Smurfs stickers, trading cards and albums are on the way. E-max will produce the goods, after reaching an agreement with Ink and Biplano for Eastern Europe, Nordic, Spain and Portugal. E-max has also signed Clay Buddies for these ...
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Birefringence, a property of a crystalline material describes how within the material there are two distinct indices of refraction. Birefringent materials are used to create polarising filters or interference colours. Krystian Roleder, ...
Swiss meat processing company Bell Group has booked an increase in full-year profits, despite what it claims has been a "demanding" market environment. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit climbed 5.9% to CHF75.8m ...
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Global food group Nestle said 2013 looks every bit as "challenging" as 2012, a year when profits increased but underlying sales growth slowed. The Swiss food giant reported a 11.8% increase in earnings of CHF10.61bn (US$12.02bn) in 2012. ...
ASIA APPAREL EXPO, to be held at Messe Berlin, from 19 – 21 February 2013, will bring together over 200 experienced suppliers from the world’s largest clothing producing countries and regions, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, ...
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Taiwanese textile producers have bagged US$ 3 million worth of spot orders at the just concluded premier sportswear fair ISPO Munich. The overall order size, including spot orders, is expected to swell to US$ 26 million or NT$ 770 ...
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The European semiconductor distribution market followed a strange but foreseeable route in 2012, reports DMASS (Distributors’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Semiconductor Specialists). After a record H1 2011, H1 2012 was ...
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Hydro International has entered into a strategic business partnership with Russian water engineering company Ecoline Ltd to supply its stormwater management and treatment products in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Hydro ...
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The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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Tungsram is a Hungarian manufacturer of light bulbs and vacuum tubes since 1896. General Electric, in 1990, acquired majority share in one of Hungary's largest, oldest, and internationally most prestigious firms, the light-source ...
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Thorn Lighting Ltd, a subsidiary of the Austrian company Zumtobel Group, is a global supplier of both outdoor and indoor luminaires and integrated controls. Thorn was founded when Sir Jules Thorn started The Electric Lamp Service Company ...
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. announced that it has agreed to a mutual termination of its license agreement in China, Hong Kong and surrounding markets with Dickson Concepts (International) Limited. Consistent with its long-term global ...
Whilst UK GDP growth stalled in the last quarter of 2012, we have a record high in the number of jobs and ultra-low interest rates…hence we're not witnessing the huge job losses and brutal levels of home repossessions that the ...
Held once again in a fully booked venue with extended exhibition space THE GALLERY DÜSSELDORF drew to a close on 4 February 2013. Just fewer than 230 collections from 15 countries presented trends for the 2013/14 autumn/Winter season ...
The German Value Fashion Retailer Takko Fashion still keeps on growing. In its current new opening offensive from February until April 2013 the company implements more than 50 new stores throughout Europe – about half the number in ...
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