In November this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) of the Chinese steel sector stood at 49.0 percent, increasing by 1.5 percentage points as compared to October, but staying below 50 for the third consecutive month, as announced on ...
Tags: steel sector, PMI
The number of cyclists killed while riding in traffic in 2012 jumped 6.5 percent, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports in its latest finding released last week. The NHTSA said 726 cyclists died last year compared with ...
An increasing level of confidence in the economic outlook across both Europe and the rest of the world is having a positive impact on wool prices, according to British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) Chairman Malcolm Corbett. Speaking at ...
Tags: Wool Prices, economic outlook
The Spanish stainless steel producer Acerinox S.A. reported a net loss of €8.8 million in the third quarter, narrowing down from the net loss of €31.5 million in the same quarter of 2012, while its net sales came to €967 ...
Tags: stainless steel, Acerinox
The output of the European Union's construction industry is foreseen to drop by 3.5 percent this year, while the downtrend in EU construction sector output is expected to end in 2014 with a rise of one percent predicted for the year, ...
Tags: Construction Output, Mineral
Suppliers explore cooling options and materials, and adopt high-power SMD diodes. The model HFS-5050xx4-A LED module from Shenzhen Hansen uses 5050 SMD LEDs in red, green, blue, or warm, natural or cool white. It has an IP65 rating. ...
Tags: LED Modules, Heat Dissipation
US spot styrene dropped 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) from Friday to be assessed at 73 cents/lb ($1,609/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast Monday, tracking lower European spot styrene as well as lower feedstock benzene. The assessment was at its lowest level ...
Tags: spot styrene, Chemicals
The downward trend in price has not surprisingly grabbed a lot of attention. Many large LED manufacturers are using the lowered prices to help quicken the pace for popularizing LEDs. This however is putting a squeeze on medium and small LED ...
This week Walmart has pushed LED manufacturers into hot water as it releases a US$ 9 LED bulb line, while German manufacturer Osram slashed 900 jobs in the U.S. as part of its restructure plan. Goldman Sachs on the other hand has remained ...
Tags: LED Lighting, Walmart
The downward trend in price has not surprisingly grabbed a lot of attention. Many large LED manufacturers are using the lowered prices to help quicken the pace for popularizing LEDs. This however is putting a squeeze on medium and small LED ...
Nothing gets reads like a shadow banking story. Articles on China's local government debt pull page views too, conjuring images of small-town officials erecting enormous stadiums or skyscrapers on the edges of corn fields. Often left out of ...
Tags: Chinese Companies, Debt Crisis
South Korea's import prices rebounded last month due to higher oil prices that offset the local currency's appreciation against the U.S. dollar, central bank data showed Wednesday. In local currency terms, imports prices rose 0.7 percent ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Accounts receivables for China's major coal companies reached 330.8 billion yuan ($54.03 billion) at the end of June, the highest level over the past decade, official industry figures showed. According to China National Coal Association, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Iridium and ruthenium prices drifted lower this week on lack of industrial interest and excess supply among traders and consumers. The Platts New York Dealer price range for iridium fell to $725-800/oz this week from $775-850/oz last ...
The low availability of high-quality cotton and price rises in the international market halted the downward trend in Brazil in early August. Moreover, dollar quotes at high levels keep import and export parities stable, leading sellers to ...
Tags: High-Quality Cotton, Textile