INDIA is a major player in the textile industry and, more and more, in the technical textiles. Growth opportunities are considerable if these industries meet the requirements of their domestic markets for higher quality products and stand ...
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Bloomberg quoted Clarkson Plc, the world's largest shipbroker, saying that Australia is poised to overtake Brazil as a source of demand growth for ships as the nation's iron ore supply to China expands faster than the Latin American ...
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The USA's largest rare earth producer Molycorp (NYSE:MCP) is mounting a credible challenge to Chinese rare earth dominance by dramatically scaling up output and potentially increasing its global market share to 30% from 4% at present. ...
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Tehran Times reported that ethylene was injected into the West Ethylene Pipeline in Assaluyeh Port in Bushehr Province on December 17th Monday. Mr Mohammad Reza Rahimi an engineering manager of the pipeline said that the injection had ...
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Bloomberg quoted Alphabulk as saying that Vale SA, the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, may have paid about USD 158 million more for shipping in the past 19 months by using the largest available carriers rather than smaller vessels. ...
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A company spokeswoman said that Renault will sign a pact today to build its first plant in Algeria during a highly symbolic visit by Mr François Hollande President to the former French colony. She said that “Renault will sign ...
Consensus views on a U.S.manufacturing resurgence have largely centered on rising labor costs in markets such as China as the key driver of re-shoring back to the U.S.However,a new PwC US report,A Homecoming for U.S.Manufacturing?,reveals ...
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Electronic waste recycling firm Executive Recycling has been convicted of multiple crimes,including environmental violations related to illegal disposal of e-waste overseas,mail and wire fraud,and smuggling and obstruction,the ...
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Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia's national oil company Aramco said that a cyber attack against it in August which damaged some 30,000 computers was aimed at stopping oil and gas production at the biggest OPEC exporter. The attack on ...
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The Australian reported that Arrium is considering expansions that could grow a key minerals processing business by more than 20% over the next 5 years through plants in Canada, Brazil and Peru. Mr Andrew Roberts consumables boss of ...
Bloomberg reported that the cost of iron ore shipped to China exceeded the average price of locally mined supplies for the first time in 5 months, ending a price arbitrage that helped push November imports to the second biggest on record. ...
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A new rivalry at the top of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries oil group has emerged, pitting up and coming Iraq against undisputed cartel heavyweight Saudi Arabia. Having overtaken Iran as OPEC's second biggest producer, ...
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After Bangladesh and Vietnam, a small Central American country – Honduras has now overtaken India in apparel exports to the US. According to a big-time Indian garment exporter, a Chinese hand is visible in Honduras creaming India. ...
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According to statistics release by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey imported 27,725 tons of stainless steel coils in October, rising by 9% from a month ago and increasing by 0.6% year on year. In October, Taiwan was the ...
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The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Jakarta recently reported to the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) capital office that a renowned manufacturer and exporter of Philippine embroidery gained recognition for ...
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