Columbia Sportswear Company raised its 2014 outlook after announcing record first quarter net sales, a sharp increase in first quarter profits, surging wholesale demand, a strong launch of its Chinese joint venture and the acquisition of ...
Tags: Sportswear, Apparel
Weekly coal carloads increased substantially in both the US and Canada for the week ending April 19, compared to a year ago, as warmer weather and increased production sparked renewed efforts to restock utilities with low stockpiles. US ...
Tags: coke, coal production
Delta Apparel, Inc. reported that for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended Mar. 29, 2014, net sales were $114.5 million versus $120.1 million for the comparable 2013 period. The 5 percent sales decline was due primarily to unseasonably cold ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Sporting Apparel
Nexen Tire Americas Inc. says it is dramatically stepping up its marketing efforts in the U.S. by entering into new official partnerships with the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels. In partnership with the Texas Rangers, the Nexen ...
Tags: Tire, Tyre, Auto Parts
European coatings companies have been hoping that this year would bring a revival in their domestic markets as the European Union economies, particularly those in the eurozone, started to show signs of recovery around mid-2013. But the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
Toluene hydro-dealkylation units in Europe are maximizing their run rates amid continuous strength in the benzene market, leading to a renewed interest in incremental toluene, according to sources. This has already triggered some spot ...
Tags: Benzene, Toluene, hydro-dealkylation
FSU and Nike partner to enhance FSU marks and unify Seminole brand across sports. Nearly two years ago, Florida State approached longtime partner Nike for assistance to evaluate, enhance and express the celebrated marks of its athletics ...
Tags: Apparel, Sports Apparel
The main SASO certification procedures: SASO manufacturers to obtain certification of export products to Saudi Arabia, the need for the following steps: Apply to the consulting firm, consulting firms, according to product ...
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Germany-based long steel producer Saarstahl has announced its financial and operational results for 2013, reporting a pre-tax loss of €131 million, compared to pre-tax earnings of €9 million in the previous year. In 2013, the ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel
In 2014 the high-end apparel manufacturing show will be an even better fit for the fashion industry, as it is extending its offer to give clothing and accessories brands, couturiers and designers increasingly efficient and targeted ...
Tags: Made in France, fashion industry
Softer coastal freight rates for shipping domestic thermal coal from northern to southern ports in China has put seaborne-traded cargoes at a slight price disadvantage, and renewed downward pressure on CFR South China prices, said traders ...
MAUSER Group has signed an agreement to increase its stake from 32.5% to 50% in intermediate bulk containers (IBC) joint venture (JV) Fanshun MAUSER Shanghai Packaging, located in China. The MAUSER Packaging's IBC production assets will ...
Tags: Packaging
Cormar Carpets brings star quality to home interiors with the relaunch of its successful wool carpet range: home counties plains and its brand new complementary twin collection, home counties heathers. Cormar's home counties plains hits ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Carpet, wool carpet
Global Digital Solutions, Inc., a little-known technology company based in Palm Beach, FL, has reportedly made an unsolicited offer to purchase Freedom Group, Inc., also known as Remington Outdoor Company, Inc., for $1.082 billion in cash ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
From the outside, it's hard to imagine that the Flexan Corp. facility in an unassuming neighborhood in Chicago serves as the headquarters for a thriving global enterprise. But the 65,000-sq.-ft. complex not only houses production for the ...