What can farm tire dealers expect in 2014? The experts believe Q4 2013 numbers will be strong enough for a good lead into 2014, and that momentum should continue throughout the year for the replacement farm tire market. Every December ...
Tags: Farm Tire, Tire, Tyre, Auto Parts
Deep in the forests of Borneo island, workmen from an Indonesian timber company fell a tree with a chainsaw, stick a red tag with a serial number onto it and attach a corresponding stub to the stump. This is all part of an arduous ...
Tags: Borneo island, Indonesian, timber, auditing process, illegal logging
Based on preliminary US Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that the US imported a total of 2,584,000 net tons (nt) of steel in November, including 1,906,000 nt of finished steel (down 16.7 ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Mineral
Till date nearly 1 crore bales have arrived in the market and approximately 2.75 crore bales are yet to arrive in the Indian market. Mills and exporters are cautiously procuring cotton considering the financial tightness in the market. ...
Tags: Cotton Buying, Rupee Depreciation
As per Annex-IX of the EU Regulation-978, the entire textiles and clothing products i.e. HS chapter 50 to 63 are included in GSP Plus Scheme and will be exported duty free from January 1, 2014 although the official Notification will be ...
Tags: Textile Exports, EU
India earned nearly US$ 15 billion through exports of textiles and apparel in the first six months of the current financial year 2013-14, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to the ...
China's fuel oil imports in November plunged 29.7% year on year to 1.46 million mt, General Administration of Customs data released Friday showed. The total was also down 12.4% from October. The volume refers to fuel oil classified as No. ...
Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina is seeking 5.4 million kiloliters of fatty acid methyl ester over 2014-2014 for gasoil blending through tender, company officials said late Thursday. The tender, which is limited to domestic companies ...
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China plans to discontinue its cotton and soybean purchasing and storage mechanism soon and offer direct subsidies to farmers instead, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said that the Chinese government will ...
Good government policies can help propel an industry forward but bad ones can hinder development. Although China’s policies are aimed at developing the LED industry, the subsidies have gotten out of control recently, said LEDinside ...
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According to data released by the US Census Bureau, the country’s steel imports drop in November after hitting the highest level of 2013 in October. The imports of carbon, alloy and stainless steel totaled 2.34 million tons in ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
Due to high levels of domestic heavy soda ash price, part of glass manufacturers, in order to save costs, resort to low-priced trona imports from the United States. Chen Qiusha, analyst with Chem99, noted that domestic heavy soda ash ...
Tags: glass, decoration
According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in November this year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 10.95 billion ($1.04 billion), increasing by 3.4 percent from ...
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China imported 1.73 million mt of natural gas via pipelines in November, up 8.2% year on year, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed Tuesday. Customs data records natural gas trade data in mt, similar to LNG ...
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China's wheat imports are expected to hit a nine-year high in 2013, as the country continues to turn to the international market to meet a surging demand for the grain for use in high-protein foods, animal feed, industry and processed ...
Tags: Wheat Imports, animal feed