Driven by the major acquisition of a wastewater pumps business and organic growth, order intake increased significantly by nominal 11% to CHF 2 025 million in the first half of 2012. Adjusted for currency effects as well as acquisitions and ...
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UK-Christie today announced its partnership with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's(DFAIT)'Invest in Canada'.Christie has provided two striking digital displays featuring Christie MicroTiles and Christie Entero ...
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Samsung today announced revenues of £26.6bn thanks to a huge boost from its mobile business. The overall revenue amount was 21% higher than the same period last year, with operating profits rising 79% year-on-year to £3.7bn. ...
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Taiwan Ratings Corp downgraded its long-term corporate rating on Everlight Electronics Co, reflecting concerns about the balance sheet of the nation’s biggest LED chip packager over the next one to two years amid negative market ...
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The lighting division at Philips has experienced a 6 per cent rise in its comparable sales year-on-year for the second quarter, Lighting division sales rose to €2.026bn in the second quarter of 2012 from €1.777bn in same period ...
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Modern practices used in today's coastal B. C. Forestry sector have evolved substantially throughout the years. Nevertheless, old stereotypes die hard, and one of the biggest misconceptions is that our forest industry is dirty, dangerous ...
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The chairman and founder of China’s largest plastic pipe maker, China Liansu Group Holdings Ltd., has invested an additional HK$20.1 million (US$2.6 million) into the company, increasing his ownership share of the publicly-traded firm ...
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Gerber Technology, a world leader in automated CAD/CAM and PLM solutions for the apparel and flexible materials industry, announced that Microsoft has again certified the company as a Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor, a ...
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High commodity prices have created strong profits for America's farmers. That has them replacing aging combines, tractors and other equipment. That's been good for Titan Machinery (TITN), which operates 96 farm and construction equipment ...
The past week has been rough on industrial stocks. They have taken the brunt of the pain from a raft of unpleasant economic data, including slow jobs growth and weak regional manufacturing data. A possible deceleration in China is also ...
Japan’s Topix Index (TPX) plunged to the lowest level since 1983 and entered a bear market, after disappointing U. S. Jobs and China services data added to evidence the global economy is slowing. Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) dropped 3.5 ...
Taiwan major LED makers have reported to set up a new record in May revenues, resulting from mounting penetration of LCD TVs lit by LED backlights and demands for LED lighting fueled by Taiwan’s electricity rate hikes, which will take ...
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The number of chemical and plastics companies in western Europe that are positive about the business situation this summer has dropped to 36.7%, compared to 41.7% in the Spring, according to a new report from Ceresana. In its report, ...
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The Northeast Kingdom is the remotest part of Vermont, but it's also deeply intertwined in the global economy. Nowhere is this more evident than in the forest products industry. Many sawmills are dark and the paper companies have left. ...
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Japan’s machinery orders fell less than economists anticipated in March and are forecast to rise this quarter, signs that a stronger yen and slower global growth have yet to temper corporate spending plans. Bookings decreased 2.8 ...
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