China's economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade. Growth rose to 7.9 percent in the three months ending in December, up ...
China's manufacturing grew at its strongest rate in 18 months in December but new exports fell from the previous month due to weak global demand, a survey showed Monday. HSBC Corp. said its monthly purchasing managers' index rose to 51.1 ...
The manufacturing cost advantage is reduced in China, India and other Asian countries, the Apparel Professionals are reducing 800,000 people to 100,000 people since 1980s. Over the past year, about 1/6 UK apparel manufacturing company ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
In October this year, the output volume of Great Britain's construction industry in non-seasonally adjusted, constant (2005) prices increased by an estimated 5.3 percent compared to the same month of 2012, according to a report released by ...
Glass LLC, the first glass holding company in the Middle East and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC [DI], has announced that its coating lines, comprising subsidiaries Emirates Glass LLC [EGL] and Saudi American Glass ...
Tags: Glass, Construction, Decoration
LED package manufacturer Everlight announced on December 10th that the company revenue increased slightly during the traditionally slack season in 4Q, with November revenue reaching NT $2.26 billion (US $76 million). Consolidated revenue ...
Tags: Everlight, Slack Season
Taiwan's rebar purchase activity has restarted in this week and it is said Taiwanese rebar mills have received more than 120,000 tons order quantity totally from market stockiest. Currently, rebar mills' selling price is about ...
Tags: rebar, metallurgy, Taiwan
It’s reported that Gerdau Long Steel North America said that it will raise prices for merchant bars and beams and wire rods by US$10/short tons and US$30/short ton respectively. The price rise for wire rod will become effective with ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy, price
In November this year, Germany's construction sector saw a seventh straight month-on-month increase in the level of total construction activity. As indicated by Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index ...
Tags: construction, PMI
It's reported that the US steelmaker Nucor announced to raise its rebar prices by US$10/short ton for new orders, effective immediately. Besides, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) also increased its rebar prices by US$10/short ton as well. It's ...
Tags: Rebar, Nucor Hikes
Nucor and Steel Dynamics are pushing $10/st price increases for rebar effective immediately with new orders, the companies said in letters to customers Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Both said orders confirmed December 2 would be ...
Tags: Nucor, Steel Dynamics
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported today that economic activity in the manufacturing sector was strong for the sixth straight month. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, headed up 0.9 ...
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The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China rose to a final reading of 50.8 in November, almost unchanged from the 50.9 recorded in October and up from the previously released flash estimate of 50.4 for November, HSBC Holdings PLC ...
Tags: manufacturing, PMI
In November this year, the recovery in the euro zone manufacturing sector accelerated again. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 51.6 in November, up from 51.3 in October and from the earlier flash ...
China's Non-manufacturing PMI Decreased in November National Bureau of Statistics of China Department of Service Statistics of NBS China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) In November, non-manufacturing purchasing manager ...
Tags: Service