Manitoulin Group's announcement tonight that it will be purchasing all shares in major LTL player Vitran may be its biggest move of the year, but it's certainly not the first. Manitoulin, which has over 3,000 pieces of equipment and more ...
It's reported that Nucor-LMP Steel, a cold-finished bar and wire producer announced to hike wire prices by US$30/short ton, effective from January 2nd shipments. Nucor-LMP stated that the price rise was boosted by the rise on wire rod ...
The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) reached US$5.66 billion in the third quarter of 2013, representing an on-year increase of 6.5%. On a sequential basis the third quarter of 2013 increased 5.2%. Meanwhile, the worldwide router ...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday increased US rail traffic for November 2013 over November 2012. Intermodal traffic in November totaled 1,007,549 containers and trailers, up 7.8 percent (73,004 units) compared ...
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Anonymous sources have confirmed to SteelOrbis that representatives of the US rebar industry filed a "critical circumstances" allegation late Wednesday in the ongoing AD/CVD investigation of rebar from Turkey. The allegation, which claims ...
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The Nasdaq computer index Friday hit its highest point since November 2000, in the wake of the dot-com bust, despite mixed reports this week from the hardware and components sector. The Nasdaq computer index closed Friday at 1989.89, up ...
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Belarus-based Byelorussian Steel Works (BMZ) has stated that in October this year its crude steel production declined by 44.5 percent year on year to 131,274 mt, while its finished steel product output decreased by 32.1 percent year on year ...
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The proportion of LED chips used in LED lighting will increase from 20% in 2012 to about 25% in 2013, Taiwan-based LED makers cited statistics as indicating. For LED light bulbs, average luminous efficiency is estimated to reach 77lm/W in ...
Taiwanese LED manufacturer Lextar’s November revenue reached NT $1.17 (US $39 million), growth of 10.1 percent from October and 49.5 percent from November last year. The company’s accumulated revenue from Jan.-Nov. was NT $12.64 ...
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Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU) (NYSE MKT:NSU) is pleased to announce that the Bisha Mine in Eritrea has reached commercial production for the copper expansion with the successful commissioning of its flotation plant. Since commissioning ...
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Canadian carriers are getting different requirements from one shipper to another for exactly the same food products because there’s no uniformity in preventive control plans (PCPs) for transportation. Food safety and transportation ...
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According to a report from the Lake Carriers' Association, shipments of iron ore on the US Great Lakes totaled 5.5 million tons in November, an increase of 7 percent compared to a year ago.? The November ore float was also 4.1 percent ahead ...
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Australian Newcastle port's coal shipments to China dipped to their lowest level in six months in November at 1.74 million mt, shipping data from terminal operator Port Waratah Coal Services showed Tuesday. Close to 22.7% of the 7.68 ...
Global Logistics Leader Doubles Productivity with Lifts The success of the global logistics industry lies heavily on the efficiency and reliability of their operations. So when a major player in the market was investigating options for a ...
Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo-il;www.smotor.com), part of the USD 16.2 billion Mahindra Group, today announced that the company sold a total of 14,092 units in November 2013 – 6,540 units in domestic sales and 7,552 in exports, ...
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