The outline for China’s 13th five-year plan isn’t exactly summer beach reading: The 65,858-character document, which lays out in broad terms how China’s leaders want the country’s economy to develop between now and ...
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China's steel production capacity is likely to peak in 2016 as capacity is eliminated, gradually outpacing additions, Fitch Ratings has predicted. The rating agency expects China's steel production capacity to increase to about 1.17 ...
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On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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Depreciation of China's currency offers opportunities for economies in Europe Last week's depreciation of the yuan stoked fears that European exports to China could be hit. As the euro and the pound strengthened, concerns started to grow ...
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The Chinese government will allow prices of several agricultural goods to float freely in the market in an "historic adjustment," state media reported Tuesday, as high domestic prices struggle to cope with a downtrend in the global ...
Plasma process equipment maker Plasma-Therm LLC of St Petersburg, FL, USA says that an MDS-100 MicroDie Singulator plasma dicing system has been ordered by a global LED maker for high-volume LED production. The manufacturer produces LEDs ...
Tags: LED light, LED lamp, LED panel, Plasma-Therm
Consumer confidence in Australia is fuelling the rise of ‘savvy shopping’, according to findings from market research organisation Nielsen. Nielsen said Australian consumers were optimistic about their buying habits over the ...
As innovation in engine-powered two-wheel transportation accelerates, the market for e-bicycles is expected to expand. The technological trends contributing to this development include combined throttle-control and pedal-assist models, ...
Tags: E-Bicycles, 3D-printed bicycles, Lights
"Pricing is always determined by market forces. In terms of value creation, MEG prices are a bargain today. However, MEG has been one of the most attractive ethylene derivatives in the last five years,” says a senior official of a ...
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According to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), to just over 1 million net tons. While exports to Canada were virtually unchanged from June to July at 536,892 net tons, and the amount of steel sent to Mexico increased ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
NEWARK (CN) – Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo and a host of other electronics manufacturers conspired to fix prices of capacitors, a Silicon Valley company claims in a federal antitrust class action. eIQ Energy, of San Jose, named 27 ...
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Futures prices continued to tumble this week, as negative fundamental and technical factors exerted additional downward pressure on the market. Abundant rainfall in West Texas over the Memorial Day weekend could potentially add 1.5-2.0 ...
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Beijing bureaucrats are all exhausted just by chasing a sputtering economy and trying to keep it moving. Some fine-tuning here, a bit of state spending there – all with the aim of meeting a GDP growth target. But if they want to stop ...
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There was an upbeat atmosphere among the 2575 visitors and the 100 exhibitors at Made in France on 9 & 10 April, building on momentum from last year with another double-digit rise in attendance: +15.9%. The show’s fantastic new ...
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While the Chinese government has committed to eliminating 80 million mt/year of steel capacity nationwide by 2017, the reduction will be gradual which will see demand for raw material ferrosilicon remain steady in 2014 as compared with ...
Tags: Steel Output, Ferrosilicon