Commission encourages Chinese steelmakers to boost global footprint Chinese steelmakers that have lost money because of volatile global iron ore prices should invest more in foreign mineral resources to gain greater pricing power, the ...
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According to Strategies Unlimited, revenues for LEDs in lighting applications, which includes both replacement lamps and luminaires, are expected to have a CAGR of 30% and reach a total value of US$13 billion by 2017. HB-LEDs saw a ...
Comparable sales growth combined with increased profitability in first quarter LED-based business (SSL) with revenue share of one third for the first time Osram confirms outlook for full fiscal year In a still challenging environment, ...
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TMR analyzes and forecast the global MEK market for paint and coatings and printing inks. The report covers forecast and analysis for the methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) market on a global and regional level. The demand forecast is done based on ...
Hyundai Motor Company, the fastest-growing automaker by brand, today announced its 2013 full-year earnings results. The company's revenue rose on increased sales from its overseas markets, while profits fell slightly due to production ...
Shimano Group reported net sales reached ?71.0 billion yen in the year ended Dec. 31, 2013, up 10.2 percent from 2012. The Japanese company said China's growing appetite for sport bikes more than offset lackluster demand in North America, ...
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In February this year, Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to decrease by 7.8 percent compared to the expected output in January to 2.49 million mt, according to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom. ...
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Australia's mid-market businesses are experiencing a sharp increase in confidence and renewed optimism around future performance, according to the Commonwealth Bank Future Business Index. The index reveals confidence reached the highest ...
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China saw a rise in crude oil imports from Kazakhstan last year via a transnational pipeline to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Oil imports hit a record high of 11.85 million tons in 2013 through the China-Kazakhstan ...
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U.S. cotton futures could “spend a lot of time” in a trading range between 76 cents and 88 cents a pound for the remainder of the 2013-2014 marketing year, which is not much above the latest close of 86.8 cents per pound (Jan. ...
Snowpack west of the Continental Divide is looking bleak. However, the east side of the divide has snowpack at or above average, better than it has in years. According to reports by the USDA’s Natural Resources and Conservation ...
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Taiwan's leading machine-tool makers vow to increase their 2014 sales by at least 10% from 2013 based on the recent surge in orders that will keep production lines running at full throttle throughout the second quarter. Falcon Machine ...
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Campbell Soup, an American soup maker, is geared up to install the latest version of Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing solution. The new Demand Sensing provides an automated way for manufacturers to extract value from huge data, by ...
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Existing home sales increased 1% in December, the first rise in four months, the National Association of Realtors said Jan. 23. Sales rose to an annual rate of 4.87 million. The December level was lower than economists' median forecast of ...
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An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.1% in December after a 1% rise in November that was higher than originally reported, the New York-based Conference Board said Jan 23. The increase was lower than economists' medium ...
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