China's Huludao Zinc produced 274,000 mt of nonferrous metals in 2013, down a marginal 1.4% from 278,000 mt produced in 2012, the company said Friday. Its chemical products output was 456,000 mt in 2013, up 0.7% year on year. The ...
Tags: Nonferrous, Zinc, Metal
Initial nominations for US polymer-grade and chemical-grade May propylene contract prices are calling for a rollover at 71 cents/lb and 69.50 cents/lb, respectively, sources said Friday. ExxonMobil Chemical is the only producer with ...
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For first-quarter 2014, Hittite Microwave Corp of Chelmsford, MA, USA (which designs and supplies analog, digital and mixed-signal RF, microwave and millimeter-wave ICs, modules and subsystems as well as instrumentation) has reported record ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
According to data released by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on April 24, as of the end of March (March 31), the composite steel price index (CSPI) for the Chinese domestic market was at 94.83 points, down 1.63 points or 1.69 ...
Tags: Composite Steel, Iron, Steel
Akzo Nobel N.V. reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three Business Areas. First quarter revenues of €3,383 million were 2 percent lower compared with the same period last year. The decrease was mainly a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
For fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ending 28 March), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $481m, down 4.8% on $505.2m last quarter but up 13% on $425.2m a ...
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In April this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 48.3, up from March's final reading of 48.0, as announced by the HSBC on April 23. Since January this year, HSBC PMI has been below 50 for ...
Tags: PMI, domestic demand
Thermal and coking coal exports from Australia's Newcastle port fell 12.5% on the week to 2.64 million mt in the week to Sunday, after four weeks of gains, according to the Newcastle Port Corporation's latest update. NPC said there were ...
Recently, the Society of Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) announced in February the Indian commercial vehicle sales data. Data show that in February, the Indian commercial vehicle sales fell to 47,982, compared with the same period last year ...
Tags: Automotive, Transportation, Auto Parts
Forland of Foton Motor Group held a launch ceremony for Forland Kangrui H2 equipped with Cummins engine China IV product, marked that Forland Kangrui H2 equipped Cummins engine China IV new product officially entered Guangzhou In the ...
Tags: commercial vehicle, vehicle, Cummins Engine
Akzo Nobel recently reported a positive volume and price/mix development in all three Business Areas. First quarter revenues of €3,383 million were 2 percent lower compared with the same period last year. The decrease was mainly a ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
According to Statistics Canada, investment in non-residential building construction was down 0.6 percent from the previous quarter to $12.9 billion in the first quarter. This decline followed two consecutive quarterly gains and was largely ...
With the history of over two decades, Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, known also as Auto China, has been successfully organized for eleven consecutive sessions. Auto China, organized every two years, has been globally ...
Tags: Footprints
Warmer spring weather spurred continued consumer spending and activity this March. According to the National Retail Federation – the world's largest retail trade association – March retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas ...
Tags: NRF, US Retail Sales
The fourth quarter of 2013 showed signs of improvement in small business loans. For the first time in 15 consecutive quarters, both the value and volume of small business loans increased simultane-ously 0.4 percent and 1.1 percent ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation