An October transportation conference in Yellowknife saw business, community and government folk converge to discuss ways in which Canada's northern transportation policy can be moved forward through the 21st century. Organized by the Van ...
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As the cold of winter settles in across the United States, associations that represent the interests of wheat farmers met in many states to review the last year's activities and set plans for the next year. USW officers and staff look ...
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mining companies will continue to face challenging market conditions in 2014 including rising costs, falling commodity prices, supply/demand imbalances, and decreased productivity levels. However, ...
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Mining companies operating in Australia and globally will continue to face challenging market conditions in 2014, including rising costs, low commodity prices, supply/demand imbalances, and decreased productivity levels. According to ...
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Parallel Energy Trust (TSX:PLT.UN)(TSX:PLT.DB) ("Parallel" or the "Trust") today announced its capital expenditure plans, and production and cash flow guidance for 2014.Based on the midpoint of the Trust's 2014 production guidance, Parallel ...
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Vale announced Monday that it plans to sell as much as 407 million shares (an approximate 22 percent stake) of Oslo, Norway-based aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA in order to cut costs and boost profits. Norsk Hydro is valued at about ...
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Inflation in China likely increased in October, while other key economic data will probably indicate stable expansion, analysts said before the figures are released tomorrow. Optimism is in the air ahead of a key meeting of the Chinese ...
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Weak commodity prices, a shifting investment environment, and problems with governments and workers prompt Chinese mining companies to slow their expansion abroad, reports Du Juan from Tianjin Chinese investors in overseas mining projects ...
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Farm equipment manufacturers report strong sales heading into the fourth quarter of 2013. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' latest report (issued in August), U.S. unit retail sales showed double-digit growth in most ...
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The top executive of one of the world's biggest mining drilling companies said he believes the industry has bottomed out, but that he doesn't expect a return to peak cycle levels soon. Moreover, there has been "a fundamental shift in what ...
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China's top securities regulator said on Friday that it has approved iron ore futures trading on the Dalian Commodity Exchange. The approval came one week after the relaunch of treasury-bond futures on the China Financial Futures Exchange ...
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According to the data from the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association, Despite the global economic downturn, Turkish steel pipe exports remain small growth trend in the first half of 2013. The Turkish steel pipe exports amounted ...
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The Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) has stated that the Turkish steel industry is going through a difficult time after the US initiated its antidumping (AD) duty investigations of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from India, ...
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For centuries, trading with raw material has been an integral part of economic life. Stock exchanges started everywhere and eventually developed into the stock exchanges that exist today, dealing with shares, too. The first stock exchange ...
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Denmark s FLSmidth has joined its Nordic peers Sandvik and Atlas Copco in announcing weak results as the global mining slowdown continues to impact equipment suppliers and engineering firms. FLSmidth on Friday reported a 40% drop in ...
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