Metso will hold a Capital Markets Day event focused on the Group's services business on December 11, at Automation's Valve Technology Center in Vantaa, Finland. Metso's senior management will review the Group's strategy and financial ...
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China is expected to witness 723 million tonnes of crude steel output this year, only a 3% YoY, lowest growth rate since 2000 Mr Zhang Changfu secretary general of the China Iron and Steel Association, at an annual meeting about China's ...
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According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, major lighting markets in the world have been affected by the European debt crisis in varying degrees. Certain Chinese LED firms whose businesses rely heavily on overseas ...
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As the global economic outlook remains stagnant, LED industry's peak season performance may fall short of expectations. Thus, Taiwanese LED firms such as Epistar, Unity Opto, Lextar, and Genesis Photonics underwent setbacks in the stock ...
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According to the market outlook released by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, in November this year long steel mills worldwide were in general bothered by lack of demand, the rise in scrap ...
The Russian division continues to have a strong order backlog for the remainder of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, particularly in OCTG and line pipe as Russian oil and gas companies continue to implement drilling programs. The Company ...
Taipei,Oct.11,2012(CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)had consolidated sales revenue of NT$43.3 billion(US$1.44 billion at US$1:NT$30)in September,slipping an unexpected 12.4% from August and hitting a five-month low ...
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The short term market outlook has been revised downwards again According to the latest OECD Economic Outlook,released on 27 November 2012,the global economy is weakening again driven by a significant drop in confidence.High and,in some ...
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Swedish retailer Axfood has booked drop in third-quarter profits as earnings were hit by costs related to store closures. In the three months to the end of September, profit after tax fell 0.7% to SEK265m (US$39.7m), which Axfood ...
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According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, despite the rush orders during 2Q12 which kept LED chip and package makers’ utilization rates high, the 3Q12 outlook for LED backlight market turns murky due to the ...
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Q2 1012 apparent consumption down more than 12% YoY Stocks reduced further Demand seen falling almost 9% in 2012 Market to remain depressed well into 2013 Timid recovery in H2 2013 In Q2 2012, EU apparent steel consumption fell by ...
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MMK expects volumes of finished steel products in Q4 2012 will be affected by the seasonal slowdown in business activity on the domestic market. At present, world steel prices are close to their lowest level, and MMK does not expect a ...
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Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc announced its market outlook for its first quarter of fiscal 2013. During the first half of the quarter, both export and domestic sales prices for ferrous metals dropped approximately USD 50 per ton from ...
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A review of operating costs for Gunson's Coburn Zircon Project indicates potential cost savings of AUD 122 million across the 23 year mine life. Further improving the financial returns from the project, an additional USD 1.2 million could ...
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During the January-September period of 2012, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 17 per cent and international sales by no less than 32 per cent. The trend was strong in the third quarter and profitability took a clear turn for ...
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