A new publication from Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com, “China B2C E-Commerce Market 2014“, reports that China is ranked as the world’s top market in B2C E-Commerce potential. The world’s ...
Tags: E-Commerce Market, B2C Market
Bearish factors weighing on the Chinese market were offsetting any positive sentiment on Indian demand for Indonesian thermal coal, sources said Thursday. A Singapore-based source for a major producer said he did not share in the bullish ...
Tags: Chinese market, thermal coal
As of June 9, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.71 million mt, down 0.48 million mt or 0.42 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on June 2, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
Monsoon rains limited Indian buying of Indonesian thermal coal, while lending restrictions muted demand from China, market sources said on Friday. An Indian end user said buyers had refrained from purchasing imported cargoes because of ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Limited Demand
China has lifted the temporary ban imposed on the imports of British cheese in April this year. A ban was imposed following complaints from food inspectors on hygienic standards at an undisclosed dairy in the UK. The officials, who had ...
Tags: Cheese, Agriculture, Food
KODA has reported a 15.2% rise in the sales during May 2014 to 91,200 vehicles compared against the 79,100 units sold during same period of 2013. Western and Central Europe were driving force behind the growth increasing by a quarter. In ...
American automotive supplier TRW Automotive Holdings (TRW) has opened its largest ever Technical Center in Anting, China. The new 66,000m2 facility has been designed and built to house over 20 scientific testing labs that complement the ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories
The Asian price spread between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene widened by $7.50/mt to $250/mt early Thursday afternoon following an SM plant outage in Europe, but high stocks in China were expected to limit the widening of ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis have fallen amid thin trade after news Qingdao port had halted shipments of aluminum and copper amid a probe into loan irregularities ...
Tags: import premiums, Copper futures
Supported by (UKTI) the BFM led a research mission to the Shenzhen International Furniture Exhibition (SIFE) last March to explore its potential as an exhibition platform for four BFM member companies – Charles Barr Furniture, ...
Tags: Chinese Market, BFM Members
China’s state-controlled press is accusing Cisco of helping the U.S. government in cyberespionage. The criticisms come a week after the U.S. indicted five Chinese military personnel for allegedly hacking into several U.S. companies ...
Tags: Cyberwar Efforts, cyberespionage
As of May 26, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.82 million mt, up 1.95 million mt or 1.73 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on May 19, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
The market for ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March when global shipments exceeded 1 million units for the first time, driven by vastly increased deliveries from the industry’s three ...
Viewing that distributed PV system installations (mainly rooftop) in China have so far lagged behind schedule due to high risks, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has arranged insurance companies to provide relevant ...
Automotive supplier Continental has increased production of the transmission control units (TCU) at its Tianjin Plant in China. Launched in Changchun in 1998, TCU production expanded significantly in 2008 with the opening of a new plant ...
Tags: Continental, Auto Parts Production