In 2014, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 2.4 percent to 174 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). Over the period ...
Tags: Iron Ore Exports, metallurgical coal, mines
With the pace of U.S. economic growth seen speeding up later this year and next, many business economists expect the Federal Reserve to end its bond purchases this fall or even earlier. The consensus of the 48 economists surveyed by the ...
Tags: U.S.economic, GDP, inflation
The US Energy Information Administration says that in September 2013, China’s net imports of petroleum and other liquids exceeded those of the United States on a monthly basis, making it the largest net importer of crude oil and other ...
Tags: Oil Importer, petroleum, liquids production
Volvo Car Group reported a full-year operating profit of 1,919 MSEK for 2013 and will stay in the black and grow sales in 2014, President and CEO Hkan Samuelsson said today. Retail sales are forecast to grow by "a good" 5 per cent in ...
Pilbara Minerals ASX: PLS is heading to market with a capital raising, with the ASX granting the company a trading halt this morning. PLS shares are now in pre-open. The company recently completed its Feasibility Study on the Tabba Tabba ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Speaking at the 4th Global Coking Coal Resource & Market Summit 2014 held in Taiyuan, Wang Yingsheng, director of market research at the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA), stated that in the current year China's steel consumption will ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Iron
Semiconductor capital spending is on the rise and market leaders continue to make the lion's share of investment, the soon-to-be-released March Update to the 2014 McClean Report reported. In fact, Samsung, Intel, and TSMC together will ...
Tags: Semiconductor, Electrical, Electronics
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is set for rapid growth over the next five years, with up to 100GW annual deployment being targeted in 2018, according to Solarbuzz. This end-market growth is projected to increase annual PV module ...
Tags: power supply, PV Solarbuzz, PV industry
The global market for biocides is expected to reach $10,745.7 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing population coupled with growing concerns for industrial waste water treatment is expected to drive ...
Tags: Biocides Market, Halogen compounds, Water treatment applications
APLF’s Fashion Access 2014 celebrates its 30th anniversary in the service of the Global Fashion Industry with a special programme of shows and presentations with the theme – ‘Leather, Past, Present and Future’. The ...
Tags: APLF's Fashion, Global Fashion Industry, Fashion shows
Consumption of prepared meals in Thailand is forecast to rise at an annual rate of 9.8%, while other South East Asian countries, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, are only expecting respective growths of 6% and 2.3%. According to ...
Tags: Packaged Food, packaging, prepared meals
Shipments of PC tablets into the Middle East and Africa expanded 111% year on year in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest results released by IDC, as the overall MEA tablet market reached a total of 3.45 million units for the ...
Tags: Tablet, Computer, PC tablets
The Global Industrial Coatings market has also been witnessing increasing demand for water-based industrial coatings. However, the rising cost of raw materials could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.TechNavio's analysts ...
Tags: Coating, Construction, Decoration
Philips has announced that it has entered into a joint venture in Saudi Arabia, buying 51 per cent of General Lighting Company (GLC), a major lighting company in Saudi, for $235 million. Philips’ current lighting activities in the ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, LED lighting, energy efficient lighting
Global demand for paints and varnishes is forecast to expand 4.7% p.a. between 2014 and 2018. Argentina, China, India, Morocco, and the United States are considered the highest potential markets in the coming years. According to recently ...
Tags: paints, varnishes, Decoration