INVESTORS traded through the political leadership drama in Canberra yesterday with an eye firmly on the federal election in September, encouraged that almost three years of minority government that has contributed to uncertainty on policy ...
Marimekko Corporation starts statutory employer-employee negotiations on potential permanent staff reductions concerning the personnel of its manufacturing operations located in Sulkava and Kitee, Finland as well as the adjacent factory ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the bill introduced Wednesday known as the "Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act" passed the US House of Representatives with overwhelming support in the 111th Congress and also has ...
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Reportedly, the import price of rebar in Singapore is barely possible to increase due to the unfavorable global economy and falling raw material prices although the local demand on steel products is quite well. Current price of rebar BS4449 ...
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The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) in the UK and the Indian government's Department of Science and Technology have signed 'Programme of Co-operation' deal to support joint, collaborative research and development (R&D) and innovation ...
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It’s reported that the Korean shipbuilding companies’ imports of shipbuilding plates reduced substantially. In January, the imports of shipbuilding plates dropped to 152,000 tons to touch the lowest level over the past 3 ...
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By Christian Gregor Dieseldorff, director, SEMI Industry Research & Statistics, San Jose, CA USA Despite difficult times, growing demand for mobile devices (such as tablets and phones) inspires an improved outlook for chip sales in ...
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IT spending remained broadly strong throughout a difficult end to 2012, as business confidence waned in the shadow of the "fiscal cliff," economic growth declined in much of Europe, and economies in Asia/Pacific struggled to cope with ...
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Bossini International Holdings Limited announces its interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2012. Revenue for the Group for the six months ended 31 December 2012 decreased by approximately 8% to HK$1,334 million (2011: ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 5109.2 after hitting a 4 1/2-year high of 5135.7 in early trading. Share trading value worth $5.2 billion slipped just below the 20-day moving average of $5.3bn. Asian markets were ...
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Industry consolidation to just three big DRAM suppliers and a reduction in capital expenditures among these manufacturers helped propel DRAM average selling prices (ASPs) up 13% year over year in January, which contributed to a 19.9% jump ...
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Westpac's plain-speaking London economist James Shugg remains as gloomy about the global economy as he was over a year ago, when he said the Australian dollar could plunge to US80c and a break up of the eurozone would prompt a "global ...
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UL DQS Inc., one of the leading certification bodies for management systems in the world, is offering two-day training classes on British Retail Consortium (BRC) IoP for Packaging. Classes will be held at UL University facilities in ...
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During the speakers' forum at the Port of Tampa 24th Annual Steel Conference on March 1, Patrick McCormick, Managing Partner with World Steel Dynamics, explained that in recent years, scrap demand has been relatively flat--and during ...
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The global economy seems to be turning the corner and now heading upwards, with developing economies clearly in the front seat, as stated by Kim Marti Subirana of Celsa Group at the SteelOrbis 2013 Spring Conference & 68th IREPAS Meeting ...
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