The cost of construction materials rose 0.9 percent in February, more than double the 0.4 percent rise in January, according information from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America in Arlington, Va. The unadjusted percent ...
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San Jose, Calif. – Wood Panels, during the past few years, has gained mileage as a preferred material for decorative purposes in claddings, floorings, roof sheathing, internal linings, ceilings, and construction purposes. Wood Panels ...
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A warm winter is rare in the Arkhangelsk region, an inhospitable, vast Russian tundra bordering the Barents and Kara seas. But this year it came close, with temperatures rarely dropping below -6C until the middle of January. Welcome relief, ...
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As Africa’s plastics industry grows, Indian companies say they are picking up substantial business there, with exports rising for machinery firms, and India’s resin and processing companies making investments. The India factory ...
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In terms of whole steel industry market in this year, on the one hand iron ore prices increase, the other hand is international and domestic economic slowdown, which leading to market demand reduce. In general, the overall steel industry is ...
The Spanish wood-based panels producer Financiera Maderera (Finsa) is posed to permanently close a particleboard mill run by its Basque subsidiary Inama at the end of 2011. Several Spanish daily newspapers reported that the company had ...
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Pushed by the record-high yen and economic problems at home, Japan’s large plastic machinery manufacturing industry is accelerating its investment in lower-cost countries, expanding both in China and elsewhere in Asia. Japan Steel ...
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Cement sales rose seven per cent to 5.2 million tons on the back of higher demand in the first two months of fiscal 2012. The growth in overall dispatches is attributed to a 14% upsurge in local sales. Local sales reached 3.68 million tons ...
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The belief that the used machinery sector would prosper in times of economic crisis has been somewhat of a paradox. The economic slowdown over the past two years has had a profound impact on the retail price of new machinery, with reports ...
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