In July this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production volume decreased by 9.6 percent compared to June but increased by 8.5 percent year on year to 259,634 units, according to the release from the Mexican Association of ...
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China's growing demand for greener illumination gave the country's light emitting diode (LED) makers an easy time this year with good profits in the first half of 2014. Of 38 listed LED makers to publish semiannual financial results, 31 ...
Global polypropylene capacity increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from 2003, reaching 65 million tons per year (mmty) in 2013, and is expected to continue rising to 86 mmty by 2018, at a slightly higher CAGR of 5.8%, ...
Tags: China&Russia, Polypropylene, Textile
Russian coal mining company Kuzbassrazrezugol has announced that in the first half this year it produced 21.4 million mt of coal, down 1.9 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the given period, the company significantly improved coal ...
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In the week from July 14 to July 20, on the Orbis Steel Index the scrap indexes moved upwards. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index increased slightly, while the Turkish flat rolled product indexes showed either upward or sideways ...
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French pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced that its subsidiary Valinox Nucléaire, which specializes in tubes for nuclear power plants, has received an order for nuclear power plant tubes in China and has obtained qualification ...
Tags: China, Tubes, Metallurgy, Mineral
In May this year, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet shipments increased by 3.27 percent compared to April and were up 3.08 percent on year-on-year basis, amounting to 888,297 metric tons. 78 percent of shipments were made to the domestic ...
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In the second quarter of the current year, the crude steel production of Russian steelmaker MMK Group totaled 3.390 million mt, up 6.3 percent compared to the first quarter of the year, while its crude steel output in the first half of the ...
In the week from July 21 to July 27, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index moved upwards, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index switched to sideways movement. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index continued ...
Tags: Orbis Steel Index, Turkish.Move
Northern India’s biggest garment show “RETAIL SOURCE INDIA” is all set for it’s debut edition at Pragati Maidan from 19th to 21st July 2014 in Hall No. 14. The show being organized by AEMA (Apparel Exporters & ...
Tags: Retail Source, India, Apparel, Accessories
In June this year, Thailand's total motor vehicle output (excluding motorcycles) amounted to 160,542 units, down 26.06 percent year on year, according to a report released by the Thailand Automotive Institute. On the other hand, Thailand's ...
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Russia-based steel pipe producer ChTPZ Group has announced its operational results for the first half of the current year. In the first half, ChTPZ shipped 881,800 mt of steel pipes to customers, representing a nine percent increase ...
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According to its financial results according to US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) for the second quarter and the first half of 2014, Russian steelmaker NLMK registered a net profit of $158 million in the second quarter, ...
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Whereas China's steel output has remained at high levels as domestic steel demand has indicated some increases due to the Chinese government's stabilization policy and also given the significant rises seen in export volumes, the growth ...
In the week from August 4 to August 10, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap maintained its upward movement, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index continued to move sideways. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index ...
Tags: Turkish Scrap, Steel