Reportedly, global steel output in this November had the worst performance within 4 months. The steel output in November totaled at 127 million tons, an increase of 3.6% compare to the same month in previous year, which is the weakest ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
Hankook Tire America Corp. has released its 2013 Winter Gauge Index that reveals 41% of all Americans polled and more than half of Northeasterners and Midwesterners expect more snow this winter, as compared to last year. However, while ...
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Organic, cage-free or home-grown? We think about our purchasing ethics in many areas of daily life, but not often about technology. As with any product, though, we should think about the effects of our actions on workers and the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Phone
New sugarbeet seed treatments will be helpful in controlling seedling Rhizoctonia, but will not provide full season disease control. In 2014, three new seed treatments will be available for use on sugarbeets that will offer seedling ...
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Chinese rare earth miners are being forced to phase out excessive production capacity as rising overseas suppliers chip away at their dominance in the global market. Russia announced in April its plan to invest $1 billion in rare earth ...
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The average annual rise in China's petroleum use will drop to 2.5 percent during the years 2013 to 2020 as the government tries to slow down economic growth and reduce carbon emissions, said experts. The figure will keep declining to 1.5 ...
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The growth rate of China's steel demand will decline from 6.3 percent this year to 3.2 percent in 2014 in the wake of the country's economic transformation and the government's efforts to improve the environment. The nation's steel ...
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Today’s life has become a frantic run. All too often, goals, deadlines, targets and promotions become our only priorities and we forget to appreciate the true joys in life. This season, it is time to slow down and take time to ...
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The unending slowdown in the Chinese economy saw the net profit of men's casual apparel manufacturer China Xiniya Fashion plunging by 89.4 per cent at RMB6.0 million in the third quarter ended September 30, 2013 from RMB56.4 million in the ...
Tags: Xiniya Fashion, Apparel
The LED industry has been stuck in a oversupply situation for the past few years but 2014 will finally see the first light to equilibrium. The supply shortage situation is expected to reemerge in 2014 brought on by rising LED lighting ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED chip, LED
As the LED industry enters the traditionally low 4Q season, Taiwanese manufacturer Lextar LED backlight and lighting business eased, with utilization rates reduced to 60-70 percent. Order visibility is around one month and less than one ...
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Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first nine months of 2013 it has maintained stable sales volumes, though with a consolidated sales value of €2.42 ...
Tags: Bekaert, Latin American Demand
Nemar Pallets has been dealing with pallets for years, so we are ready to take on any challenge that our clients throw at us. Our experience allows us to provide several services concerning pallet creation, transport, management, rental, ...
China is expected to grow at 7.5 percent in 2013, and slow down to 7.4 percent in 2014 and 2015, the European Union's European Commission said in a report on Tuesday. According to the EU, the major risks for the Chinese economy remain ...
Tags: China's Growth, EU
China's manufacturing sector is gradually gaining strength and paving the way for a steady economy, two surveys showed Friday, though mixed signals remain in areas including new orders. China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ...