World sales to climb 5.2% annually through 2016 Global sales of industrial fasteners are expected to climb 5.2 percent per year to $82.9 billion in 2016, accelerating from the 2006-2011 rate of market expansion. The economies of many ...
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According to the latest quarterly economic forecast from the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation(MAPI),deceleration in the U.S.manufacturing recovery in the second quarter of 2012 foretells slow economic growth in coming ...
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America's tool and die companies find themselves in an odd place. On the one hand, according to a Congressional report, one-third of all tool, die and mold businesses have gone under since 1998, according to a report done for the U.S. ...
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Furniture Insights Monthly Results New Furniture Orders As we expected in last month's issue of Furniture Insights, new orders in May improved significantly over April orders according to our recent survey of residential furniture ...
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(Reuters) - Chinese companies are eyeing German machine tool group MAG, two sources close to the transaction said on Monday, in a sign appetite remains high among Chinese groups for the acquisition of German industrial know-how. State-owned ...
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Orders for U. S. Durable goods excluding transportation equipment probably rose in March, indicating manufacturing continues to contribute to growth, economists said before a government report today. Bookings for goods meant to last at ...
Consumer preferences are driving change across the diverse end markets of Asia, prompting firms such as Dow Chemical Co. To have to adapt quickly, especially in such sectors as plastics packaging. Four Dow executives shared their views on ...
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Business activity in the U. S. Cooled in January as orders and employment slowed, indicating last quarter’s pickup in growth will not be sustained into 2012. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. Said today its business ...
Machinery stocks may outperform the market through the end of the year as new orders rebound, helping to defy concerns about another U. S. Recession. American manufacturers booked $32.6 billion in new orders for machinery equipment in ...
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Global demand for abrasive products is forecast to climb 5.9 percent annually through 2013 to $38.2 billion. Market advances in developing parts of the Asia/ Pacific region, the Africa/Mideast region, Eastern Europe and Latin America will ...
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