Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment grew 24 percent and totaled $13.7 billion for the first half of 2012 compared to January-June 2011, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The off-road equipment ...
In spite of yet another weak trend in the second quarter of 2012,German raw-particleboard exports still showed year-on-year growth for the first half of 2012.However,the increase of 6%to 448,232 m3shown in provisional figures from the ...
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Poplar prices have risen almost continuously for about 18 months, one of the longest sustained runs in recent memory. While prices ticked up slightly in 2011, the big gains have come in 2012. Since the start of this year, Appalachian 4/4 ...
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Approved by the State Council,Ministry of Finance,State Administration of Taxation jointly issued a circular,clear from the November 1,2008 increase from the appropriate part of the labor-intensive and high-tech,high value-added commodities ...
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Taiwan’s machinery exports amounted to NT$139.1 billion in the first quarter of this year, a marginal improvement of l.4% from the year before, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Taiwan Association of Machinery ...
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North Yorkshire LCD TV brand Cello Electronics has opened a manufacturing facility in Bishop Auckland,County Durham. The firm has invested 1m Pound in a 45,000 square foot building to house production,storage,showroom,offices and ...
Business in North America continues to improve for giant Chinese injection molding machine maker Haitian International Holdings Ltd., according to one of the company’s senior officials. At the Chinaplas 2012 trade show, Helmar Franz, ...
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Japan’s machinery orders exceeded all economists’ estimates in February, signaling gains in capital spending that may help to sustain a recovery in the world’s third-biggest economy. Bookings (JNMOCHNG) increased 4.8 ...
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The Forest Wood Industry is aiming to triple its roughly $4.5 billion export market over the next decade, led by the development of stronger timber products that are more resistant to earthquake damage. About 70% of forest production is ...
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Caterpillar Inc. Delivered record-breaking 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, an increase of 41 percent from $42.588 billion in 2010, citing “outstanding execution and stronger global demand, ” as the impetus. Profit in ...
Business activity in the U. S. Cooled in January as orders and employment slowed, indicating last quarter’s pickup in growth will not be sustained into 2012. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. Said today its business ...
With hundreds of business owners and corporate managers taking part, the 12th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers’ Association (THTMA) was held on Oct. 7, 2011, in central Taiwan’s Taichung City. ...
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It is reported, the next five years, domestic tool strive in the product development, standard and market development, etc achieved a new breakthrough. The industry in the steady growth of the foundation, one is in 2015 to achieve exports ...
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2010, the "Eleventh Five Plan" implemented last year, is also Machine tool Tool Development of the industry a critical year, a year full of hope. Machine tool enterprises should unite efforts to improve the way of change of the economic ...
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Commodity resin prices are tumbling throughout North America, with polypropylene experiencing the steepest drop -- a 14-cent dive since Oct. 1. Regional prices for polyethylene, PVC, polystyrene and ABS also are down in recent weeks, ...