There is no single rare earth element market. Instead, the rare earth universe is made up of four or five distinct "critical rare earth" markets that should be the focus for investors today. Even with new mine supply and refining capacity ...
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Manufacturing output showed growth in December for the third time in the last seven months, according to today’s December Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by ...
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Cloud computing is an increasingly significant segment of the IT outsourcing sector, but has a tipping point really been reached or are we one large data breach away from an about-turn? The cloud currently represents only a fraction of ...
Tags: Cloud Driving, Computer Products, IT Outsourcing, Outlook
The commodity index of light soda ash was 69.06 on August 29, and fell 0.19 percent than yesterday. Comparing with the peak point of this period 100.00, it drops 30.94 percent. But still rises 0.25 percent than the lowest point 68.89 on ...
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Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is situated in the northwestern part of China. With beautiful landscapes, rich resources and great potential for development, it is China's important reserve ...
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Even though sales of some mobile devices are booming,overall confidence in the tech sector continues to erode as economic weakness puts downward pressure on the computer market. The Nasdaq Computer Index slumped Friday afternoon,hitting ...
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A surge in UK high-tech investment this year is reported by Ascendant, the technology focussed investment company. In the first half of the year nearly 600m was invested in technology firms compared to the786m invested for the whole of ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, high-tech, investment company.
Manufacturing growth in August remained as it had been in the previous two months—sluggish. The PMI,the index used by the Institute for Supply Management(ISM)to measure manufacturing activity,was 49.6 in August,which is 0.2 ...
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In July, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 55.6 percent, 1.1 percentage points lower over the previous month, still staying above the threshold. In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index ...
Tags: Non-Manufacturing PMI, China, Economy, China Development
In July, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.1 percent, down by 0.1 percentage points month-on-month, slightly higher than the threshold. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was ...
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IT outsourcing contract values have hit their lowest in five years as fears over the stability of the Euro restrain European business spending. Research on the first half of 2012,carried out by the Information Services Group(ISG),revealed ...
Tags: IT outsourcing, European business, ISG, UK, Eurozone Crisis
Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchases (CFLP) In May, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.4 percent, down by 2.9 percentage points month-on-month. In view of the ...
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In the past, laminate flooring has only one thickness - 8mm, but now 12mm flooring is in some of stores and people think thicker flooring will have better quality, more resistant, more durble than 8mm. Without professional knowledge, it is ...
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PlasticsEurope director Wilfried Haensel says there are still opportunities for the region’s plastics industry, despite all the ongoing economic uncertainties facing the Eurozone. This year has brought the industry back from the ...
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There are many different types of pumps on the market so it can be difficult to select the right one for your property's requirements. When searching for pumping equipment on the internet you will probably notice that there are a range of ...
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