Economic Times reported that condition for Indian steel players is worse when compared to their global peers. At a time when global steel prices are rising, prices domestically have remained flattish due to subdued demand and continuing ...
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Reuters reported that consumption of copper cathode is likely to grow more slowly in China in 2013 cooling further after the pace of growth looks set to drop by at least a third this year. Senior metals executives said that demand for ...
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China's top maker of copper tubes, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group expects 2013 production to rise by 14% from a year ago as signs of an improving economy inspire cautious optimism boosting orders at home and abroad. China is the ...
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Reuters reported that London copper inched up after a prominent US lawmaker expressed confidence the world's top economy would avert a looming fiscal crisis but worries China's return to growth will be sluggish weighed on sentiment. ...
Singapore agribusiness giant Wilmar International has booked a drop in first-half profits as the group suffered losses in its oilseeds and grains business. In the six months to the end of June, Wilmar recorded a net profit of US$373m, ...
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A Portland Cement Association(PCA)forecast has predicted a 7.5%growth in 2012's cement consumption,up 50 basis points from its summer forecast.However,the PCA has said that instability in the political landscape makes projecting 2013 ...
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A Portland Cement Association (PCA) forecast has predicted a 7.5% growth in 2012's cement consumption, up 50 basis points from its summer forecast. However, the PCA has said that instability in the political landscape makes projecting 2013 ...
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Anyone who finds it hard to believe that the average U.S. mobile subscriber sent 696 text messages per month in the second quarter of this year may be relieved to know that this figure fell to 678 per month in the third quarter. It was ...
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Chinese production of silicon metal (silicon content is 98.5%), the production of original metallurgical silicon, chemical metal silicon (silicon content is 99.85%) since the mid-1990s to develop, in recent years, the production and exports ...
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With the first half of 2012 experiencing favorable weather conditions, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity and robust gains in cement intensities, the new forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) nearly ...
With the first half of 2012 experiencing favorable weather conditions, gains in residential and nonresidential construction activity and robust gains in cement intensities, the new forecast from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) nearly ...
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July 1, Beijing is expected to formally released to old change furniture new policy. A few days ago, the ministry of commerce statement is more high profile, mofcom actively support the place of the furniture with old change new pilot, if ...
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Recently, the minister of commerce in interviews reveal, Beijing is currently exploring "furniture with old change new" policy, and is likely to promotion to the whole country. In fact as early as two years ago, have household stores and ...
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Although, the eu ban illegal timber imports and trade bill until 2013 to implement, but, ikea (China) has finalized the furniture of Russian imports from next year 100% get FSC authentication raw material forest, how to reside, the home ...
What a difference a year makes. In late 2010, solar panel makers were sold out, Germany was gobbling up record numbers of the clean energy systems, and new markets were steadily growing. Now, the erosion of subsidies in Germany and Italy, ...
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