According to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), to just over 1 million net tons. While exports to Canada were virtually unchanged from June to July at 536,892 net tons, and the amount of steel sent to Mexico increased ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s CALiPER program has released a Snapshot Report on LED outdoor area lighting. Based on LED Lighting Facts® data through the second quarter of 2014, the report focuses on outdoor area/roadway ...
Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir elik Sanayi A.. (IDC) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year. The company stated that the US revising its growth expectations from three percent ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 18 billion yen on net sales of 283.9 billion yen for the first half ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of 13 billion yen on sales of 269.7 billion yen for the same period last year. ...
Tags: Auto Parts, tire, tyre
Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd (Kobe) has issued its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30 of the fiscal year 2014-15. For the given period, Kobe Steel has reported a net profit of JPY 22.9 billion ($222.3 million), ...
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In the first half of the year, the strong performance of the Renault and Dacia brands in Europe, driven by the success of Clio, Captur, Duster phase 2 and Sandero, enabled the Group to offset the sharp slowdown in its main emerging markets. ...
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Benzene production margins in Europe have sunk to their lowest level in the past six months following a continuous drop in spot benzene prices over the last four weeks, Platts data showed. Benzene's premium to naphtha dropped to ...
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Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir elik Sanayi A.. (IDC) has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, remarking that global apparent steel consumption in 2014 is expected to grow 3.1 percent, while apparent ...
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Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 6.5 billion yen on net sales of 139.9 billion yen for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of 5.6 billon yen on sales of more than 127.6 billion yen for 1Q 2013. ...
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According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, the global long steel products market is still characterized by uncertainty amid the adverse effects of ...
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US ethylene contracts for March and April were nearing settlements that would combine for a 2.75-3 cents/lb ($61-$66/mt) decrease, sources said Friday. Sources with two buyers said the net transaction price for March was beginning to ...
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Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has posted its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, reporting a net loss of SEK 49 million ($7.5 million) for the given quarter, compared to a net loss of SEK 137 million in the ...
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Molybdenum oxide prices were fairly stable Friday with prices moving up 5 cents from the bottom of Platts' range, however, reported business continued to remain wide. Platts assessed its daily dealer molybdenum oxide price at ...
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Russia-based TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has announced its production results for the first quarter of the current year. In the given quarter, TMK shipped 1.022 million mt of pipes to customers, down ...
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The US spot benzene assessment reached its lowest level in nearly five months Tuesday at $4.45/gal ($1,331.89/mt) FOB USG for April. Spot pricing was last seen at this level November 26, Platts data showed. US spot benzene has been on a ...
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