Economic growth in the EU has remained soft so far this year, with a particularly disappointing performance of the euro area in the second quarter, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q4 2014 Report from the ...
Tags: Steel market, Steel Demand
GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has decreased one point this month to -2. Three of the five measures used to calculate the Index Score saw decreases this month, with the remaining two measures increasing. Nick Moon, MD of ...
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Shimano Inc. reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30 were up nearly 21 percent compared with the same period last year thanks in part to a weaker yen. Sales of of Bicycle Components were brisk in North America, while sales of ...
Tags: Bike Components, Sporting Goods
At the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Autumn Convention held on 27-28 October in Paris, concerns have emerged regarding a matter which only a few market players have considered with due attention so far, i.e., the volumes of steel ...
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Although sales surged 20% from a year earlier quarter at Amazon.com in the three months to September 30, 2014, net loss soared more than ten-fold in the quarter. Net loss rose massively Amazon to $437 million in the third quarter of 2014, ...
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Driven by a surge in apparel, footwear, accessories and international sales, third quarter of 2014 revenues at Under Armour, soared 30% from a year ago. In the three months to September 30, 2014, Under Armour revenues climbed 30% to $938 ...
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After falling by about 50% from 2009-2014, pricing for solar glass is set to commence a rebound starting in 2015, as anti-dumping duties levied by the European Union go into effect on China suppliers. Average global pricing for glass used ...
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Avery Dennison, a producer and marketer of apparel labels said its profits in the third quarter ending September 30, 2014 climbed 38 percent year-on-year. Avery Dennison's third-quarter of 2014 profit rose to $64.3 million or $0.68 per ...
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Net income at NYSE-listed UniFirst Corp, a supplier of workplace uniforms and protective clothing slipped 5.5% year-on-year in the fourth fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2014. Net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014 reached ...
Amira Nature Foods, a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, has entered into a strategic partnership with Snapdeal.com, India’s largest online marketplace. With the agreement with Snapdeal, Amira becomes the first rice ...
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Envelope tracking (ET) adoption rates will soar, according to a new forecast analysis published by fabless envelope tracking (ET) semiconductor firm Nujira Ltd of Cambridge, UK. The firm’s research predicts that the total market for ...
For its fiscal first-quarter 2015 (ended 28 September 2014), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $427.7m, up 9% on $391m a year ago but down 2% on $436.3m last quarter (and below the $440-465m forecasted in mid-August). ...
Growth in China's auto market, the world's biggest, will halve to 7 percent this year weighed down by a slowing economy, the head of an industry body said. "Personally, I think growth this year can reach 7 percent," Dong Yang, ...
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“Global cotton output in 2014/15 is estimated at 119.4 million bales, which is similar from the previous season, as higher area is offset by a lower global yield,” the USDA informs in its latest October report. The agency ...
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Weakening demand from cotton spinning mills in early October, led to cotton prices, resuming moving down in the Brazilian market. Spinners are offering lower prices than those quoted by sellers, for even high-quality cotton, while also ...
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