Trade measures passed by the US Congress violated both US laws and World Trade Organization rules, Chen Deming, minister of commerce, said on Wednesday. The US House of Representatives passed a measure on Tuesday confirming that the ...
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Industrial production accelerated in January, indicating manufacturing will remain at the forefront of the U. S. Economic expansion. Output (IPMGCHNG) at factories, mines and utilities rose 0.7 percent, the biggest gain in six months, ...
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Production cuts in Finland have brought some balance to the market Summary Sawn timber prices are improving. Mild weather has hindered access to harvesting sites. UK purchases continue to be hand to mouth. Finnish producers are generally ...
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The value of forest industry production grew to ?0.8 billion in 2011, up about 2% from the previous year. The value of the forest industry's exports increased by 4%. Advance data indicates that the volume of wood products industry exports ...
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Finland’s wood product exports increased by 4% in 2011, according to fresh statistics released by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF). While timber exports increased, pulp and paper exports remained at the same level as ...
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Steel demand worldwide is growing slower than forecast, eroding profit at producers including ArcelorMittal and Tata Steel Ltd. (TATA) and forcing investors to revise their 2012 outlook for the $430 billion industry. Global use of the alloy ...
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Wood products demand is far more sensitive to the economy than demand for almost any other product. The outlook for the next two years is moderately positive, at least compared to the weak domestic markets we’ve seen since the ...
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Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management has to make the right decisions during hardships. ...
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According to consultancy Wood Resources International (WRI), the global conifer sawlog price index saw its first fall in the the third quarter since early 2009. “With a few exceptions, prices fell in both local currencies and in US ...
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That is the case for members of the European plastics and rubber machinery industry, according to Euromap, the trade group that represents the continent's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. During the group's triennial General ...
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Existing size of the abrasives industry, manufacturers of about 2000, of which 80% of private enterprises. Total industry economies of scale (current output) 218 billion yuan. According to incomplete statistics, the national capacity of 300 ...
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For the completion of the 2010 national "Eleventh Five-Year" emission reduction targets, Shanxi, Henan, Ningxia and other regions of the implementation of a large number of alumina producers shut down. For 2011, the corundum energy saving ...
Japanese blow molding machine supplier Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd. sees India as an increasingly key part of its future, so it is boosting investment at its Mumbai factory and studying using that facility to expand into new businesses such ...
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With weaker demand for lumber around the world, sawlog prices fell in a majority of the 21 markets tracked by the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ).The Global Conifer Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) declined in the 3Q for the first time since the ...
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In the modern era of financial uncertainty, forestry investment has been hailed as a great way of securing a strong return by the latest Forest Market Report 2011. Carried out by property consultants Savills alongside woodland specialists ...
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