As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in March this year the total price-adjusted value of new orders in the overall German construction industry rose by 5.6 percent year on year, with a 9.2 percent increase in ...
BASF increased spending on research and development to €1.8 billion (2012: €1.7 billion) in 2013. "In absolute terms, we lead the field in the chemical industry with our research and development expenditures," said Dr. Andreas ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Basf, Coating
Taiwan's industrial production index in April this year increased by 4.80 percent as compared to April 2013 and was up 0.30 percent month on month, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's ...
Tags: Basic Metal, industrial output
Brazil-based Gerdau Corsa opened a new mill this week in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo, Mexico with an investment of US$600 million. The facility will be fully operational by August 2014 and will have an annual installed capacity of one ...
Tags: Gerdau Corsa, Semi-Finished
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in March this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) decreased by ...
Tags: Construction Output, EU-28
German PVC producer Vestolit expects European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) demand to grow at a pace of 2-3% a year, following years of contraction, amid a revival in the construction sector, company CEO Michael Trager said Monday. Over 60% of ...
Tags: PVC Demand, economic crisis
Despite a recent recovery in London Metal Exchange copper prices, market analysts were still bearish this week on the metal's price for the rest of this year, based on factors such as a surge in supply and a weak Chinese construction ...
Tags: copper, copper prices
In March of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.81 million metric tons, up 0.42 percent compared to March 2013 and up 2.02 percent compared to February, ...
Tags: Steel Product, specialty steels
In March this year, calendar and seasonally adjusted industrial production in Germany decreased 0.4 percent compared to the previous month, according to the preliminary data released by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation ...
Project Qatar is now established as Qatar's most important exhibition for highlighting the latest products and services needed for Qatari's fast growing construction sector and has become a destination of choice for regional and ...
Tags: Footprints
As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in February this year the total price-adjusted value of new orders in the overall German construction industry rose by 3.2 percent year on year, with a 10.8 percent increase ...
Tags: Construction Industry
Taiwan's industrial production index in March this year increased by 3.05 percent as compared to March 2013 and was up 18.29 percent month on month, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's ...
According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 78.2 points in March of the current year, increased by 0.3 ...
Tags: Construction Sector
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in February this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-28) increased ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), first estimates for construction sector activity in the first quarter of this year signal a ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy