Duisburg, Germany-based steel and metal distribution company, Klockner & Co., has reported a net loss of €16 million for the first quarter of the current year, compared to the net loss of €12 million in the corresponding quarter ...
Tags: Ebitda Guidance, Mineral
Russia-based TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has announced its production results for the first quarter of the current year. In the given quarter, TMK shipped 1.058 million mt of pipes to customers, ...
Tags: Stable Steel Pipe, Pipe Shipments
High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
Tags: GFK Consumer Climate, unemployment
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting a steady upturn in design activity. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings ...
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Analyst: PV module market to bounce back to growth in 2014 23 Apr 2013 But Solarbuzz predicts 20% decline in revenues this year, and survival remains the priority . Solar roller-coaster: down then up The global market for ...
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Mount Airy, North Carolina-based Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $3.7 million, for Q2 of fiscal 2013 compared with $300,000 in the same period a year ago. Insteel's financial results for Q2 of fiscal 2013 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The sharemarket fell slightly yesterday as traders took profits in financial stocks and other defensives, while continuing to buy miners after China's benign March inflation data sparked an upturn in commodity prices. The benchmark ...
Tags: Stocks Dip, economy
Holden will cut 500 jobs across its manufacturing and product development operations just one month out from the start of production of the new VF Commodore. A total of 400 workers from the Adelaide plant and 100 “hourly paid” ...
For full-year 2012, Riber S.A. of Bezons, France, which manufactures molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and effusion cells, has now reported its earnings, after reporting revenue in late January. Revenue ...
Tags: OLED lighting, screens, solar cells
As of April 1, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 73.21 million mt, up 620,000 mt or 0.85 percent on week-on-week basis, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of April 1, the Xinhua-China Iron Ore Price ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Iron Ore
Sao Paulo, Brazil-based iron ore mining company and flat rolled steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. In the fourth quarter, CSN registered a ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
Chris Bowen … ‘times are tough’ The Government will extend the $57.5 million Apprentice Kickstart Initiative to make it easier for employers to take on apprentices. Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Chris ...
In 2013, China air conditioner industry overall size will expand by 8%, and the energy-saving air-conditioners will take over 80%. In 2012, influenced by the overall economic environment, Chinese air conditioner industry was in a ...
As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI ...
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score ...