Ford Australia has confirmed it will end local vehicle production in October 2016, signalling the death of the Ford Falcon and Territory and the loss of 1200 Victorian jobs. Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano said rapidly ...
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Holden managing director Mike Devereux has responded to this morning's announcement that Ford will close its Australian manufacturing operations, saying that he "truthfully believe[s] that not only can auto making in this country survive, ...
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Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Thursday that the US imported a total of 2,680,000 net tons (nt) of steel in April, including 2,087,000 net tons (nt) of finished steel (up 4 ...
Tags: wire rod, pipe, plate, galvanized, coated, longs, flats, tubular, USA
Global steelmaker headquartered India Tata Steel has just posted its Q4 performance for its consolidated unites, which is better than earlier expected by market watchers. For the period in question, Tata Steel’s consolidate steel ...
Tags: Construction, steel
Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released the 2011-12 Farm & Fiber Report. The overall findings demonstrate that organic cotton production dropped 8% from ...
For first-quarter 2013, 5N Plus Inc of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a producer of specialty metal and chemical products, has reported revenue of $118.4m, down 8% on $128.6m last quarter and 27% on $162.2m a year ago following a trend of ...
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Italy's long steel output amounted to 1.073 million metric tons in March this year, down 14.8 percent year on year, according to the Italian steel producers association Federacciai. Accordingly, domestic long steel output recorded another ...
Tags: longs, Italy, production, steelmaking, European Union, Brescia
ingenie, the car insurer for young drivers, has selected SAS Office Analytics to help in better understanding of risk among young drivers. The SAS Office Analytics will enhance ingenie's use of telematics data and deliver behavior-based ...
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It’s reported that the Japanese shipbuilders gained more orders recently due to depreciated Japanese Yen. According to data released by Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA), Japanese shipbuilders’ received order volumes for ...
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The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) predicted that Vietnam’s demand for steel long products would remain weak due to sluggish construction activity in the domestic market. In April, Vietnam’s output of steel long products ...
Cardinal Health, a healthcare services company, has short-listed Datameer for healthcare data discovery, to help improve the lives of its customer's patients. Under the deal, Datameer will provide self-service tools required for ...
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Russian meat producer Cherkizovo has reported net loss of $0.6m for the first quarter of 2013, compared with net income of $39.8m in Q1 2012 due to high grain prices and low pork prices. The company's sales for the quarter increased by ...
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The Mediterranean gasoline cargo market has switched from a $19.75/mt discount under the Northwest European Eurobob market to a premium of $10.75/mt in two weeks, on limited supply, market sources said. "The Med is totally dry...the arbs ...
Tags: Med Gasoline, NWE EBOB
China's proposed ban on imports of low calorific value thermal coal will have a serious impact on Indonesian sub-bituminous coal prices, industry sources said Thursday. Platts, quoting well-informed sources, reported this week that ...
Tags: Low CV Coal, Indonesian Prices
Colfax Fluid Handling has been awarded a contract as the exclusive supplier of hydraulic pumps for a ship capable of lifting the topside structures from offshore platforms. With a lifting capacity of up to 48,000 t, the ship will remove ...