USDA's February WASDE increased their forecast of slaughter steer prices in 2014 by $2.50/cwt. They now expect the 5 area average for slaughter steers this year will be between $132/cwt and $140/cwt. USDA is predicting 2014 beef production ...
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McGraw Hill Construction, a part of McGraw Hill Financial, recently released findings from a new Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Green ...
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In January this year,Italian domestic scrap prices generally remained stable,but towards the end of the month price decreases started to be seen in line with the general price trend in Europe,as Maurizio Calcinoni,president of Italian scrap ...
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JB Hi-Fi has given investors the good news it promised last week with the retailer announcing strong half-yearly sales and profit results. The company announced $1.94 billion in total sales for the six months to 31 December 2013 —a ...
Epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that its laser epiwafer technology has been employed to develop ultra-high-efficiency optical interconnects, as reported in two technical papers presented by Germany's ...
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced cumulative financial results for the nine-month (April-December) period to December 31, 2013, and earnings for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Nissan reported the ...
This winter the UK has been hit by some of the most tempestuous weather conditions leaving thousands of businesses and homes without power and many out of pocket. Following dramatic 'Battered Britain' headlines, it is becoming ...
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Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to drop 8.4 percent in February from the same time last year as the shipping cycle reaches its slowest month of the year, according to the monthly Global Port ...
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US Gulf Coast propane was assessed 9% lower at $1.55/gal Tuesday on a warmer weather forecast for much of the US, sources said. "This is what happens when you get strong run-up in prices," said analyst Peter Fasullo of EnVantage. Gulf ...
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Stockpiles of imported iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports dropped slightly during the previous two weeks, which included the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, new data showed Tuesday. At the end of the Jan. 28 to Feb. 10 period, ...
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HID Global has released its projections for trends that will have the greatest impact on the secure identity industry in 2014. The predictions encompass a diverse range of solutions and technologies, including anticipated advances in ...
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Capital expenditures for equipment suppliers serving the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing segment are forecast to enter a new upturn phase beginning in 2015. According to Solarbuzz, PV equipment spending could potentially reach US$10 ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will begin the next phase of construction to significantly expand its waterborne production capacity at the company's operations in Guarulhos, Brazil. The 2014 construction represents the third year of a $32 million ...
Tags: Coating, waterborne coatings, automotive paint, VOC Regulation
Hiwin Technologies Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Chuo announced at the company's Jan. 17 yearend banquet that the manufacturer of ballscrews will see sales of intelligent robots more than double this year over 2013 ...
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The US Department of Agriculture is projecting domestic 2013-2014 soybean production to total 3.289 billion bushels, unchanged from the January estimate, data showed Monday. Projected soybean supplies in the USDA's February World ...
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