As of January 18, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in major steel markets in China totaled 14.346 million mt, up 329,000 mt compared to the previous ...
Shopko announced that Jill Soltau has been promoted to the position of President and Chief Merchandising Officer. Soltau has more than 25 years of experience in the retail industry and joined Shopko in 2007 as Senior Vice President and ...
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Debuting as a ProMat exhibitor for the first time, SpeedCell Storage Systems (Booth 4147) offers a line of subdivided, movable vertical columns constructed of fabric for product storage. Previous iterations of the product have been ...
It's reported that China Steel Corp (CSC) in Taiwan announced that it would raise prices by an average of 3.08% on domestic products for March delivery, marking the company's highest price increase in more than a year. The main factors ...
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun installing millions of sensors on just about anything that costs more than $50. The technology will be used to track medical equipment, supplies, specimens and implants -- and ...
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Korea’s dealer inventory of steel flat products has fallen for consecutive four months. According to statistics released by the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), the dealer inventory of steel flat products totaled 1.179 million ...
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Next week, I’ll be in Chicago at ProMat 2013. Like most in our industry, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s new in the world of materials handling. Our course, the most efficient materials handling is no materials ...
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Global steelmaking and mining giant Evraz Group S.A. has announced that its crude steel output amounted to 3.67 million mt in the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing by 5.9 percent quarter on quarter and by 11.1 percent compared to the same ...
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US Gulf Coast premium gasoline differentials fell Thursday amid thin buying interest, as spot demand for the fuel remained weak despite an upward move in the underlying NYMEX February RBOB futures basis. The 13.5 RVP premium gasoline ...
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The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread has almost tripled in a month, widening $177.50/mt to $276.50/mt Wednesday, Platts data showed. The spread was $99/mt on December 17. While styrene spot values have declined ...
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India’s cotton inventory at the end of the current cotton season in September 2013 is likely to increase compared to the carryover stocks at the end of last season, mainly due to a projected decline in exports. India’s Cotton ...
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The March contract traded to an 8-month intraday high of 78.18 cents, although it settled shy of the 77.98 cents closing high of August 31. Also, while March was able to briefly break above its 8-month sideways range, May, July and December ...
Sharp has drastically cut-back production of 9.7-inch touchscreens for Apple's iPad, shifting its focus to the 7.85-inch screens that it makes for the iPad Mini at its Kameyama plant in Japan. The news caps a slowdown that began in ...
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A Philips information management system, which is used in making administrative chores in hospital more efficient, contains vulnerabilities that can be exploited to gain full control of the product, a security vendor said on Thursday. ...
The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reported Wednesday that US service centers shipped more than 2.5 million tons of steel products in December 2012. This represents a decrease of 14.4 percent from December 2011. For 2012, steel ...
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