External trade statistics are of central importance to economic policy. Among other things, its foreign trade contribution shows how a country is positioned compared to its trade partners. But how much do official statistics really tell us ...
Recently, as the importance of environmental protection grows, the method of saving energy of products and using eco-friendly materials is on the rise. Of these, since lighting accounts for about 20% of the overall power consumption, the ...
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The European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo (EEAG)* has released its twelfth Report on the European Economy today in Brussels. The international group of scholars expects world GDP to grow by 3.3 percent this year, up from 3.0 percent in ...
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The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded Italy's long-term rating to 'BBB+' from 'A-'. The outlook on the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) is negative. According to Fitch’s press release, the inconclusive results of ...
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U.S. Representatives David Price, D-N.C., and Howard Coble, R-N.C., have reintroduced in the House of Representatives the American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act (H.R. 937). The bipartisan bill ...
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In some funny places in the outside world, Switzerland is known as being a country full only of rich people with golden Swiss wristwatches eating Swiss (!) chocolate 24 hours a day. This by far is not true. However, in each rumor there is a ...
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The Government has established a statutory body named the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for the holistic development and promotion of khadi and village industries in the country. KVIC implements a number of schemes for ...
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CEMBUREAU has commissioned a study to outline the European cement sector's competitiveness and its part in achieving sustainability and resource efficiency in the region. The recently published report, carried out by the Boston Consulting ...
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Next stage, Baosteel Co., Ltd. Will give full play to R & D and manufacturing advantage of automobile in high strength field, fully support SAIC promoting the lightweight of its own brand automobile, so as to ensure the steady application ...
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AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which makes gallium arsenide, indium phosphide and germanium substrates and raw materials, has been certified as having met the international standards of ISO 16949:2009, a global standard developed by the ...
Because of the shrinking market demand in Europe, Hyundai Motor has delayed its target of 5% market share in Europe in 2016, and will focus on consolidating the achievements in the European market. Hyundai Motor sales in the European ...
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Glass for Europe is the trade association for Europe’s manufacturers of flat glass. Flat glass is the material that goes into a variety of end products and primarily in windows and facades for buildings, windscreens and windows for ...
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Information from Baosteel Co., Ltd. digifax follow-up meeting held recently. From 2013 to 2018, Baosteel Co., Ltd. would fulfill 70 tasks centering on five major areas of metallurgy, rolling, heating and cooling, energy conservation and ...
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Japanese tire maker Bridgestone's subsidiary, Bridgestone Europe (BSEU) will shut down its passenger car tire manufacturing plant located at Modugno in Bari, Italy. The decision was driven by the 13% fall in the European Union (EU) tire ...
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Amurrio, Spain-based group Tubos Reunidos has announced that in 2012 its core business, i.e., seamless steel pipe manufacturing, generated a net profit of €25.4 million and an EBITDA of €59.6 million. These figures respectively ...