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- Steel beam prices drop
Price trends on steel beams, coking coal, polyurethane, ABS and business air travel. Also, a look at Purchasing's latest business index data and supply news on polyether polyols. - Nov 17, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Ocean-freight rates dive, but shippers can’t get credit
Price trends on Ocean-freight rates, stainless steel, Iron-Ore, lead, semiconductor and NAND flash. Plus credit woes are also stalling nonresidential construction but some buyers are finding a bright side to the credit mess - Nov 10, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Business airfares at the highest level ever
Price trends on diesel, linerboard, polystyrene, cold-rolled sheet steel, and less-than-truckload. Plus, business airfares at the highest level ever with no letup ahead and electronics industry is starting to slow down. - Nov 03, 2008, 07:00 AM
- Design Collaboration: Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric VP of Supply Management and Purchasing Jeff Wood describes how design collaboration enabled the company to bring an innovative new product to market ahead of schedule and with a $3 million-plus savings. - Oct 30, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Chemicals prices fall
Prices fall for chemicals, PVC resin, and DRAM, but rail-freight rates will probably rise. - Oct 27, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Managing Supply Chain Risk
Craig Brown, Director of Materials at Intel, John Paterson, IBM's Chief Procurement Officer, along with Eric Johnson of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, discuss supply chain risk management. - Oct 23, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Steel imports are dropping, but they could rise next year
Price trends on steel, diesel fuel, and batteries. Plus, Purchasing’s Business Index drops again, electronics buyers plan to curtail purchases, and we have a tip for travel buyers negotiating airline rates - Oct 20, 2008, 09:08 AM
- Zinc, lead and copper prices will drop
Price trends on zinc, lead, copper, aluminum, coal, natural gas, fuel ethanol, methanol, and semiconductors. Plus, the IMF expects a major economic downturn next year and air travel will cost more next year - Oct 13, 2008, 07:00 AM
- Steel prices are dropping
Price trends on steel, crude oil, coating chemicals, integrated-circuits and NAND flash. Plus, the manufacturing sector is contracting and a railroad merger could improve access to the Midwest - Oct 06, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Nickel supply could drop, but prices will stay low
Price trends for nickel, copper, linerboard, acrylonitrile, and DRAM chips. Plus automotive demand for microcontrollers will grow and travel buyers will encourage more car rentals. - Sep 29, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Aerospace-metals consumption dips
Price trends for aerospace-metals, chemicals, fossil-fuel alternatives, rebar and merchant-bar and NOR flash memory. Plus shrinking profit margins will lead to more proprietary technology - Sep 22, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Scrap-steel prices fall
Price trends for scrap steel, iron ore, tin, jet-fuel and DRAM. Plus P&G wins our Medal of Professional Excellence and PC shipments will grow - Sep 15, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Raw materials prices drop, but not end-product prices
Price trends on raw materials, molybdenum, caustic soda, electronic connectors and semiconductors . Plus, steel-making capacity is expanding, steel demand from the recreational-vehicle market is sliding and business spending increases. - Sep 08, 2008, 07:00 AM
- Sinking zinc prices cause mining cutbacks
Price trends for zinc, steel, bulk shipping, trucking, electronics, and business travel. Plus, the microprocessor and microelectromechanical systems markets will grow. - Sep 02, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Metal fabricators and buyers cautious on the economy
Price trends on coal, ethylene, rhodium, and DRAM. Plus metal fabricators and buyers cautious on the economy, more globalization of the North American steel industry, information technology spending will grow and competition heats up for EMS and ODM - Aug 25, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Steel prices will continue to rise- but more slowly
Price trends on steel, aluminim, copper, ferrochrome, polyethylene and passive electronic components. Plus LCD panels will get cheaper, and a new report on hotel room rates - Aug 18, 2008, 07:00 AM
- Mixed forecasts for precious metals prices
Price trends for precious metals, energy, oriented strand board and travel. Plus, electronics outsourcing is still growing, and semiconductor sales are rising - Aug 11, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Stainless steel prices continue to drop
Price trends for stainless steel, cold-finished steel bar, cobalt, connector, and crude oil. Plus, Toyota localizes production—and sourcing and big-company bankruptcies are at a five-year high - Aug 04, 2008, 0:00 PM
- Hot-rolled sheet-steel prices rise, but only slightly
Price trends for hot-rolled sheet-steel, linerboard, polyethylene, butadiene, gold and semiconductors. Plus, disc-drive shipments are up and the economy is worrying distributors. - Jul 28, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Zinc prices are heading for a 30% decline
Sponsored by Motion Industries - includes price trends for zinc, magnesium, steel plate, and acrylonitrile. Plus, ISM says manufacturing expanded a little last month, semi equipment spending is in a double-digit decline... - Jul 21, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Steel-scrap buyers search for a pricing benchmark
Price trends for steel-scrap, aluminum, polystyrene, semiconductors, connectors, plus MRO buyers deal with counterfeit parts. - Jul 14, 2008, 07:00 AM
- Commodity price inflation
Price trends for steel, tubular steel, PVC, printed circuit boards, plus, commodity prices keep rising and Intel reasserts its microprocessor dominance. - Jul 07, 2008, 07:00 AM
- Crude-oil and gasoline prices are up
Price trends for Crude-oil, gasoline, lumber, wire-rod, NAND flash memory, plus use of renewable energy sources is down and electronics buyers are cutting their inventories - Jun 30, 2008, 08:00 AM
- Procurement helps drive huge product conversion at P&G
Purchasing's Senior Editor Susan Avery talks with David Zint, Director, Global Packaging Purchases, Procter & Gamble on procurement's role in the company's massive, eight-month conversion of its laundry detergent lines to 2X or 50% compacted versions - Jun 30, 2008, 9:00 PM
- Stainless-steel prices have peaked
Price trends for stainless steel, pulp, containerboard, raw materials, and semiconductors; plus PC shipments are growing - Jun 23, 2008, 08:00 AM
- GE, IBM, Herman Miller lead green purchasing charge
John Paterson, CPO for IBM, Scott Charon, Program Manager for the Design for Environment Team at Herman Miller, and Gretchen Hancock of GE Corporate Environmental Programs discuss green procurement and supply chain management - Jun 19, 2008, 9:00 PM
- Steel rebar demand is down, but prices are up
Price trends on steel rebar, polypropylene, DRAM, LCD displays and aluminum, plus Purchasing’s Business Conditions Index turns negative for third time in seven months - Jun 16, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Steel demand could drop
Price trends for steel, aluminum, benzene, display drivers, passives, plus semiconductor foundries are not adding capacity, and airlines are cutting capacity—and adding surcharges. - Jun 09, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Finally, some good news on steel prices
Also in this report: market price updates and forecasts for heating oil, transportation costs, and indium, plus subtle shifts detected in pricing conditions for semiconductors and supply conditions for printed circuit boards - Jun 02, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Magnesium prices hit $3.35/lb in May
Also in this report: breaking price news for crude oil, natural gas, bismuth, rhodium, DRAM and dry bulk ocean freight, plus a market update for multilayer ceramic capacitors - May 27, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Aluminum prices are climbing
Also in this report: breaking price news on tin, hot-rolled steel sheet, butadiene and standard logic, plus market updates for aluminum extrusions, semiconductor foundries, and corporate credit cards. - May 19, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Speed Demons: IBM Cuts Three Months from Design Cycle Time
Purchasing's Executive Editor, Electronics Jim Carbone speaks with Sophie Bechu, Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing, Integrated Supply Chain about her team's work on the recent launch of a new water-cooled supercomputer - the IBM p575 - May 15, 2008, 9:00 PM
- More reasons for metals prices to keep inflating
Also in this report: breaking market price news for stainless steel, DRAM, and diesel fuel; market intelligence relating to linerboard capacity and demand for printing and writing papers; innovation news for semiconductors - May 12, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Palladium price hits record high
Also in this report: breaking market price news for tin, petrochemicals, caustic soda, and DRAM, plus a market update for PC boards and information on Intel's purchasing overhaul and two Purchasing magazine events - May 05, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Copper, steel products defy supply/demand fundamentals
Also in this report: Price news for copper wire, galvanized steel sheet, lead, and Intel microprocessors plus market updates on steel imports and hard disk drives - Apr 28, 2008, 03:00 AM
- ISM says manufacturing contracted last month
Also in this report: breaking price news for tin, aluminum, LCD monitors, uranium plus industrial buyers' pricing expectations, latest news on the U.S. manufacturing economy and a market update for image sensors. - Apr 21, 2008, 03:00 AM
- Metals inflation runs rampant
Also in this report: breaking price news for copper, wide-flange steel beams, benzene, softwood lumber, and passive electronics components plus a new market forecast for electronics equipment, and new survey data from Purchasing magazine. - Apr 14, 2008, 03:00 AM
- Steel prices keep going up
Also in this report: breaking market/price news and forecasts for stainless steel, cobalt, ethylene, NAND flash and rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. - Apr 07, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Sulfuric acid prices explode, to $329/ton
Also in this report: market price alerts for analog microchips, electronic connectors, linerboard, and cut-size office copier paper plus good news from UCLA economists and longer-term supply risk alerts for both corrugated containers and aluminum. - Mar 31, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Spot copper prices are near $4 per pound
Also in this report: market price updates for crude oil, hot-rolled steel plate, and construction materials, plus semiconductor revenues and capacity news for NOR flash memory chips and trucking. - Mar 24, 2008, 06:00 AM
- HR sheet steel could approach $800/ton
Also in this report: breaking market price news for stainess steel, auto-bundle steel scrap, jet fuel, and NAND flash memory. - Mar 17, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Speed Demons: Cisco Part 1
Speed Demons: Cisco Part 1 - Mar 15, 2008, 11:00 AM
- Speed Demons: Cisco Part 2
Speed Demons, Cisco Part 2 - Mar 15, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Speed Demons: Cisco Part 3
Speed Demons: Cisco, Part 3 - Mar 15, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Speculators drive up crude oil, metals prices
Also in this report: Recent price moves for steel scrap and molybdenum plus market news for semiconductors, small LCDs, and ethanol. - Mar 10, 2008, 09:00 AM
- Leaders in Procurement, Cessna Part 1
As part of Purchasing's Leaders in Procurement interview series, Senior Editor Susan Avery talkswith Cessna's Vice President of Supply Management Don Beverlin on the company's Supply Chain Strategy. - Mar 07, 2008, 3:00 PM
- Leaders in Procurement, Cessna Part 2
As part of Purchasing's Leaders in Procurement interview series, Cessna's Vice President of Supply Management Don Beverlin comments on the company's participation in the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA). - Mar 07, 2008, 2:00 PM
- Leaders in Procurement, Cessna Part 3
As part of Purchasing's Leaders in Procurement interview series, Cessna's Vice President of Supply Management Don Beverlin comments on the company's supply base globalization strategy. - Mar 07, 2008, 1:00 PM
- Hot-rolled sheet steel could go to $685 in March
Also in this report: market price updates for butadiene, linerboard, diesel fuel, and DRAM plus steel import trend and market forecast for organic LEDs. - Mar 03, 2008, 00:00 AM
- Steel prices will continue to rise on soaring iron ore costs
Also in this report: price moves for palm oil, polysilicon, gold, and SRAM. - Feb 25, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Buyers reject 11-cent per pound polyethylene price increase
Also in this report: price outlooks for coal and rhodium, housing market forecast, logistics M&A activity and demand for semiconductors. - Feb 19, 2008, 00:00 AM
- Leaders in Procurement
How procurement leaders at IBM are handling the demands of supply chain globalization. Purchasing Editor-in-Chief Paul Teague speaks with IBM Chief Procurement Officer John Paterson. - Feb 15, 2008, 00:00 AM
- Mills want $600-plus prices for linerboard
Also in this report: latest market price info for cut-steel plate, wire rod, methanol, and DRAM devices, revised world economic growth forecast, and new technology that could replace flash memory. - Feb 11, 2008, 00:00 AM
- Videopod Test
Test - Feb 11, 2008, 9:00 PM
- Sulfur price tags rise to new heights
Also in this report: industry price moves for synthetic rubber, NAND flash, DRAM, less-than-truckload freight, hotel rooms, and a supply and demand shift for aluminum. - Feb 03, 2008, 9:00 PM
- Design Collaboration: Polaris Industries and Bosch
Purchasing Senior Editor Susan Avery interviews Dave Dickirson, Director of Powertrain Purchasing for Polaris Industries on the company's close design collaboration with fuel system supplier Bosch. - Jan 30, 2008, 9:00 PM
- Magnesium price rockets up to $2.45 per pound
Also in this report: industry price moves for steel, copier paper, and polypropylene and market trend updates for microprocessors, passive electronic components, and rail freight. - Jan 28, 2008, 06:00 AM
- Gold price spikes to $913
Platinum and silver prices are soaring too. Also in this report: industry price forecasts for steel, gasoline, electronic relays, and semiconductors. Plus, power transmission distributors expect strong demand in '08. - Jan 21, 2008, 00:00 AM
- Steel scrap price hits $325 per gross ton in the Midwest
Also in this report: industry price moves for iron ore, ocean freight, copper, steel wire rod, NAND flash chips, and DSPs; plus, China may cut tin exports. - Jan 15, 2008, 07:00 AM
- DRAM prices recover (but just a bit) at year-end '07
Also in this report: latest market price updates for mechanical steel tubing, spot copper, and diesel fuel. - Jan 07, 2008, 04:00 AM
- World copper spot price continues to slide
Latest consensus forecast calls for a $3.14/lb copper price average in '08. Also in this report: price updates for platinum and ethylene, trend outlooks for chemicals prices and technology spending, and Purchasing's 2007 Salary Survey. - Dec 17, 2007, 07:00 AM
- Steel tube makers want a $40/ton price increase
Also in this report: latest market price data for steel beams, industry updates for semiconductors and aerospace, plus, renewable energy development, tips on avoiding counterfeit parts, and mixed news on the economy. - Dec 10, 2007, 07:00 AM
- Purchasingdata.com
This is your source for business-critical purchasing and market data. Registering for this site gives you access to a wealth of subscriber products compiled from Purchasing Magazine's proprietary databases, including Pricing, Forecasts and Leadtimes. - Dec 09, 2007, 9:00 PM
- Intel-AMD price war is expected to cool in 2008
Also in this report: price outlooks for integrated circuits, scrap steel, steel flat-rolled and long products, wood pulp, coal, and the latest survey data from www.purchasingdata.com on the demand trend for electronics components. - Dec 03, 2007, 04:00 AM
- Steel inventories drop to a nine-year low point
Also in this report: latest market prices for sheet steel, polyethylene, white-top linerboard, and semiconductors, plus pros and cons of the weak dollar and latest demand trend for lithium-ion batteries. - Nov 25, 2007, 9:00 PM