Human-caused climate change and air pollution remain major global-scale problems and are both due mostly to fossil fuel burning. Mitigation efforts for both of these problems should be undertaken concurrently in order to maximize ...
Tags: Coal, Gas, Nuclear Power
A strong half-year was followed by decreased sales in third quarter 2013 and brought a net loss of 784 thousand euros. Nine months ended with a net loss of 763 thousand euros, a weakening of 493 thousand euros year-over-year. The main ...
In September this year, China's auto exports totaled 73,800 vehicles, with a month-on-month decline of 1.60 percent and a year-on-year decrease of 30.52 percent, as announced by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on ...
Tags: Auto Exports, Passenger Car
A batch of canned sliced beef from Romania was found to contain horse DNA, and it has been withdrawn from sale. The UK Food Standards Agency was informed by the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) after a routine food testing in September ...
Tags: canned sliced beef, Horse Meat
November 1, 2013 - AD Canada Member sales grew 5% in the first three quarters of 2013, reports Affiliated Distributors, on a same-store basis from $950 million to $1 billion. "AD Canada is growing and taking market share. Our marketing ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
Clariant performance well on target after solid third quarter Sales from continuing operations in Q3 2013 grew 2% in local currencies and were 3% lower in Swiss francs, at CHF 1.443 billion, down from CHF 1.489 billion in the same period ...
Tags: economy, Construction
After disappointing growth in textile and apparel trade in 2012, international volumes in apparel, textiles and other fibre products have recovered this year. Based on an analysis of merchandise in all fibre types, natural and manmade ...
Tags: Fibres, Apparel Trade
Hit by the dramatic rise in finance costs and rupee depreciation, Jindal Stainless' (JSL) reported a net loss of Rs 412 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2013. Also, the Company holds a conservative outlook on the domestic ...
In the third quarter of 2013, Daimler AG once again achieved significantly higher earnings than in the prior-year period. The Daimler Group's EBIT for the period of July through September amounted to €2,231 million (Q3 2012: 1,923 ...
Tags: Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz Cars
According to report released by Germany-based service center Damstahl, Europe's stainless crude steel output totaled 4.4 million tons in January-July period, down by 5% year on year. In the given period of time, the stainless steel ...
Tags: Stainless Crude Steel, steel, Construction, Decoration
Green Energy Technology (GET), in view of tight supply of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers arising from increasing demand in China, Japan and emerging markets, aims to increase ASPs by 3-5% in the fourth quarter of 2013, according ...
Tags: Silicon Wafer, Solar-Grade
According to EnergyTrend, demand for PV self-consumption continues to increase in Europe due to decreased feed in tariffs and increased electricity price and surcharge fees for grid-connection. Moreover, the installation area of roof-top ...
Tags: PV Makers, Monocrystalline Market
SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six months ended 30 September 2013. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on net producer revenue and volumes. Alan ...
Tags: SABMiller plc, Trading Update
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
Traditionally employed to make LEDs, sapphire substrates now are being used by Apple and other smartphone vendors as covers for camera lenses and home buttons, contributing to a rapid growth in sapphire demand, according to IHS. Demand ...