Japan's leading electronics makers are falling into two groups. Some companies, including Hitachi and Panasonic, have recovered from the industry slump triggered by the global recession that started in 2008 and exacerbated by the 2011 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Sony
With the impact of financial crisis, let more and more export enterprises of stationery facing the sluggish market, the status of poor sales record makes those small and medium enterprises have to find a way out, the stationery industry is ...
Tags: Export Enterprises, Stationery
The sports and fitness industry grew 2.8 percent in 2013, representing $81.4 billion in wholesale sales in the United State, according to the 2014 Manufacturers’ Sales by Category Report published by the Sports & Fitness Industry ...
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GIA announced the release of a comprehensive global report on Defoamers markets. Global market for Defoamers is forecast to reach $3.9 billion by 2020, driven by resurgence in demand from end-use markets, and stringent environmental ...
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Of the 351 metro markets measured, 300 have seen year-over-year economic gains, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI). The index shows that 59 metros have fully returned to or even ...
Tags: Metro Markets, Economic Gains
Global demand for kaolin is forecast to rise 3.3 percent per year to 28.7 million metric tons in 2017, valued at $4.4 billion. Growth in kaolin sales will accelerate as economic conditions improve worldwide, especially in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
The price of platinum is forecast to average $1,457/oz in 2014, 2% down from the 2013 average of $1,487/oz, as strike action has failed to give the metal any meaningful lift so far, metals consultancy GFMS said Friday in a report. "The ...
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A growing economy, pent-up demand, competitive mortgage rates and affordable home prices will keep housing on an upward trajectory through 2015. However, several obstacles including tight consumer credit, shortages of lots and labor and ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Greek textile industry has been severely affected by the rising energy costs in the country, which has led to increasing imports of textiles from countries like China, and the Government needs to take necessary action to resolve this ...
Tags: Textile Industry, Energy Costs
How much of Walmart's revenue comes from its shoppers' food stamps? The store isn't required to say. But a January Court of Appeals ruling could change that. If the unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit's panel of three judges holds, the ...
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Taiwan's machinery exports up 9.1% YoY in Q1, 2014. In the first quarter of 2014, Taiwan shipped US$4.6 billion?worth of machines, up 9.1% year on year, according to the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), which represents ...
Tags: taiwan, Machinery, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
Natural gas demand in Italy in March fell by almost 24% year on year to 6.026 billion cubic meters, gas and power exchange manager GME said Tuesday. GME said power plant demand fell by 33% to 1.276 Bcm, one of the "strongest decreases ...
Tags: Natural gas, Gas Demand, Heating demand
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a new market report from Smithers Pira. Demand for PET packaging is expected to increase by an average of 4.6% annually ...
Tags: Packaging Material, PET packaging
Powered by the freshly fueled gears of reviving economies, the global market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications overcame a serious fall in 2012 and roared back to life in 2013, boding well for an even more ...
Tags: electronics industrial, Lights, Lighting, Electronics Chip
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in February from January, rising after two consecutive monthly declines, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Transportation, Freight Transportation