The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is pleased to announce the release of the newly revised SMRP Standardized Metrics. The revisions feature the highly anticipated "best in class target values," which provide ...
PPG Industries reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year. Third quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $220 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, and adjusted net ...
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HSBC has lowered its copper surplus forecasts for 2013 and 2014 and raised its outlook for the average price by 7%, the bank said Thursday. "We have cut our 2013 surplus forecast from 320,000 mt to 38,000 mt and our 2014 [forecast] from ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Copper
The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in early-October(Oct. 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.7641 million mt, down 1.34 ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, the country's stainless steel output totaled 232,161 tons in August, down by 3% from a month ago and falling by 2.9% year on year. Among them, 124,172 tons were chrome-based ...
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HighJump Software, a supply chain management software provider, has teamed up with Unisun Software, a produce inventory management and accounting software developer, to provide electronic data interchange (EDI) platform to the latter's ...
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Hacksaw Blade is used with fine tooth hand saw usually molded with as a metal arch handle, usually a Pistol grip, with screws for attaching a narrow disposable blade with it. Blade can be mounted on it with teeth facing towards or away from ...
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According to EnergyTrend, the intensive pricing competition in the photovoltaic (PV) market has gradually come to an end. Due to the increased demand in emerging markets, solar system demand in 2014 is likely to rise substantially. The ...
Tags: Polysilicon, Lights, Lighting, PV
As of October 14, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 74.84 million mt, indicating an increase of 1.57 million mt or 2.14 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency on October 15. As of the ...
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According to a report released by the Metals Service Center Institute Tuesday, US service center steel shipments in September 2013 increased by 9.8 percent from September 2012. Steel product inventories decreased 8.4 percent from September ...
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China-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) module maker Suncore Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd, which is owned by Xiamen-based San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd (the largest LED maker in China), has acquired the assets of Israel-based ...
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Louis Garneau is letting consumers get fully custom and matching colors — on bike frames, helmets and clothing. The Canadian brand is launching its Dreamfactory program in the U.S., making its flagship frames available with custom ...
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Vee Rubber has named has named Triton Imports its exclusive U.K. distributor for its Vee Tire Co.-branded BMX tires. Triton also will offer Vee's fat bike tires and tubes. "It's great to be representing one of the biggest names in tires ...
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US service centers shipped 121,700 mt of aluminum products in September, up 8.2% compared with September 2012, the Metals Service Center Institute said Tuesday. Aluminum shipments in the first nine months of 2013 totaled 1.122 million mt, ...
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Attune Consulting, a premier global solutions provider to the fashion and lifestyle industries, today announced attune for Retail (a4R), a retail enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution designed specifically to solve the needs of ...