The performance of Associated British Foods' (ABF's) sugar division has disappointed City analysts, while its Primark business continues to shine. The UK bread market remained 'intensely competitive' with 'some pressure on margins', said ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, bread market
Bulletin on the Preliminary Verification Data of GDP in 2012 National Bureau of Statistics of China National Bureau of Statistics of China According to regulations of the NBS on the notice of print and distribute the reform of China's ...
Tags: Preliminary Verification Data, GDP
Thermal and semi-soft coal shipments to China from the Port Waratah Coal Services terminals in eastern Australia slackened in August, slipping 13% month on month to 2.24 million mt from 2.6 million mt in July, said the port operator in a ...
Tags: semi-soft coal, Chemicals
Spot indium prices in Asia have risen to their highest level since October 2011, as sellers hold back expecting prices to rise further in the near term, market sources said Tuesday. Platts assessed the spot indium price at $630-670/kg CIF ...
Tags: Spot Indium, Mineral
It’s reported that Taigang Stainless, the largest stainless steel producer in China announced to hike its export prices for austenitic stainless steel coil by RMB180/ton, driven by higher domestic prices and improved demand. ...
It’s reported that Taiwanese Hsin Kuang Steel's second-quarter gross sales profit rate decreased from 9.31% in the first quarter to become 5.17% due to dropping steel market price. However, since Hsin Kuang Steel has done the ...
Tags: Hsin Kuang Steel, Mineral
Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced that Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group has invested US$1.15 billion in the FMG Iron Bridge Joint Venture, established to develop the FMG Iron Bridge Project, which is 88 percent owned ...
Australian iron ore giant Rio Tinto has announced its financial results for the first half of 2013, registering decreased earnings amid lower average market prices and a higher effective tax rate. However, the decrease in the company's ...
Tags: Net Profit, Rio Tinto
Naadam Cashmere and Mimoona, which developed a unique crowdvoting tool, have teamed up to revolutionize the way the fashion industry does business. Blending concepts from Kickstarter, Groupon and Gilt Groupe, this next generation form of ...
Asahi Kasei Group announces results for 1st quarter fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Overview of Consolidated Results 1. Consolidated group results Although the US economy showed signs of recovery with improving employment during the ...
Global 40W equivalent LED lamp ASP dropped 2.7% to US$15.60 in June 2013, according to LEDinside. Overall regional market prices continued to fall steadily, of which China's decline was the most evident. Global ASP of 60W equivalent LED ...
Tags: LED Lamp, LED Market
West Chester, Ohio-based flat rolled steelmaker AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $40.4 million for Q2 2013, ended June 30, 2013, compared to a net loss of $724.2 million for Q2 of 2012. Net sales for Q2 2013 were $1.4 billion on ...
Tags: AK Steel, Carbon Spot Market
During the week ended July 19, the downward trend continued in London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market prices, with the decline rates growing stronger compared to the week ended July 12. The following prices were recorded in LME billet ...
Tags: LME Billet Market, Mineral
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections indicate that world 2013/14 cotton consumption is forecast at 109.8 million bales, an increase of 2 percent (2.4 million bales) from a year ago. India and Pakistan are expected to ...
Tags: Cotton Consumption, Textile
Due to down market prices and stagnant real estate market, the majority of the associate companies have reported losses and face challenges in the first half of the year in 2013. According to data, the steel production of Vietnam Steel ...
Tags: estate market, Construction, Decoration