Australian iron ore giant Rio Tinto has announced its financial results for the first half of 2014, posting a net profit of US$4.4 billion in the given period, increasing from a net profit of US$1.7 billion in the same period of the ...
In April this year, China imported 47 million mt of iron ore from Australia, up 45.8 percent year on year, accounting for 56.4 percent of China's total iron ore import volume of 83.39 million mt during the given month, as announced by the ...
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Egypt's largest steelmaker Ezz Steel has announced its financial results for 2013, reporting a net profit of EGP 134 million ($18.8 million), significantly increasing compared to EGP 8 million in the previous year. The company's sales ...
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Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that the US imported a total of 3,219,000 net tons (nt) of steel in March, including 2,425,000 nt of finished steel (down 2.0 percent ...
Tags: Steel Imports, finished steel
A settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice secured approximately $1 billion in funds to clean up 10 percent of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. The funds, going ...
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U.S. beef, pork and lamb exports all opened the new year on a positive note, although market conditions suggest 2014 could be a challenging year for U.S. red meat exports, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the ...
Tags: beef, Agriculture, Food, Red Meat
VF Corporation reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2013. Fourth Quarter 2013 Review: Revenues rose 8 percent to $3.3 billion, compared with the same period of 2012, driven by ...
VF Corp reported revenues rose 8 percent in its fourth quarter to $3.3 billion, compared with the same period of 2012, driven by double-digit growth in its Outdoor & Action Sports, Sportswear, international and direct-to-consumer ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
LED lighting application is gradually maturing. In order to continue lowering costs for LED lighting products, there is a growing trend of manufacturers adopting High Voltage (HV) LEDs to simplify the power supply design. A large chunk of ...
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The recently released december 1 cattle on feed report told us about what we expected – cattle numbers nationwide are down. Specifically, cattle on feed in yards with capacity of 1,000 head or more was 10.7 million head, 5 percent ...
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On January 9, Sheng Guangzu, general manager of China Railway Corporation (CRC), stated that in 2014 CRC expects to carry 2.27 billion passengers, up 10 percent, while it expects to transport 3.28 billion mt of goods, up two percent, both ...
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The Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) held a Shale Gas Seminar on January 7 at which it discussed the importance and benefits of shale gas applications. The CIB indicated that shale gas brings hope for many energy intensive ...
Tags: Steel, Steel News, Turkish Steel, Shale Gas
ComScore said weaker than expected online spending in the final week before Christmas means U.S. retail sites from desktop computers fell short of its expectations for the Nov. 1- Dec. 23 period. ComScore estimated U.S. retail e-commerce ...
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Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that the US imported a total of 3,059,000 net tons (nt) of steel in October, including 2,233,000 nt of finished steel (up 8.5 percent and ...
If October is truly the month that sets the tone for the holiday shopping season, then data from Panjiva, an online search engine with detailed information on global suppliers and manufacturers, might portend a positive season's greetings ...