In the fourth quarter of last year, the crude steel production of Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) totaled 2.969 million mt, down 11.6 percent compared to the previous quarter. In addition, for the whole of 2012, ...
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Metalloinvest, a leading global iron ore and HBI (hot briquetted iron) producer based in Russia, has announced its operational results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. In Q4 2012, the company’s iron ore, pellet and ...
Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and steel groups, has announced that its crude steel output in 2012 increased by seven percent to 6.532 million mt compared to 2011. In 2012, Mechel saw a 12 percent year-on-year increase in its ...
Tate & Lyle plc has said it expects "modest" full-year gains as an increase in corn prices dented third-quarter results. The ingredients group announced its third-quarter profit before tax was "broadly in line" with expectations, but down ...
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Meat firm Cranswick has offset rising pig prices to deliver "impressive growth" in the three months to December 31, according to City analysts. Cranswick delivered "impressive growth", despite soaring pig prices Panmure Gordon analyst ...
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Germany-based steelmaker Salzgitter Group has issued its preliminary key financial results data for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. For 2012, Salzgitter Group has announced a loss of 100 million, compared to a 236 million ...
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According to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), in December last year producer prices in French industry fell by 0.3 percent compared to November, following a month-on-month ...
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Despite some caution about the fortunes of BlackBerry, Facebook and Apple, solid financial results from tech vendors coupled with positive reports about the economy are boosting confidence in IT, with share prices of computer, consumer ...
UK pork producer Cranswick has managed record high pig prices and grown sales during its third quarter. The group said today (31 January) its underlying sales were up 7% in the period to 30 January thanks to "strong" volume growth. ...
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Property and casualty underwriter ACE has registered net income of $765m or $2.22 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2012, up by 4% from $735m or $2.15 during the same quarter last year. Income excluding net realized gains or losses ...
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During 2012, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 14 per cent and international sales by 31 per cent due to openings of new stores. Profitability declined, but cash flow increased significantly. The trend in the closing quarter of ...
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According to the monthly consumer tendency survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the consumer confidence index* in Turkey, which stood at 73.6 points in December last year, increased by three percent month on month in ...
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The employment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries was 65 percent in the third quarter of 2012, unchanged compared to the previous quarter and 0.2 percentage points higher than the ...
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Russia-based TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has announced its production results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2012, TMK shipped 1.072 million mt of steel pipes ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has announced its production and sales data for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. According to the company statement, NLMK's crude steel output in the fourth quarter ...
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