Category «Numbers»

Chinese finished steel exports to Latin America: Brazil, the most important importer. Mexico, the fastest growing destination – Alacero

Santiago of Chile, January 29th, 2013. During the first three quarters of 2012, Brazil stood up as the main Latin-American destination for Chinese finished steel exports. Meanwhile, Mexico continued to be the country that showed the most important relative growth of Chines imports, compared to same period of 2011. Brazil Because of the observed deceleration of …

ТМК Announces 4Q 2012 and FY2012 Operational Results

TMK, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, announces its operational results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and full year 2012. 4Q 2012 and FY 2012 Highlights  TMK shipped a total of 4,218 thousand tonnes of steel pipe to customers in 2012, that stands almost on a par with the …

AISI: Weekly Steel Production – January 26, 2013

In the week ending January 26, 2013, domestic raw steel production was 1,806,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.4 percent. Production was 1,918,000 tons in the week ending January 26, 2012, while the capability utilization then was 77.6 percent. The current week production represents a 5.8 percent decrease from the same period …

A GfK survey on the performance of leading automotive brands on social media

Nuremberg, 25 January 2013 – The internet drastically changes brand communications. It becomes livelier, more complex, richer in content and increasingly opaque. GfK’s comprehensive analysis of social media in the automotive sector demonstrates the way in which leading automotive brands are perceived online. Which subjects are addressed on social media sites? Which automotive brands are …

Strong Silver Jewelry Sales Reported During 2012 Holiday Season – Silver with Diamond Category Increasingly Important

(Washington, D.C., January 23, 2013) – Sterling silver jewelry sales continued their strong performance during the recent Holiday Season, according to industry observers and early retail sales surveys. Retailers across the country reported to Jewelers Circular Keystone that “Sterling silver was the shining star of the Holiday Season in all types of pieces and increasingly …