Suppliers of cross-flow membrane equipment and consumables will enjoy a market of $9.8 billion in 2013 rising in 2014 by 6% and, therefore, exceeding $10 billion. This is the latest forecast in RO, UF, MF World Market published by the ...
IDC is predicting a growth rate of 6% in IT spending in the U.S. this year, an amount that's virtually unchanged from last year. The market research firm blamed a number of economic uncertainties for this flat spending increase, including ...
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Speaking at the SteelOrbis 2013 Spring Conference & 68th IREPAS Meeting taking place in Doha on March 3-5, Juma Al Mansouri from Emirates Steel said that the UAE is seeking to transform its oil-dependent economy by spending billions of ...
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China is targeting GDP growth of 7.5 percent and an inflation rate of 3.5 percent in 2013, as stated by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in his government work report speech delivered during the opening ceremony of China’s National ...
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China is no longer simply "an emerging power". It is true that China's GDP per capita remains very low (US $5,414) relative to developed countries, and well over 700 million of its estimated 1.3 billion people still live in poor rural ...
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China is forging a new identity for itself beyond that of a manufacturing haven. With wage rates rising rapidly, other Southeast Asian countries are stepping up to ll the shoes of "world factory," while China actively shapes its ...
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A number of positive signs are starting to emerge regarding the U.S. economy, but there remain political and global headwinds that could slow growth, according to a new report. The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported today that manufacturing output of February picked up where January left off: in a very good place. The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, was 54.2 in ...
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Dr. Esmael Adibi, economist with Chapman University, was so popular when he addressed attendees of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) a few years ago that he was invited back this week to the association’s ...
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Chancellor George Osborne could spring a huge surprise when he announces his budget on March 20 by raising short-term borrowing to stimulate much needed growth in Britain’s stagnant economy, the head of economics at the HSBC has said. ...
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The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) says caution is still warranted on the global economic outlook . In the latest issue of its World Risk Developments report, EFIC cites risks in the US and the euro area as “a ...
Recently, the annual figures of the national gross domestic products (GDPs) of various countries of the European Union (EU) were published. Most of them are not very favorable compared to those for Asian countries. Most of them show a ...
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NYMEX April crude settled 29 cents higher at $93.13/barrel Friday after a largely rangebound trading session, bouncing back slightly after a two-day selloff. "We're pretty unchanged with the market attempting to stabilize after the ...
Plastics and rubber major Styron plans to raise polycarbonate prices in Europe from March 7 by Eur270/mt ($356/mt) due to unsustainably thin margins and feedstock cost increases, it said Thursday. "For the polycarbonate industry, 2012 ...
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold on the ratification of a contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office ...
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