June 2009

Honda Takes to the Air

by Stuart Burns on June 25, 2009

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I have been a fan of Honda ever since more than a decade ago, when I pulled up outside a house to ask directions of a lady cutting her lawn with a petrol mower. When she switched off the machine to answer my question I apologized for causing the effort I knew would come with [...]

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Why Steel Buyers Should Care About An Imported Tire Case

by Lisa Reisman on June 25, 2009

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I’ve managed to go two full weeks without writing one post on international trade and anti-dumping (not that there has been any lack of news on those subjects mind you), but I wanted to give it a little rest. Unfortunately, the break is over because of an affirmative determination in a so-called Ëœsection 421′ or [...]

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Geothermal Energy an Alternative to Oil for Drill Rigs

by Stuart Burns on June 25, 2009

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A little covered but growing alternative power source attracting large sums of both private and federal funding is geothermal energy. As working rig counts have fallen dramatically since this time last year (Baker Hughes reports only 899 rigs working this week, down over a thousand from a year ago) geothermal exploration may provide a still [...]

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China’s Asia Aluminum Fearful of Foreign Ownership?

by Lisa Reisman on June 24, 2009

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What’s good for the goose isn’t necessarily good for the gander. According to this article from yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, aluminum producer Norsk Hydro had to drop it’s bid for China’s Asian Aluminum Holdings Ltd, a company that produces aluminum extrusions. The angle of the story examined how many foreign debt holders will receive only [...]

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Zinc Showing Signs of Weakness Following Price Recovery This Year

by Stuart Burns on June 24, 2009

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Zinc prices have recovered significantly since the beginning of this year but then when you look at how far they had fallen some recovery was inevitable. After all, the fall of Q4 2008 was a reaction to global panic not a reflection of a complete cessation of consumer demand. Consumer demand dropped and both the [...]

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Boeing’s 787 Integrated Supply Chain At Work to Fix Latest Problem

by Lisa Reisman on June 24, 2009

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Boeing announced yesterday another delay in its long awaited first flight citing a need to reinforce a side-of-body section of the plane according to this story in Crain’s Chicago.  Having listened in on Boeing’s special webcast to talk about the delay we thought it might make sense to look at this not from a shareholder [...]

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When is an Environmental Concern not an Environmental Concern?

by Stuart Burns on June 23, 2009

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Having read this article twice (I couldn’t quite believe it the first time) I think I know the answer. The NY Times ran a disturbing piece this week reporting on the intense environmental objections that some (and only some) solar energy planning applications are experiencing in California. The license application rightly gives all stakeholders the [...]

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Kodachrome End of an Era And the Market For Silver?

by Lisa Reisman on June 23, 2009

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Kodak made major headlines yesterday with the announcement that the last of its Kodachrome color film supply will likely run out by this fall. According to an entry in NY Times Lens blog the Kodachrome name ¦became synonymous with richly saturated color reds, especially and postcard-perfect settings. The film has been in use since 1935.  [...]

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