CALHOUN, Ga. — January 28, 2013 — Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Spano Invest NV ("Spano"), a Belgian panel board manufacturer, for €125 million ($168 ...
Reportedly, the three major steelmakers in Korea planned to raise the ex-work prices of hot rolled steel products for February due to higher input costs and weak sales. Industry sources said that the scrap prices have jumped substantially ...
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Mead Johnson has booked an increase in full-year earnings, as sales from Asia and Latin America offset declines in Europe and North America. The company said yesterday (1 February) its 2012 net earnings totalled US$604.5m, or $2.95 per ...
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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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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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Australian businesses estimate the carbon tax has increased their energy costs by an average of 14.5 per cent, industry research has found. An Australian Industry Group analysis of the first six months of the carbon tax and its impact on ...
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It’s reported that the Taiwanese steel pipe producers have announced to hike the list prices by NT$800~NT$900/ton for February in order to reflect higher input costs. It’s known that Chung Hung Steel, one of ...
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Greencore’s latest trading results follow a successful previous year for the group against a tough trading environment. They have been welcomed as a “sound start” to the new financial year by analysts who predict ...
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It’s reported that the South Korean cold rolled (CR) steelmakers planned to raise the prices for coated steel sheets for construction by KRW100, 000/ton from February in order to reflect higher input costs. It’s known that ...
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India Ratings’ outlook for cotton textiles remains negative to stable for 2013 on account of subdued demand, although margins are expected to benefit from softening raw material prices. The outlook for synthetic textiles remains ...
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Queensland-based mining companies including coal producers are expecting to shed nearly 500 jobs from their operations in the Australian state in the next 12 months, and this is on top of a net loss of 3,370 jobs in the mining industry in ...
The Brazilian steelmakers predicted that the input costs would decrease in 2013 and the fierce price competition against the imports of steel products may be released, helping the Brazilian steel enterprises to decrease loss made in 2012. ...
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The 2013 Farm Press-Cotton Foundation High Cotton Awards recipients are: Southeast – Linwood Vick, Wilson, N.C.; Mid-South – Johnny Little, Holcomb, Miss.; Southwest – John Wilde, San Angelo, Texas; and Far West – ...
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It’s reported that several steelmakers in Brazil have recently announced to raise the steel selling prices in January as the surged prices of iron ore and coking coals have boosted the input costs. It’s known that the selling ...
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Even though most of the pipe distributors in Taiwan have complained about the weak market demand in domestic market, the rising raw material prices have still forced buyers to purchase for future stock recently. It’s known that ...
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