The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said on Friday that it has signed a framework agreement with Russian energy giant Gazprom to import natural gas. The agreement is a breakthrough after years of negotiation on bilateral gas ...
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Assos, the Swiss company that invented the Lycra cycling short in 1976, rarely updates its clothing designs, but 2013 is the year for the launch of a new line of bib shorts to replace its S5 line, introduced in 2008. The new S7 line of ...
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CXHairs LLC is now accepting pre-orders for "Skills, Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer," a new book written by?Bill Schieken and Dan Tille and featuring U.S. cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers. The book was photographed by Bruce ...
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As planned, the US-American DIY-superstore concern Lowe's completed the takeover of the insolvent DIY-chain Orchard Supply Hardware Stores by the end of August. Lowe's reports that the purchase price was US$205m plus the assumption of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The International Home Furnishings Center's Pavilions on Main 3 Temporaries spaces are sold out for next month's High Point Market, according to market organizers. A total of 45 exhibitors, including 18 new ones, will display their wares ...
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Caracole Light is launching a furnishings collection in October called Live Love Laugh, its first-ever collaboration with an independent furniture and interior designer, Ana Cordeiro of Portugal. The 40-SKU furnishings collection will ...
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A shortage of buildable lots, especially in the most desirable locations, has emerged as one of the key factors holding back a more robust housing recovery, according to the latest survey on the topic conducted by the National Association ...
Tags: Construction
As the football season shifts into high gear, televisions across the nation will display pigskin drama aplenty. I enjoy watching 'Hail Mary' touchdown tosses as the clock expires, and goal-line stands at the 1-foot line. Football is a ...
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