Goldman Sachs remains bearish on the outlook for the copper price in 2014, with a target price of $6,200/mt, the investment bank said late Wednesday. "After selling off from $7,450/mt to $6,320/mt in mid-March, driven by Chinese property ...
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China has raised its target to close outdated steel smelting capacity to 28.7 million tons in 2014, the industry ministry said on Thursday, as it tries to rein in inefficient and polluting industries. The figure is above the 27 million ...
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John Lewis reports a strong week of trade, a fitting testament to its 150th anniversary. The retailer saw 14.5% growth on last year, with "brisk" trade coming from both shops and online. Online sales grew by 33%, with Click & collect ...
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France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year, noting that the first quarter results are in line with the expectations, with an improved overall financial performance. In the ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Grocery Holdings Pty Ltd (together, Coles) alleging that Coles engaged ...
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A major survey of more than 1,600 firms has found that the high value of the Australian dollar, difficulties in obtaining finance and a lack of information about overseas markets remain major barriers to expanded international operations. ...
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Nike, Inc. released its FY12-13 Sustainable Business Performance Summary, providing an update on performance against current business, labor and environmental goals as the company works toward its goal of decoupling profitable growth from ...
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Cree has announced revenue of $405.3 million for its third quarter of the 2014 financial year, ended March 30, 2014. This represents a 16 per cent increase compared to revenue of $348.9 million reported for the same time last year. ...
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The global aluminum market is moving into its first annual deficit in six years as producers look to restructure in response to continued low prices, JP Morgan said in a research note Tuesday. "We expect the global aluminum market will ...
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All-Ways Expo Sourcing presents its first show at one of the world’s largest hardware exhibitions, the National Hardware Show 2014, began on May 6th, Las Vegas, the USA. Various events and services of us are provided at the show, ...
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China has officially unveiled this year’s energy policies and will continue to develop renewable energy. To drive investment and demand to installations, the Chinese government implemented some feed-in tariff (FiT) programs and ...
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Sappi Fine Paper Europe has expanded its weight range in its Algro Sol portfolio of release liners following the successful €60m transformation of Alfeld Mill’s PM2 in Germany. The development of the effective lightweight ...
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Audi Group has reported an increase of 11.7% in sales to 412,846 and 10.4% growth in revenue to €12,951m for the first three months of 2014. The Audi Group is again on track for success in the new fiscal year: With over 412,000 ...
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There is likely to be concentration of PV systems installed around China due to government-offered feed-in tariff subsidies in the second half of 2014, and consequently Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers are expected to ...
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Date: May 20th-21st, 2014 Address: RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands Booth No. for Made-in-China.com: Randstadhal 1727 During the PLMA's 2014 "World of Private Label" International Trade Show, Made-in-China.com will ...
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