Hebei Iron and Steel Group purchased 16.9933 million tonnes of coal in the first ten months of this year through its purchasing company. Of the total purchasing volume, supplies from state-owned mines accounted for 74.55%, up 3.5 percentage ...
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US food group Hormel Foods saw its profits accelerate in the final quarter of its financial year amid stronger earnings from its grocery products business. Hormel, which makes Spam canned meat, booked a 13% increase in net earnings to ...
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Mega-deals are driving increased total spending on outsourcing in Europe, which had the highest total spend of all global regions in the third quarter of this year. European businesses increased outsourcing investments by 14% in the third ...
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IBM has reported flat net profits of$3.8bn as demand for its software services and tight cost management offset the effect of a stronger dollar. IBM said that,excluding UK pension-related charges,profits rose 3%to$3.9bn in the third ...
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US food group Hormel Foods has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as all five of its business segments reported earnings growth. In the three months ended 29 July, profit climbed 13% to US$111.2m, the company reported yesterday ...
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According to Yengst Associates and as indicated in the table below, growth in sales for tractors was about 2 percent in 2011 and it is expected to gain another 2 percent in 2012, with total tractor sales reaching just under 200,000 units ...
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Russian meat processor Cherkizovo has provided a mixed update on its first-half sales volumes. The London-listed firm said today (2 August) volumes from its poultry division, the company's largest business, rose 34% in the first half ...
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Large-size LCD panel makers expect shipments to grow by 11%,revenues by 14%in 2Q12 Press release;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 15 May 2012]Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments declined in both fourth-quarter 2011 and irst-quarter ...
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its November 2011 Booked Orders Index was 145. Index in November is down 90 points or 38% from October 2011's Index of 235 (1990=100). The November 2011 Index represents an ...
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Canadian companies were on a buying spree in the spring despite financial turmoil in Europe and the U. S., according to a report released Wednesday. There were 836 merger and acquisitions announced, worth about $57 billion (U. S. ) from ...
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