Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €17 million in the second quarter, increasing 70 percent year on year. Net sales ...
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Alacero, the Latin American steel association, reported Monday that apparent finished steel use was 28 million tons between January-May 2013, similar to the same period in 2012. Finished steel production reached 23 million tons, 1 percent ...
Apple reported a drop in profits on roughly flat revenue for the April to June quarter, though the results were ahead of analysts’ expectations, providing something of a silver lining for the company. Revenue was $35.3 billion, up 1 ...
According to data released by Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazil’s exports of steel products totaled 543,600 tons in June, slumping by 31.5% year on year. The export revenues generated by steel products totaled US$386 million ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), the country's crude steel production in the first half of 2013 was 17 million metric tons, 2.2 percent lower than in the first half of 2012. In the first six months this year, Brazilian rolled ...
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China's twice-revised proposal to ban some imports of lower calorific value thermal coal, predominantly from Indonesia, and some US higher-sulfur thermal coal, was close to being suspended as a pretext to being quietly dropped, according to ...
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Quasar Bio-Tech Inc. announces the release of a new FDA accepted skin care tool for the treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory acne. Targeting acne vulgaris, the most common form of acne in youth and adults, the new Quasar MD Blue ...
It’s reported that Chinese steel pipe producer Yulong Steel Pipe announced to sign two steel pipe supply contracts with Shandong Kerui Petroleum Equipment Co. The total contract is worth approximately US$ 63 million. The main products ...
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According to the data from the World Steel Association, Korea's largest steelmaker Posco ranked as world's fifth largest crude steelmaker in 2012, down from the fourth in 2011. ArcelorMittal remains the top one of crude steelmaker as it ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel, Crude Steel
In honor of World Environment Day, Cintas Corporation announced that it diverted more than 17 million 16.9-ounce plastic bottles from landfills in 2012 through the production of its EcoGeneration line. This represents a 13 percent ...
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Gas for same- and next-day delivery firmed Wednesday morning on the UK's NBP trading hub following a rise in demand which caused some slight early shortness in the system and the need for medium range storage withdrawals. Gas for ...
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India-based steelmaker JSW Ispat has announced that the Supreme Court of India has approved its merger with JSW Steel, though the certified copy of the approval is still awaited. JSW Ispat shareholders will get one JSW Steel share for every ...
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The Board of Directors of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. parent company of the Salvatore Ferragamo Group, one of the global leaders in the luxury sector, meeting under the chairmanship of Ferruccio Ferragamo, examined and approved the ...
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When eBay launched in 1995, the premise was simple: allow consumers to sell their unwanted goods to others via online auctions. Today, the multi-billion dollar business has localised sites in over 30 countries. Over 190,000 businesses ...
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The chairman of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday criticized the Obama administration for failing to adequately fund research into making sure hydraulic fracturing and nuclear waste storage is safe. During a ...
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