Global refined cobalt supply totaled 91,754 mt in 2014, up 6.8% from 85,904 mt in 2013, the Cobalt Development Institute said Wednesday in the latest edition of its cobalt news publication. The report, based on the main sources reporting ...
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Packaging company Ardagh is almost said to have completed its €3bn acquisition of the glass packaging unit of Saint Gobain. Saint Gobain has been considering the sale of Verallia to focus on higher-margin home and construction ...
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PSA Peugeot Citron (PSA) and General Motors (GM) will be manufacturing small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from their respective brands at the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. The arrangement is a part of the existing alliance between the ...
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Hit by sluggish Chinese demand, India’s cotton export is expected to fall 29 per cent to 7 million bales in the current crop year that ends in September. India has so far exported only 4.5 million bales of cotton this year, media ...
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As per the latest report of the USDA, global 2014/15 cotton production is projected at 119.2 million bales, 1 per cent below last season. China and India account for half of the world crop, each contributing an estimated 30 million ...
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In 2014, Spanish apparel brand Mango clocked revenues of €2.01 billion, up 9.3 per cent over 2013, with 82 per cent of sales coming from overseas markets and the rest from Spain. Online turnover now accounts for 9.1 per cent of ...
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The country will move faster to develop its energy-saving and new-energy vehicle industry to ease pressure on resources and the environment. Subsidies for new-energy car buyers in 2014 and 2015 will be raised from previous levels set by a ...
Akzo Nobel N.V. has reported a solid first quarter with positive developments in all three Business Areas despite a challenging market environment. First quarter operating income increased 42 percent to €306 million, reflecting the ...
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Internet of Things (IoT) will be the semiconductor industry's next growth driver, spurring demand for chip components for use in applications particularly automotive, medical/healthcare and smart family, according to TSMC president and ...
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Based on the information released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, we can see that China’s coatings market in 2014 grew by around eight percent last year over 2013. And the fact that China’s architectural coatings ...
Praxair, Inc. has announced that its Praxair Surface Technologies coating service center in Changzhou, China, recently received Nadcap (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) accreditation for coatings. Nadcap ...
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Since its launch in 2007, Sea Asia has firmly established, itself as the platform for industry to do business, network and unveil new products and services in the Asia Pacific region. A record number of attendees in 2013 ...
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Whether they are in the lounge, in the kitchen or elsewhere in their homes, Africans are now being given a front-row view of how their world, and the world of trade, is changing. Their guides are the appliances they use to make their ...
The revenue of China's logistics sector rose 6.9 percent year on year in 2014, driven by the online retail sales boom, new data showed on Friday. The total revenue of the sector topped 7.1 trillion yuan ($1.16 trillion) last year, ...
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China-based solar-grade polysilicon maker Tebian Electric Apparatus had net profit of CNY1.811 billion (US$294 million) for 2014 hiking on year by 31.49%, while fellow maker Daqo New Energy saw operations swing from net loss of US$70.9 ...