Coating additives are specialty additives primarily used during the manufacturing of coatings in order to improve their quality and performance. Some major types of coating additives include rheology modifiers, wetting and dispersing ...
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Group Performance: Operating income up 9.9% in nine months from September 2013-May 2014. The Fast Retailing Group reported gains in both sales and income in the nine months to May 2014, with consolidated net sales reaching JP\1.088 trillion ...
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The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA was able to achieve a significant increase in its sales and earnings in the first half of 2014. Sales in the first six months of the current fiscal year grew by 11 percent to €985 million ...
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According to a new study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, consumption of five of the leading additives for coatings and inks in 2013 was 1.02 million tons, as supplied, worth $4.66 billion. A 5 percent annual rate of ...
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the three months to June 30, 2014. Operating profit rose to 122.6 billion yen for the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, representing a 5% margin on net revenues that ...
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Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, has announced its financial results for the first half this year. ArcelorMittal has adjusted its assumption for iron ore prices to $105/mt, from the previous $120/mt, implying ...
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The optoelectronic component market has been dominated by a number of applications in recent years. For LEDs, backlighting and the emergence of solid state lighting are the main applications. In the optocoupler and photo relay markets focus ...
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Global demand for specialty silicas -- which include precipitated silica, silica gel, silica sol, and fumed silica -- is forecast to grow 5.0 percent per year through 2018 to 2.9 million metric tons, valued at $6.9 billion. This will ...
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In the first seven months of the current year, Turkey's steel exports totaled 10.6 million mt, down 6.7 percent year on year, while the value of these exports decreased by 5.1 percent year on year to $8.07 billion, according to the data ...
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The Export Volume and Value of Chinese Golf Cart(HS:87031011) at Jan. – Oct. 2012 Monthly Volume(Units) Value(ten thousands USD) Compared with the same period of last year ±% ...
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This year's BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, "Under the Radar," predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the "flyover ...
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According to China Light Industry forecast and early warning system of economic operation, the national musical instruments industry total export was $ 449 million, with an increase of 1.52% from Jan. to Apr. in 2013. Among which, the ...
The online sales of apparel and clothing accessories in China is likely to increase by 41.5 percent to 615.3 billion yuan (about US$ 98.5 billion) this year, according to the China E-Commerce Research Center (CECRC), Xinhua reported. ...
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MANGO continues to consolidate its presence in Germany. Frankfurt, Hannover and Nuremberg, among other cities, are the locations that have been chosen to continue with the brand’s expansion plan in Germany over the coming months. ...
The U.S. cotton crop forecast for 2014 was raised sharply in July to 16.5 million bales and is projected nearly 3.6 million bales above 2013. Along with an increase in planted area reported in the June Acreage report, the cotton crop ...
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