Australian businesses have pulled back their profit expectations for the coming months as they anticipate modest sales activity, difficult trading conditions and subdued consumer activity. After showing signs of optimism leading into the ...
The US-based steel industry analysis firm, World Steel Dynamics rated Korean Posco as the world’s most competitive steelmaker for 2013 in a survey of 34 world-class steelmakers, making it on top of the list for the fourth consecutive ...
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The Institute for Supply Management's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 53.1 percent in January, an increase of 2.9 percentage points from December's seasonally adjusted reading of 50.2 percent, indicating expansion in US manufacturing ...
New orders in the German steel market stabilized on year-on-year basis in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the German steel federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl). In the quarter in question, rolled steel orders in ...
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Non-manufacturing economic activity remained in healthy territory, growing for the 37th consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). In its monthly Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, the ISM reported that ...
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Innes Willox … call for rate cuts Australia's manufacturing sector contracted for the 11th straight month in January, prompting a call for further interest rate cuts. The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in December 2012 Turkey's stainless flat steel imports fell by 10.4 percent compared to the previous month, following three consecutive months of month-on-month ...
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ST. LOUIS — Furniture Brands International has been notified that its stock is back in compliance with a New York Stock Exchange requirement and no longer faces delisting, the company said Tuesday. The NYSE had notified Furniture ...
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As of February 1, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in the major steel markets in China totaled 15.491 million mt, up 695,000 mt compared to the previous ...
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As of February 1, total iron ore inventory at 30 major Chinese ports amounted to 67.77 million mt, down 2.33 million mt week on week and constituting the fourth consecutive week-on-week decrease, according to China’s National Bureau ...
In the week from January 28 to February 3, on the Orbis Steel Index the scrap indexes maintained downward movement. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index continued to decrease, marking the third consecutive week of downward movement. ...
CARY, N.C. — February 5, 2013 — Incorporating social packaging and humorous, niche-driven branding, Dude Wipes from Dude Products was named the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Visionary Award, presented at the VISION 2013 ...
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As the east and west coast prepare to battle it out on the grid iron this Sunday, sports fans across the nation are readying their TVs, smartphones and tablets for live game day streams to keep up with the action. MobiTV will be giving fans ...
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In January, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.4 percent, down by 0.2 percentage points month-on-month, still above the threshold. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was ...
The UAE Declaration reported that Samsung Electronics Company’s smart TV takes a market share of 48% in the UAE market. In the third quarter of 2012, Samsung TV sales grew by 69% in the UAE. Samsung Smart TV sales in the UAE account ...
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