Euratex held its General Assembly the 29th May in Brussels in presence of industrialists, Textile and Clothing (T&C) experts and EU officials under the theme “Textile and Clothing Industry in a changing economic environment”. ...
Tags: Euratex, Economic Environment
Much of the architectural coatings market in Europe is in the doldrums at the moment because of a slump in the region's construction sector stemming from a general slowdown in its economy. During the first quarter of this year, European ...
Speaking at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Istanbul, Mehmet Zeren, general secretary of Turkey's Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID), informed participants about upcoming steel pipeline projects in Turkey. These ...
Tags: pipe, tubular, Turkey, Europe, opinion, conferences, steelmaking
In the first quarter this year, Italy's steel exports to non-European Union (EU) countries totaled 1.13 million metric tons, down by 19.2 percent, while its steel imports from non-EU sources totaled 2.053 million metric tons, up 53.3 ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year Turkey's total wire rod exports amounted to 100,271 metric tons, rising 30.3 percent month on month and down 18.2 percent compared to March 2012. ...
Tags: Wire Rod Exports, Wire Rod
European textile and clothing companies are looking further afield for growth. The main causes are weak demand in the supply chain and cutbacks by retail buyers and consumers stemming from the eurozone crisis and fiscal tightening by EU ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q2 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), in the first quarter of the current year construction activity in the EU is estimated to ...
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Italian exports of wood processing machinery were better than expected in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the industry association Acimall. As a result, the full year ended up being better than forecast for the industry. Italian ...
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In April this year, Turkey's total steel product exports amounted to 1.66 million metric tons, falling 17 percent month on month and up 1.1 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, with a total revenue of $1.25 billion, ...
Tags: Steel Exports, Mineral
In January this year, Italy's finished steel exports totaled 1.253 million metric tons, down by 9.7 percent, while its finished steel imports amounted to 1.331 million metric tons, up 25.2 percent, both year on year, as announced by the ...
Tags: Finished Steel Imports, Mineral
In the first two months this year, Italy's steel exports to non-European Union (EU) countries totaled 656,000 metric tons, down by 21.4 percent, while its steel imports from non-EU sources totaled 1.265 million metric tons, up 46.4 percent, ...
Fits.me announced total Series A investment in the company of close to £5 million. Series A investment has been subscribed by existing investor SmartCap, with new participation from Conor Venture Partners, Fostergate Holdings Limited ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Industry
As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 German exports of waste such as scrap metal, waste paper, waste plastics and slag decreased significantly in 2012 compared to 2011 by 7.3 percent to 22.6 million mt. ...
Tags: Scrap Metal, Alloy Export
According to the data provided by the Spanish steel producers' association Unesid, Spain's crude steel output in 2012 totaled 13.6 million mt, decreasing by 12 percent compared to 2011. The association said that during most months in 2012 ...
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The European Commission has blocked a proposal by the German Telecoms Regulator (BNetzA) to set fixed termination rates three times (300%) higher than the average of countries which follow the recommended approach set out in EU telecoms ...
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