ScS has seen momentum continue since its 9th June trading update, with total LFL sales order intake having increased by 14.8% for the 53 weeks ended 30th July. As a result, the group expects to report profits in line with current market ...
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The India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), which took place in Mumbai this week, reflected a cautious local diamond and jewelry trade, even if sentiment was better than expected. Suppliers arrived with low expectations as a month-long ...
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Cell makers couldn't tolerate current wafer prices, leading to lower multi-Si wafer prices. Although multi-Si wafer prices remained at US$ 0.70/pc in Taiwan, some makers have started to lower utilization rate because the price is lower than ...
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Due to rapid decline in cell prices, the mono and multi-Si wafer market witnessed weaker prices. Taiwanese manufacturers couldn’t tolerate prices above US$ 0.72/pc, which put pressures on wafer manufacturers. The average trading price ...
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UK-based packaging company Macfarlane Group has agreed to acquire Leicester based Nelsons for Cartons and Packaging (Nelsons) for a maximum of £6.75m. The deal, which is subject to certain trading conditions, is part of ...
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Despite declines in China's exports to Brazil, its imports from the South American country have accelerated this year, with the growth rate reaching 17.3 percent year on year during the first five months, the Ministry of Commerce said on ...
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In a trading statement for first-half 2016, epiwafer foundry and substrate maker IQE plc of Cardiff, Wales, UK says that it expects to deliver a significant increase in revenues and profits compared with first-half 2015 and continues to ...
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The Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, continued to weaken on Tuesday but analysts said more sharp depreciation is unlikely. The central parity rate of the yuan weakened 10 basis points to 6.6971 against the U.S. dollar, the weakest ...
For fiscal third-quarter 2016 (to end-May), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $2.38m (slightly below the expected $2.4-3m), down 18% on $2.92m last quarter and down 47% on $3.5m a year ...
Running July 1─3 2015 ataKenyatta International ConventionCentre (KICC), Nairobi, China Trade Week ─ Kenya 2015 African uslness people face─to─face with Chinese companies, created a unique opportunity to ...
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Leekes Department Stores achieved growth in its financial year to 31st March, its owner achieving a £2m improvement in profitability with EBITDA profits exceeding £6m. Leekes Retail achieved 12% LFL growth in turnover up to ...
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'Spin Master has established a strong foundation in Central Eastern Europe and we're confident we will build a powerful presence in the region,' says Spin Master's Ben Gadbois. Spin Master has revealed plans to boost its operations in ...
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Debenhams has announced its trading update for the 15 weeks to 11th June. LFL sales grew by 0.2%, with online sales up 7%. In the 15 week period, gross transaction value rose by 0.5%, taking the cumulative YOY performance to growth of 1.3%. ...
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Grocery wholesaler, Metcash, has turned its profits around announcing a AUD$216.5 million profit after tax for the 12 months ended 30 April 2016. This is a vast turnaround on its AUD $384.2 million loss it reported for the prior 12 month ...
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In advance of the Citi Technology Conference on 9 June, engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA updated its investor presentation to note the sale of certain RF assets formerly owned by ...