Canadian spot market freight availability took a small step back in August, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. The company noted month-over-month and year-over-year load volumes were down about 2%. Load volumes ...
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Tate & Lyle's prospects remain encouraging despite the poor share price, news revealed today (October 4) in its trading update for the six months to September 30, says City analyst Investec. Tate & Lyle's long-term story remained ...
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China Steel Corp. (CSC), one of the major blast furnace mills and also the major carbon steel products manufacturers in Taiwan, said due to the company's price rise for October and November and the coming traditional hot market in this ...
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Maple Leaf Cement, has recorded an abnormal growth in profits, which was driven by higher cement prices, lower coal prices, dipping interest rates and tax reversal. According to a notice sent to the Karachi Stock Exchange, the ...
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The firm said that its new ‘Direct Dispenser’ is a fast, automatic labour-saving way of dispensing process colours, coatings and ready-mixed colours that need no blending directly to the packaging printing press. Suited for ...
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China's fuel oil imports in August fell to a near five-year low of 1.17 million mt amid continued weak demand from both the bunker market and independent teapot refiners, according to data released late Monday by the General Administration ...
US-biotechnology company Labcyte has partnered with AstraZeneca to develop acoustic sample handling for mass spectrometry to advance drug discovery applications. Biotechnology tools firm Labcyte has recently developed techniques for the ...
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AkzoNobel has announced plans to invest a total of more than €50 million in China to build new manufacturing facilities for its Powder Coatings and Decorative Paints businesses, adding further momentum to the company's strategic growth ...
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Chinese steelmakers should reduce the amount of iron ore they buy through long-term contracts in favor of purchasing from the spot market, through trading platforms, the China Iron & Steel Association said Wednesday. "Mills should ...
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August trade data from China suggests that low platinum prices prompted stronger demand from the country's jewelry sector, analysts with UK banking gain Barclays said Monday. The jewelry sector in Asia is a major end-user of platinum. ...
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Fonterra has posted NZ$736m ($608m) in net earnings for the full-year 2013, an 18% increase compared with NZ$624m in 2012, despite a drought which resulted in lower milk production in Australia. The co-operative cited strong demand in ...
Valinox Nucleaire, a subsidiary of Vallourec Group and also a reputable leading stainless and nickel alloys tubes supplier has commissioned SMS Meer to install new steam generator equipment for its tube facility in Guangdong China for ...
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The third-quarter Transport Capital Partners survey reveals more U.S. carriers are expecting to see volumes and rates grow over the coming months. In this quarter's survey, more carriers are expressing optimism for increases in volumes ...
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A slew of new technologies set to either be released or to go mainstream over the next decade will transform the data centre, a transformation that will go hand-in-hand with a wider revolution in computing that will demand faster and more ...
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BlackBerry’s messenger app for Android and iPhone will not roll out this week as the company struggles to block an unreleased version of the Android app that affected its system. The smartphone maker said Saturday it had paused the ...
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