Sales and profits increased in 2012 at flavours groups Givaudan and Sensient Technologies, although rival IFF saw earnings fall. Givaudan's net income jumped from CHF252m (US$274.5m) in 2011 to CHF411 in 2012 amid higher sales. Revenue ...
Tags: Sales, profits, Flavors, Fragrances
Australian dairy-to-bakery group Goodman Fielder has reported a mixed first half, with a jump in net profit but lower adjusted operating profit and sales. Goodman Fielder said today (13 February) that net profit more than doubled to A$51m ...
Tags: dairy, Goodman Fielder, net profit
Posted by Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 2/13/2013 11:06:04 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) information on more than 7,600 chemicals in commerce. The CDR database ...
In January this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 202,195 metric tons, increasing 65.7 percent compared to December 2012, and up significantly compared to the 15,000 mt recorded in the same month of 2012, ...
Tags: ore exports, ore shipments, ore
Online grocer Ocado today (7 February) revealed its losses narrowed in the year to 2 December amid higher sales. The group booked a loss of GBP600,000 (US$940,291) in the 53 weeks to 2 December, down from a loss of GBP2.4m in the ...
Tags: Ocado, Online grocer, sales
The Australian dollar rose after news that the US trade deficit shrank in December to its lowest level since January 2010. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.09 US cents, up from 102.98 cents at the local close on Friday. ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, US Trade Deficit, economy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based L.B. Foster Company, a manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of products and services for rail, construction, energy and utility markets, Friday reported its Q4 2012 operating results which included a 5.2 ...
Tags: Pittsburg, Earnings Rise, Rail segment
The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than three months amid a weak night on global stock markets, before paring a little of its loss. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 102.86 US cents, down from 103.30 cents at ...
Swiss ingredients firm AAK has booked an increase in sales and earnings on the back of an "extraordinary" performance from its food ingredients unit. The company said today (7 February) that full-year sales rose to SEC16.9bn, an increase ...
The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in almost three months during a weak night on global stock markets. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 103.14 US cents, down from 103.56 cents at yesterday’s local close. The ...
Tags: Australian Dollar Slumps, Eurozone Economies, Equipment
According to the barcode and labelling kit manufacturer, the range offers high speed data transmission and prints at speeds of 254 and 203mm per second. The product is available in three models: combo, LAN and wireless LAN model. Ikuo ...
Tags: Sato, Printers, wireless LAN model
In January of the current year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased by 15 percent compared to December last year and were up 27 percent year on year, totaling 22 million metric tons. The Port Hedland Port Authority ...
According to preliminary results, in January this year Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal's finished steel product output increased by 7.4 percent to 282,500 mt, while its crude steel production also increased by 9.9 percent to 329,100 mt, ...
The sharemarket rebounded today after US stocks rose due to better-than-expected economic data, suggesting optimism over the global economy is stronger than political concerns in Spain and Italy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.8 ...
Tags: US Indexes, economy
The new Pharma-Cushion label features a layer of foam on the label's reverse side that securely wraps around glass containers, minimizing the risk of damage while products are being processed or in transport. Avoiding complex secondary ...
Tags: Packaging, Padded Label