Global growth in IT spending is slowing, according to analyst group Gartner, which forecasts that total spending in 2013 will amount to $3.7 trillion, an increase of just two per cent on the $3.6 trillion that it believes was spent ...
Tags: IT, Computer Products, software
Eaton says it is working with local officials, utilities and businesses to help restore power in Calgary, Alta., and surrounding areas, where residents and businesses are still recovering from the effects of recent flooding in southern ...
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China has taken delivery of around 88,000 mt of Iranian LPG in June after a break of four months, as the Islamic republic extends exports to North Asia in its attempts to circumvent sanctions aimed at preventing it from exporting oil ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
NYMEX August crude settled $1.43 higher at $97.99/barrel Monday on Middle East tensions and as better-than-expected manufacturing data from Europe helped boost US equities. NYMEX's rise outpaced ICE August Brent's 84-cent gain to $103/b, ...
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The chief executive of Egypt s Suez Cement has said that the country s construction sector needs to pick up if the country s economy is to make a sustained recovery. Speaking to Egypt s Daily News, managing director Bruno Carre argued ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
NEMA's Lighting Systems Index increased in the first quarter of 2013 following a 3.4 gain in the fourth quarter of 2012, growing 5.4 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by 3.8 percent on a year-over-year basis. Lighting equipment ...
Tags: Lighting Equipment, Lighting Systems, Lights, Lighting
United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its municipal solid state lamps alliance (msslc) intends to hold annual meeting on September 11 in phoenix. The meeting will be available for alliance members, including government ...
Through 2017, global demand for doors and windows is expected to rise 7.1 percent annually to $223 billion, significantly exceeding the growth rate of the 2007-2012 period, according to World Windows & Doors, a new study from The Freedonia ...
Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. (CTaSC), a national company providing marketing research and business planning services, announced the release of their 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone. ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Indonesian Industry Minister M.S, Hidayat said on Monday that the country has set furniture export target at 2 billion U.S. dollars this year along with recovery in global economy. "The wood-based industry in the country is estimated to ...
Tags: furniture exports
It's reported that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered Russian NLMK's long-term corporate credit rating to "BB+" from "BBB-". S&P explained that the downgrade was based on weak global steelmaking and a conservative estimate of the country ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
What does it take to shake the Chinese market? If stock turmoil in Shanghai and talk of bank default don't strike fear in the heart of the nation, images of a metropolis falling into a chasm will perhaps do the trick. An image from the ...
Tags: Cash Squeeze, Banks
Bank of China, one of China's big four state-owned commercial banks, has stated in a report that China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to rebound to 7.8 percent in the third quarter of this year, amid acceleration of ...
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China has taken delivery of around 88,000 mt of Iranian LPG in June after a break of four months, as the Islamic republic extends exports to North Asia in its attempts to circumvent sanctions aimed at preventing it from exporting oil ...
Tags: Iranian LPG, Chemicals
A new research study, conducted by RMIT University’s Centre for Design and commissioned by CHEP Australia, has highlighted the role of packaging in cutting down food waste. The study titled 'The role of packaging in minimising food ...
Tags: Packaging, Food Waste