International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's Ratings (S&P) has announced that a potential sale by Indian steelmaker Tata Steel of its European long steel products business and associated distribution activities is credit positive ...
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According to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), in the January-August period this year the overall sales revenues of China's 88 large and medium-size steelmakers - all CISA members - totaled RMB 2.4142 trillion ($393.19 billion), ...
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Hiwin Technologies Corp. recently announced that consolidated Q3 revenue hit a seven-year high of NT$4.2 billion (US$141.7 million), with the September revenue of NT$1.4 billion (US$49 million) reaching a 34-month high. The September ...
The cotton growing area in China in the 12 months is expected to decline to 63.40 million mu (about 4.23 million hectares), down 9.4 percent from the previous year, and the cotton yield is also forecast to plunge by half a million tonnes to ...
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This is according to global credit research by Moody’s Investors Service, based on first half trading this year Moody’s notes that European paper demand is declining by 5% a year, and consolidation would aid the longer-term ...
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Higher aluminum prices have prompted some Chinese smelters to abandon production cutbacks and are seen leading to restarts of other plants, chipping away at what was expected to be the first global deficit after years of oversupply. A ...
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Bed supplier Serene Furnishings has announced plans to launch a new business arm, Serene Living, in early 2015, initially presenting an eclectic collection of chairs and tables in a variety of design styles and materials that will be ...
International credit rating agency Moody's has announced that the outlook for the European steel industry will remain stable until 2015, despite anticipated capacity utilization and profitability improvements. According to Moody's report, ...
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Nucor Corporation announced Wednesday guidance for its third quarter ending October 4, 2014, expecting results to be in the range of $0.70 to $0.75 per diluted share, which represents an increase from both the third quarter of 2013 and ...
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Argex Titanium, Inc., a producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2) used as white pigment in paint, plastic, paper, cosmetics and other applications, has been selected as a major sponsor of the 2014 TiO2 World Summit being held in ...
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Cotton growing area in China is expected to fall 8.7 percent in the current season that began on September 1, 2014, compared to the previous season, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture. The cotton growing area ...
The global automotive plastics industry is in boom mode today. Improvements in vehicle design and the ongoing trend toward lighter weight for improved fuel efficiency have led to greater demand for engineering plastic components. A recent ...
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Starbucks Coffee will expand store formats in FY15 with the launch of an interactive Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room dedicated to roasting, coffee education and increased availability of their small-lot Starbucks Reserve ...
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German fashion retailer Zalando says it had a very successful first half of 2014. Sales surged 29.5 percent to EUR 1,047 million in the first six months of 2014 against EUR 809 million in the corresponding period of 2013, according to a ...
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure maker TruStar Energy along with Energy Systems Group (ESG) has been given a contract to build transit fast-fill CNG fuel station in Indiana for CityBus. CityBus provides transit service ...
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