US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 1.4% in September, matching August's gain. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that the seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index is up 8.4% compared to September 2012, marking the largest ...
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China is on track to exceed the rest of the world in demand for base metals by 2017, becoming the single largest consumer, research consultancy Wood Mackenzie said Friday. In its latest base metals demand forecasts, Wood Mackenzie expects ...
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A year ago, rising domestic property prices would most likely have prompted policymakers to reach into the cupboard and pull out a blanket and smother them. Former premier Wen Jiabao, who stepped down in March, oversaw a nearly ...
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A new, world-class solar energy research centre to support the growth of the solar industry in Wales, and headed by one of the world's pre-eminent solar energy research scientist, has been launched today by Swansea University after being ...
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US-based life insurer MetLife has received regulatory approval from Myanmar's Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to set up a representative office in the country. The company will now concentrate on completing the ...
Cement manufacturers in the country said they are ready to meet an expected increase in demand due to a rise in the construction of government infrastructure projects. "Our member-firms are in the process of increasing our capacity to ...
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HSBC has lowered its copper surplus forecasts for 2013 and 2014 and raised its outlook for the average price by 7%, the bank said Thursday. "We have cut our 2013 surplus forecast from 320,000 mt to 38,000 mt and our 2014 [forecast] from ...
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Media reports of China surpassing the United States as the world's biggest oil importer as shown by data from a U.S. government agency were somewhat overrated, experts said. Recently published data by the U.S. Energy Information ...
Flat glass is a type of glass that consist of raw materials such as soda ash and sand processed through float glass process. Flat glass includes building flat glass, automotive flat glass, and special flat glass. It is used in curtain ...
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Five Portuguese exhibitors visit the capital of Lithuania in Eastern Europe to participate in the 22nd edition of Baltic Textile+Leather. The textile fair takes place between 17th and 19th October and hosts exhibitors such as Goucam ...
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Despite all the negativity on the news, and the uncertainty involving the US debt ceiling, most trends are pointing to a steadily growing economy that bodes well for trucking's future. That was the synopsis from leading economists and ...
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China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company (CSVC), joint-ventured by Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal Corporation, and China Steel Corporation, will start its commercial operation next month. This new sheet mill was an investment of about ...
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Official data showed on Monday that China's electricity consumption, a common indicator of economic activity, rose 10.4 percent year on year in September. The growth, though lower than August's 13.7-percent rise, accelerated from the ...
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Sainsbury's, a UK-based retailer, has teamed up with Teesside University to explore possible ways to slash the amount of fat used in fried foods, a move which could lead to the development of healthier crisps and snacks. The £1m ...
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PACCAR held an opening ceremony today to launch its new DAF assembly plant in Brasil. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive officer, and Parana Governor, Beto Richa, was attended by state and local ...
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