European ethylene has firmed over the last week on a pick-up in demand from buyers, according to sources Monday. "Our crackers and polyolefin plants have ramped up rates as demand has improved. We are operating at plus 80% on our plants," ...
Cisco Systems plans to release a new patch for a vulnerability in its VoIP phones after the first patch did not fix the problem,which could allow an attacker to eavesdrop on conversations. The vulnerability is one of several discovered by ...
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VANCOUVER, BC (BRAIN) — Kickstarter.com continues to be a popular tool for innovators in the bike industry, who increasingly are using the crowd-funding site to complement other investment possibilities. The latest example is the ...
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Skoda is planning a product offensive, confirming six international new model launches over the next twelve months. The announcement came via a Facebook teaser image which shows the Rapid due in January, Octavia liftback in March, and ...
The US new vehicle market rose to 14.5 million units in 2012 on the back of rising demand for mid-sized and small cars in a nation famous for its ‘bigger is better’ buying philosophy. The 2012 result – which saw ...
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Criminals no longer need to stake out a home or a business to monitor the inhabitants'comings and goings.Now they can simply pick up wireless signals broadcast by the building's utility meters. In the US,analogue meters that measure ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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ABC News reported that iron ore prices have bounced back after bottoming three months ago, reigniting many shelved expansion plans. A once in a century mining boom has driven the Australian economy, sustained by China's huge appetite ...
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Press Trust of India reported that nickel futures rose by INR 11.60 to INR 981 per kg on January 3, 2013 At the Multi Commodity Exchange, the February contract rose by INR 11.60, or 1.20% to INR 981 per kg in 723 lots. The January ...
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Pick up your smartphone. Touch its screen. It's smooth, crystal-clear, and amazingly resilient. Chances are your smartphone is protected by a sheet of Corning Gorilla Glass. But what exactly is this Gorilla Glass? How is it fabricated and ...
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In Volume 5,Issue 1 of Prime magazine,Jonathan Tulkoff,the president of Uniwire International Ltd.discusses the current situation and future prospects for the import/domestic dynamic in the US wire rod market. The end of 2011 was marked ...
Yonhap reported that major global investment banks predicted Wednesday that China's economy will grow more than 8% in 2013, picking up from the slower growth pace this year. Goldman Sachs expected a modest recovery in the Chinese gross ...
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Putting behind the gloom of 2012 Chinese economy and industry seems to be warming up for an auspicious entry into 2013 at long last. Q4 has seen sudden turn of events kindling hopes of revival in Chinese steel industry backed by impressive ...
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Steelhome website publishes monthly report on China Steel Market, International Steel Market, HRC/CRC, Construction Steel, Medium Plate, Stainless Steel, Iron Ore, Coke, Scrap and Ferroalloy each month. Summary: I China CR/HR ...
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The sharemarket started the new year with a bang as US politicians agreed on a budget deal to avoid the worst of the so-called fiscal cliff, which had threatened to derail the world's biggest economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up ...
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