• Material handling equipment buys to rise in 2010

  Tom Stundza, November 20, 2009
  Growth of 2.5%-3% versus 35%-38% drop in 2009  More

• Supply issues are boosting copper prices

  Tom Stundza, November 20, 2009
  Labor strife in South America may spur further price increases  More

• Gypsum wallboard demand is down

  Tom Stundza, November 20, 2009
  USG reports wallboard prices on demand plunge  More

• OECD sees world growth at 3.4% in 2010

  Tom Stundza, November 19, 2009
  Economists see stimulus programs at work  More

• Ferrochrome supplies face headwinds

  Tom Stundza, November 19, 2009
  Production expansion will boost prices  More

• How purchasing uses cross functional teams to source indirect goods and services

  By Susan Avery, November 19, 2009
  If the recession has taught us anything, it's that it's important for people to work together for the good of the company. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than at companies where purchasing routinely leads cross-functional teams to source indirect goods and services. Cross-functional teams are not new: Purchasing operations at world-class companies have been leading teams of people represe...  More

• Buyers still focused on price reduction as talk turns to recovery

  By David Hannon, November 19, 2009
  A recent poll of buyers on PurchasingBizconnect shows 48% of buyers polled say negotiating lower prices for products and services with their suppliers is their biggest priority right now. Other supplier-facing priorities ranked in order of importance include supplier consolidations (15%), ensuring the financial health of suppliers (14%), getting suppliers more involved with product development ...  More

• U.S. mills launch trade complaint against Chinese seamless steel pipe

  By Tom Stundza, November 19, 2009
  Producers U.S. steel and V&M Star have filed a trade complaint against seamless pipe imports from China, alleging dumping margins of 60% and illegal subsidies of up to 30%. The case involves about $400 million in seamless standard line and pressure pipe not exceeding 16 in. in diameter imported from China between 2006 and 2008.  More

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