A new report by Hamburg-based secondary research organization yStats.com, “Global M-Commerce 2014: Smartphones and Tablets“, covers the latest trends and developments in mobile shopping. Yücel Yelken, CEO of yStats.com ...
Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga, a joint venture between Severstal and Gonvarri , has begun producing blanks for interior and exterior parts of the Volkswagen Jetta. This is the second Volkswagen ...
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Participating in domestic and international fairs help Turkish textile and clothing enterprises expand their clientele and explore newer markets, said Uludag Textile Exporters Association (UTIB) chairman Ibrahim Burkay during the ...
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Russian coking coal producer Raspadskaya lost a net $126 million in 2013, quadrupled from a net loss of $29.5 million a year ago, as its share of exports in its overall sales volumes grew to 42% due to weaker domestic demand, Raspadskaya ...
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According to a study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the global consumption of coatings was 80 billion pounds in 2013 valued at $120 billion. The industry has recovered from the 2008-2009 global recession and a five ...
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that the US imported a total of 3,250,000 net tons (nt) of steel in February, including 2,240,000 nt of finished steel (up 1.4 percent ...
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The price of autocatalyst metal palladium hit its highest since August 2011 on Friday as a miners’ strike in South Africa ground on and concerns grew that the standoff between major producer Russia and the West over Ukraine could ...
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US Representative Pete Olson, R-Texas, on Tuesday called for less federal regulation for oil and gas drilling, including allowing some drilling in national parks. Olson, who spoke at the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners ...
Expedited regulatory approval of proposed US liquefied natural gas export terminals would not lead to their immediate construction nor to near-term deliveries of US gas into Europe, panelists at a Senate hearing said Tuesday. Several US ...
Textile and raw material exports from Turkey, excluding apparel, fetched US$ 1.48 billion during the first two months of 2014, indicating a surge of 11.6 percent, compared to the same period in 2013, as per the data released by the Istanbul ...
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The US Energy Information Administration says that in September 2013, China’s net imports of petroleum and other liquids exceeded those of the United States on a monthly basis, making it the largest net importer of crude oil and other ...
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a US$ 257,000 grant to Honeywell Group Limited (Lagos, Nigeria) for a project that will assess different product streams for petrochemical facilities in Nigeria. Under the ...
NYMEX May crude futures settled 14 cents higher at $99.60/barrel Monday with investors focusing on the suspension of vessel boardings in the Houston Ship Channel and its possible impact on oil movements in the US Gulf Coast region. May ...
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The UK's imports of thermal coal in January rose 14% on the month and 3% on the year to 3.46 million mt, according to customs data released Friday. The month's jump in imports was driven by an 84% increase on the month in deliveries from ...
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Crude steel production by the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 125 million mt in February, up by just 0.6% on the same month last year. Compared with January 2014, February's average daily production of 4.46 ...
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