Apple's share of the smartphone market dropped in the second quarter to its lowest level in three years, research firm Strategy Analytics said. The share of the iPhone slipped to 13.6 percent in the quarter from 16.6 percent in the same ...
Tags: Smartphone Market, Apple
As the leading pack type globally in alcoholic drinks, retail sales of glass reached almost 200 billion units in 2012. The beer category largely determines the fortunes of glass packaging within this industry, accounting for a 74% unit ...
Tags: Glass Bottle Markets, Wine
Elastane yarns give garments stretch and a perfect fit, but they do present a number of production challenges. During warp preparation in particular, the special physical characteristics of the high-stretch synthetic yarns have to be ...
Tags: Karl Mayer, Warping Range, DSE-EC Machine
Airline business confidence remains strong, according to IATA's quarterly survey of airline CFO and heads of cargo in July, with 71% of respondents expecting an improvement in profitability over the next 12 months. There is confidence ...
Piston vs Rotary Screw Compressors: A Short Comparison for the Collision MarketMichael Camber, Marketing Services Manager, Kaeser Compressors, Inc. Automotive Remanufacturers Piston compressors are still the most common type of ...
Akzo Nobel N.V. reported a four percent decrease in revenues in the second quarter compared with the same period last year. The company reported that this was due to divestments and adverse currencies against a backdrop of continued ...
Tags: Akzonobel, Decorative Paints
Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
Tags: Chinese Woes
NLMK, one of the world’s largest steel producers has announced to initiate its operation of new EAF mill in Kaluga, Moscow. The Kaluga work site will help to produce high quality long products with raw material and ferrous scrap ...
China imported 275,337 mt of methanol in June, 40% less than it did in May, data released by the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday showed. The fall can be explained by the high domestic methanol production in the country. Over ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q3 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), EU steel imports remained at a high level in the second quarter of the current year, after ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q3 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), in the first quarter of 2013 European Union (EU) steel exports increased by 11 percent year ...
Tags: Steel Exports, EUROFER
TransCore's Canadian Freight Index continues to fluctuate through 2013, most recently posting a 7% decline in June. The latest data continues the up-and-down trend that's been seen throughout the year. June's freight availability on ...
Tags: Transportation
The contango in the ARA benzene market is widening as July delivery dates are nearing expiration, sources said Monday. Benzene for August delivery is at a premium of around $15/mt over the material for balance of July, based on bids and ...
LED forecast plays down GaN-on-silicon impact 23 Jul 2013 Sapphire is set to remain the entrenched wafer technology for solid-state lighting, say analysts at Lux Research. Despite the transition of LED-based solid-state lighting (SSL) ...
Spain-based Maer has introduced the new NTN Trimmer-Combiner mono-block system for trimming, handling and transporting high productions of tandem neck-to-neck manufactured bottles. The system features continuous production system with no ...
Tags: Mono-Block System, Packaging