Most China tier-1 solar PV module suppliers have sold out until the second quarter of 2015, according to IHS. Along with the consolidation of the PV module industry, China tier-1 suppliers increased their market share from 34% in the first ...
Tags: PV Module Suppliers, Lights
Methods Workshop LLC, a global leader in fashion and sewn products costing and engineering solutions, has planned to launch its Quick TruCost V9 quick costing solution along with its Engineered TruCost production costing and methods ...
British beverage can maker Rexam, along with Envases Universales de Mexico (EUM), has acquired Envases Del Istmo (Endelis), a single line beverage can plant in Colón, Panama. The acquisition complements Rexam's existing Central ...
Tags: soft drinks, beer, energy drinks, Agriculture
Brazilian juice maker Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group have completed the tender offer under which Cutrale-Safra has acquired American banana producer Chiquita Brands International via its affiliate, Cavendish Acquisition ...
Mexican food firm Grupo LALA has agreed to acquire assets of Nicaraguan food company Eskimo for an undisclosed amount. An agreement to this effect was signed by both the companies, with the transaction to be closed after obtaining ...
Tags: ice cream, milk and yoghurt, Agriculture
Mexican corn miller and tortilla producer Gruma has announced plans to invest $50m in a new plant in Russia, over the next two years. Located in the Moscow Region, the new plant will be capable of producing around 31,500 tonnes of corn ...
Tags: tortilla wraps, tortilla, tortilla chips, Agriculture
Gildan Activewear Inc., which is the largest supplier of branded athletic socks in the United States, reported record fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.00, up 20.5 percent compared to last year, but projected a loss for the ...
Mexico is set to host the third edition of ExpoProducción, at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, from February 4th to 6th, 2015. ExpoProducción is expected to be the event of the year for everyone involved in apparel, ...
Tags: home textiles, apparel, Textile
Brazilian juice maker Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group have agreed to acquire American banana producer Chiquita Brands International, in a $680m deal. A definitive merger agreement to this effect was signed between Cutrale-Safra ...
Tags: Chiquita Brands International, Acquire, Food
Among many measures, a mix enrichment improvement, helped NYSE-listed and a producer of recycled yarns – Unifi Inc post a 3.3% hike in sales in first fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2014. In its preliminary operating results for ...
Dominican steelmakers Industrias Nacionales (Inca) and Metaldom completed their merger, the companies said Wednesday, and will now be known as Gerdau Metaldom. According to Gerdau, which controls 79.97 percent of Inca, "the first ...
Tags: steelmakers, Mineral
Economists at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have downwardly revised their world trade growth estimate for 2015 to 4 percent from the previous estimate of 5.3 percent. For 2014 also, the WTO has reduced its world trade growth ...
Tags: world trade growth, GDP growth
The SteelOrbis 2014 Fall Conference & 71st IREPAS Meeting got underway in Berlin today, September 29, with the participation of almost 300 executives, including 82 representatives from 43 steel producer companies from a total of 21 ...
US-based packaging company Atlantic Packaging will acquire the three largest paperboard converting facilities of International Paper (IP) for an undisclosed amount. Acquisition of the facilities in Greensboro, Hazelton and Sturgis is ...
Tags: Atlantic Packaging, Acquire, Packaging
Alacero, the Latin American steel association, has reported that in the January-July period of this year Latin America's finished steel imports from China increased by 60 percent year on year to 4.7 million metric tons. Latin America ...
Tags: Finished Steel, flat steel