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Some Auto Makers to Fight Steel Surcharges: Report
(Reuters) - Some auto makers are threatening to fight surcharges steelmakers are trying to impose on agreed supply contracts in a bid to curb the impact of spiking steel prices and bolster their weak finances, The Wall Street Journal said, citing...
Tags: Manufacturing, Financial accounting, auto company, surcharge, General Motors Corp., finance, housing market, financial terms, Thomson Reuters Corp., financial
News items 2008-07-07
Mittal Unlikely to Buy Rio Stake Soon
By Mathieu Robbins and Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters UK) - Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal considered buying a stake in bid target Rio Tinto RIO to expand his interests in iron ore but has decided against it for now, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday....
Tags: Asset, Raw Material, Rio Tinto, ArcelorMittal, Asset Management, Blount International Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., London
News items 2008-06-30
German Henkel, ThyssenKrupp Pass on Price Rises
By David Milliken FRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - German consumer goods firm Henkel (HNKG_p) and steelmaker ThyssenKrupp TKAG are succeeding in passing higher raw material costs on to their consumers, while tyre maker Continental CONG is struggling, executives said in interviews published on Sunday. The comments...
Tags: ThyssenKrupp, Raw Material, Steel, German Henkel, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Operational Accounting, Manufacturing, Financial Accounting
News items 2008-07-13
Steel Magnate Mittal Spreads Wings to Mines, Banks
LONDON (Reuters) - After conquering the steel industry two years ago, Lakshmi Mittal was soon looking for his next challenge. Indian-born Mittal, the dominant shareholder in the world's largest steel group ArcelorMittal ISPA, has been racing to boost control over raw...
Tags: Britain, raw material, coal, cheap labor, London, industry, Thomson Reuters Corp., merger, shareholder, board, bank, car, strategy
News items 2008-06-30
Declaring Independence From Grid Power Uncertainties: Generating Onsite Power With Capstone Benefits Production, the Environment and the Bottom Line
This study describes about Generating Onsite Power with Capstone Benefits Production. At Harbec Plastics, the waste produced at each step becomes the input for the next step. Even the scraps swept off the floor become raw material used to create fresh new products. Electric power keeps Harbec moving, but a...
Tags: Capstone Turbine, raw material, environment
Case studies
Arcelor Raises Stake in Macarthur Coal
ArcelorMittal said it has increased its stake in Australian miner Macarthur Coal Ltd to 19.9 per cent by buying shares from another stakeholder as part of a strategy to safeguard its raw materials supply.In May, Arcelor paid $604 million for a 14.9 per cent stake in Macarthur Coal, but...
Tags: Arcelor, Coal, Raw Material, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Management, REUTERS
News items 2008-06-30
Environmental Implications of Wood Production in Intensively Managed Plantations
Although many of the issues raised about forest plantations are non-trivial, there are a number of significant environmental advantages of plantation establishment that appear to outweigh concerns, if plantation management practices can be developed to address concerns regarding sustainability. Assessment of total environmental impacts over product life cycles shows that...
Tags: raw material, product life cycle, sustainability, petroleum, fiber
White papers 2003-03-21
Structuring Your Business Plan
This article talks about business plan as a production line. What goes in at the start are raw material and unfinished assemblies. In this case, the raw materials include: Talent and initiative from your employees, Capital, Market position, The company's creditworthiness, The firm's earning capacity, Assessment of changes in the...
Tags: raw material, capital market, talent
White papers 2003-01-01
The Art And Science Of Business Valuation
From the executive summary: ‘The raw materials that make up a company include cost, labor, overhead, inventory, capital, equipment, and even human relationships. All of the aforesaid factors have a value associated with them. No business is so unique that it does not require any raw material. In fact, one...
Tags: raw material
White papers 2003-01-01
Dealing With Cost Increases: A Matter Of Survival
From the executive summary: ‘Many industries today are affected by rising costs. Raw material prices have been rising steadily over the last few years, especially those connected to the price of oil. Uncertainty about the supply of the world’s fuel have inched its price upwards and with it, the ability...
Tags: STRATEGIC PRICING GROUP INC., profit margin, industry
White papers 2003-01-01

Additional Resources

The business of practice … meets the business of ammunition
With the current costs of ammunition it is often hard to justify casual shooting or sometimes even defensive practice in addition to the overall general cost of just day-to-day living. Ammunition costs went up a nominal 11 percent in January and we can expect another price increase towards the middle...
Articles 2008-08-01
Huntsman reports 10% rise in second-quarter earnings
Huntsman Corp., the chemical maker whose takeover by a unit of Apollo Management LP faces collapse, said adjusted second-quarter earnings rose 10 percent from the previous period because of price gains and improved sales volumes. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will be higher in...
Articles 2008-07-17
High Growth Reported for the China Industrial Dedusting Industry Report, 2008
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the China industry is available in its catalogue. China Industrial Dedusting Industry Report, 2008 http://www.reportlinker.com/p091182/China-Industrial-Dedusting-Industry-Report-2008.html China is still in the stage that its industries, including heavy chemical industry, power, building materials and steel, are developing rapidly....
Articles 2008-07-16
OSRAM Sheds Light on Supply Chain With ToolsGroup Solution
ToolsGroup , a global provider ofdemand-driven inventoryoptimization solutions, announced that OSRAM S.p.A. has contracted toimplement the company's Service Optimizer 99+ (SO 99+) solution. With sales of 4.7 billion Euros in 2007, OSRAM is one of the largestlighting manufacturers in the world. Part of the Siemens AG Group, it...
Articles 2008-07-16
China Has a Huge Potential Market for Dedusting Equipment According to the 2008 Report on China's Industrial Dedusting Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/decb24/china_industrial_d) has announced the addition of the "China Industrial Dedusting Industry Report, 2008" report to their offering. China is still in the stage that its industries, including heavy chemical industry, power, building materials and steel, are developing rapidly. These raw materials and...
Articles 2008-07-16
A China Gamma-Butyrolactone Market Report, 2008: Including the Latest Key Statistics, Production Techniques and Market Overview
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a5bec8/china_gbl_gammab) has announced the addition of the "China GBL (Gamma-butyrolactone) Market Report, 2008" report to their offering. GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) is an excellent high boiling solvent and important organic synthesis midbody. It has high solubility and good electrical properties and stability. And it...
Articles 2008-07-16
China Wood Flooring Industry Report, 2008 - It Is Predicted That Wood Floor Will Probably Cover About 25% of the Floor Decoration Market
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/db1a44/china_wood_floorin) has announced the addition of the "China Wood Flooring Industry Report, 2008" report to their offering. In 2007, a total of 361 million square meters of wood floor were produced in China, increasing 9.4% on the previous year. The laminate wood...
Articles 2008-07-16
In China's Domestic Market, About 75% of PTA is Used to Make Polyester Fibre, 20% to Make Bottle-Grade Polyester
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0c634c/china_pta_pure_te) has announced the addition of the "China PTA Pure Terephthalic Acid Market Report, 2008-2009" report to their offering. PTA: Abbreviation of Pure Terephthalic Acid Physical properties: white crystal power that is innoxious and inflammable. It burns easily when mixed...
Articles 2008-07-16
Aristech Acrylics Cancels Supply Agreement with Wilsonart International
FLORENCE, Ky. -- Aristech Acrylics LLC, headquartered in Florence, KY, announced today that due to the current environment of rapid and unprecedented rising of raw material and energy costs, it has exercised its right to terminate its Supply Agreement with Wilsonart International, Inc. effective October 24th, 2008. The two companies...
Articles 2008-07-15
Double-digit rise in factory gate prices for first time in 20 years
Factory gate inflation broke into double digits last month, for the first time since current records began more than two decades ago. Manufacturing output prices rose by a record 10 per cent in the year to the end of June, driven by a rise of more than...
Articles 2008-07-15
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