Purchasing News

• Price increases for tantalum capacitors will be short lived
  
  Jim Carbone, March 4, 2010
  Price jumps in recent months
  
• Avnet launches embedded division
  
  Jim Carbone, March 4, 2010
  The new unit will offer single-board computers and other products
  
• Rochester selected for memory ICs
  
  Jim Carbone, March 4, 2010
  Signs contract with Numonyx
  
• Polystyrene prices are up 5¢/lb
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
    However, slippage may be in the cards
  
• Lumber prices are rising despite soft demand
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
    Material has tightened at mill, distributor links of supply chain
  
• World cobalt surplus is expected to grow
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
    Macquarie still sees volatile prices ahead
  
• Natural gas inventories could swell, keeping prices low
  
  Dave Hannon, March 3, 2010
    Producers ramp up production despite slumping prices
  
• Steel Technologies service center has a new owner
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
  Mitsui, Nucor create ownership joint venture
  
• Earthquake shuts Chilean pulp capacity
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
  Tight supply likely to boost global pricing runup
  
• Benchmark zinc fees raised 40%
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
  Miners win premium treatment charges
  
• Magnesium prices are unstable
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
  Wide spot range averages out at $2.45/lb
  
• Capital spending by energy firms to rebound
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
  IHS Herold sees spending up 17% in 2010
  
• Molybdenum demand is slowly improving
  
  Tom Stundza, March 3, 2010
  Higher prices are expected to follow
  
• Grainger recognizes top 25 suppliers with awards
  
  Susan Avery, March 2, 2010
  Veolia earns first sustainability supplier of the year
  
• Commercial Metals exits joists and decking
  
  Tom Stundza, March 2, 2010
  Market review sees no pickup anytime soon
  
• Producers want to raise linerboard prices--again
  
  Tom Stundza, March 2, 2010
  Box makers to oppose new $70/ton increase
  
• GetThere introduces tools for mid-sized companies
  
  Susan Avery, March 1, 2010
  Tools help determine best way to collaborate
  
• Freight brokers caught in the slow lane
  
  Dave Hannon, March 1, 2010
  As trucking demand and rates pick up, brokers are unable to push through truckload price hikes
  
• Orders for printed circuit boards rise 22%
  
  Staff, March 1, 2010
  The board book-to-bill ratio has been above 1.00 for nine months
  
• Semiconductor revenue rises 47% in January
  
  Jim Carbone, March 1, 2010
  Strong demand from PC and cell phone manufacturers is driving the chip industry