The spot price of South Africa-origin charge chrome (48-52% Cr) was assessed by Platts at 79-80 cents/lb CIF on Friday, down from 80-81 cents/lb CIF China a week ago, on slow demand and ample supply. A deal was confirmed at 80 cents/lb ...
Tags: Ferrochrome, Chrome Import, Metallurgy
The China spot price of 553-grade 98.5% silicon metal was assessed slightly higher this week at $2,130-2,170/mt FOB China, compared with $2,120-2,170/mt FOB a week ago, as Chinese sellers -- despite slow demand -- kept export offers high in ...
Tags: silicon metal, Silicon
The GfK Consumer Climate Europe study for the third quarter of 2014 paints a gloomy outlook for the European economy, noting in particular that while there is a backdrop of growth in the UK, the Scottish referendum harmed consumer ...
According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in August this year the seasonally adjusted index of iron ore mining production in South Africa decreased by 8.5 percent, while the country's manganese ore production ...
Tags: Iron Ore Output, Mineral
PPG Industries reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, up $161 million, or 4 percent, versus the prior year. Third quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $377 million, or ...
Tags: PPG, Construction Coating
Used class 8 trucks did not sell as well in August 2014 as they had the month or even year before, according to ACT Research data. Sales for used Class 8 trucks fell 10 percent in August when compared with July and six percent compared to ...
Tags: Used class 8 trucks, trucks
The global average retail price of LED lamps was $21 in September, down 4.9% on the prior month and 19.2% year-on-year, according to the September 2014 release of the IHS Technology LED lamp Retail Price Tracker. Picture: Global LED ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market
Annual shipments of LEDs for residential applications are expected to grow from 81 million in 2014 to more than 1.1 billion by 2023, according to a report ‘Residential Energy Efficient Lighting and Lighting Controls’ from ...
Tags: Lighting market, LEDs
September average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescents) in the China market increased 11% on month to CNY33.9 (US$5.50), while 9W models (equivalent to 60W) fell 7.3% to CNY41.70, according to Digitimes ...
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed confidence that a low and stable inflation rate would be soon attained. Reacting to the data released for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and consumer price inflation for September 2014, ...
Tags: inflation rate, food markets
Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 tracked weaker primary aluminum ingot prices, industry sources said Tuesday. Platts assessed its weekly China domestic ADC12 price at Yuan 14,800-15,300/mt ($2,415-2,497/mt) ex-works ...
Tags: aluminum alloy, aluminum ingot
The global apparent steel demand for 2014 will increase by two percent to 1.56 billion metric tons, following a growth of 3.8 percent in 2013, according to the short range outlook presented at the 48th annual meeting of the World Steel ...
Tags: Steel Demand, Chinese Demand
In September this year, the average prices of new residential housing in 100 major cities in China decreased by 0.92 percent month on month to RMB 10,672 ($1,732.5) per square meter, indicating a decline for the fifth consecutive month, as ...
China-based PV module makers and Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, in an attempt to avoid US anti-subsidization and anti-dumping tariffs, are seeking production capacities in locations outside of China and Taiwan, ...
The street light market is undergoing a rapid transition from conventional technologies, such as high pressure sodium, to LED lights. Although high pressure sodium lights remain the biggest sellers today, some companies are already planning ...
Tags: LED Streetlights, street light