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Most commodity prices drop, but PE stays flat

Plastics News

Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in earlier PET price increases, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. The firm had sales of $21 billion in 2020. QatarEnergy, formerly Qatar Petroleum, is the world's fifth-largest natural gas supplier.

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Stronger together: WA Super Branch supports national supply network

Manufacturer's Monthly

In 2020, the originally separate BSC and CBC branches merged, providing a much more holistic service to the area,” he said. “We In addition, the Motion Industrial Centre’s position – both geographically and within the national supply landscape – offers possibilities to navigate the current import and freight delays.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 52.8%; July 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 26th month in a row after a contraction in April and May 2020. This is the lowest Manufacturing PMI ® figure since June 2020 , when it registered 52.4 percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since August 2020 (59.5 Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent is a 1.4-percentage