Shanghai's new home market continued to grow last week with increases seen in transactions and supply, according to latest market data. The area of new homes sold, excluding government-funded affordable housing, jumped 24.7 percent to ...
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A man's passion for ancient Chinese houses drives him to buy many, with the aim of restoring them, he tells Deng Zhangyu. Some people collect paintings, others, sculptures and antique furniture. But Qin Tongqian does more he buys ...
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Furniture Industry Overview China is the world’s largest furniture exporting country; the foreign-trade dependence remained about 25%. In 2012 the export amount of furniture and the parts reached $ 48.824 billion, from 2002 to 2012, ...
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According to a report from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of new single-family houses in December 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 414,000. This is 7.0 percent (±17.5 ...
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China is the world’s largest furniture exporting country; the foreign-trade dependence remained about 25%. In 2012 the export amount of furniture and the parts reached $ 48.824 billion, from 2002 to 2012, the furniture exports ...
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According to estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of new single-family houses in November 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 464,000, reflecting a 2.1 ...
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A release from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Wednesday indicated that sales of new single-family houses in October 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 444,000. This is 25.4 percent ...
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The construction boom in the Middle East is fuelling a period of unprecedented growth in the glass industry. A report by the UK's Bowmedia Groups says that the demand for glass will continue to grow as a result of high rise building ...
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The GCC glass industry is witnessing a period of unprecedented growth driven by a significant acceleration in new construction and infrastructure projects announced by regional governments. According to the UK-based Bowmedia Group’s ...
A typical apartment building in Dubai. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in various infrastructure projects, the glass industry in GCC is enjoying a period of tremendous growth. Boosted by heavy public and private spending in ...
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The US government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has built flexible solar cells out of Corning’s Willow Glass. These new solar cells are strong enough that they could eventually replace roofing shingles, which would ...
Russian International Glass Industry Exhibition will be held 17-20 June 2013 in Moscow Expocentre. Russian construction market is developing fast in recent years; in hence, there is large amount of demand in glass products. High quality ...
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Much of the architectural coatings market in Europe is in the doldrums at the moment because of a slump in the region's construction sector stemming from a general slowdown in its economy. During the first quarter of this year, European ...
Pocket doors are sliding doors but they are different from the other kinds of sliding doors. Here the door slides inside a pocket that is built into the wall. Pocket doors not only provides more room space with more floor space but it also ...
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In spite of the difficult market conditions prevailing in the first three months of 2012/13 (1 November 2012 - 31 January 2013), GERRY WEBER International AG boosted its Group sales revenues from EUR 165.1 million in the same period of the ...
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