Reuters reported that Chilean manufacturing production surged in October beating expectations and posting its biggest annual gain in 2012 on the back of extra working days and a pick up in already buoyant domestic demand. The government ...
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Russia - The Russian pipe market was growing throughout the Q3 of 2012, mainly due to stronger seamless industrial and welded line pipe demand. In the Q3 of 2012, the seamless OCTG market in Russia remained strong. Q3 Russian oil ...
Tags: steel pipe, iron ore price news, steel construction, oil&gas drilling
The Turkish Statistical Institute has announced that Turkey's gross domestic product in the Q3 of the current year grew by 7.7% to TRL 377.6 million in current prices and by 1.6% in constant prices to TRL 31.6 million both compared to the ...
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For fiscal second-quarter 2013 (ended 28 October 2012), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp, of Sunnyvale, Ca, USA, a global technology leader for subsystems and components for fiber-optic communications, ...
UK online food retailer Ocado has reported a slowdown in sales growth in the third quarter. The retailer today (20 September) reported a 9.9% increase in gross sales for the quarter to GBP162.6m (US$263.2m). However, this marks a ...
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Interfax reported that the National JSC Naftogaz Ukrainy transferred on December 7th 2012 over USD 850 million to Russian gas giant OJSC Gazprom for natural gas imported to Ukraine in November 2012. Naftogaz Ukrainy has been meeting its ...
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Reuters reported that London copper eased as traders took profits after prices hit a near 2 month top in the previous session but signs of a revival in China's growth and hopes the United States would be able to avoid a fiscal disaster ...
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Rising sugar prices in Europe helped boost revenues and offset flat grocery sales for Associated British Foods in its third quarter. Group sales climbed 13% in the 16 weeks ended 23 June, the Ryvita maker said today (12 July). Sugar ...
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US own-label firm TreeHouse Foods has booked a decline in third-quarter profit as a result of higher input costs and drop in volumes. Earnings in the three months to the end of September totalled US$21.6m compared to $30.4m last year. ...
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The Russian division continues to have a strong order backlog for the remainder of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, particularly in OCTG and line pipe as Russian oil and gas companies continue to implement drilling programs. The Company ...
Canada-based natural and organic food group SunOpta has booked "record" earnings in the third quarter of the year. In the three months ended 29 September, net profit soared 72% to C$5.8m (US$5.86m). The group said the earnings are "a ...
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Emirates Steel, which has undergone several expansions in recent years has reported 33% surge in steel volume and 10% increase in the dispatch of goods of prime quality through to the end of Q3 2012 YoY. Mr Suhail M Al Ameri Emirates ...
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Reuters reported that unionized workers at Chile's Escondida have voted in favor of early labor talks with the mine's controller, global miner BHP Billiton. A union leader said that Escondida's union stunned the copper market last ...
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Australian PV system registrations fell considerably in September,following a general downturn in the market. A downturn was expected after the reduction in solar multiplier drove installations into Q2,but registrations in Q3 were buoyed ...
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AFP reported that Sudan and Saudi Arabia are targeting 2014 start for deep water mining of a Red Sea basin believed rich in gold and copper. Mr Ali al Naimi Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that Manafa ...
Tags: deep water mining, gold exploration, copper exploration