Orders for its products in the first six months of the year approached €300m due to its strengths in packaging printing. A €10m pre-tax profit generated in Q2 reduced its pre-tax loss from €18.8m at the end of March to ...
The Ifo Indicator for the economic climate in the euro area improved, but remains below its long-term average value. The current economic situation in the euro area brightened only slightly and remains at a low level overall. Expectations ...
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Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has posted its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year, reporting a net loss of SEK 144 million ($22 million) for the second quarter, compared to a net profit of ...
Tags: specialty steel, Mineral
Global steel giant ArcelorMittal announced that it has decided not to continue its planned construction of an integrated steel plant and a captive power plant in Odisha State, India. ArcelorMittal's initial planned construction since ...
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The cash injection comes alongside on-going investment in the firm's 120 employees, as the family-owned firm readies itself to enter new markets and reinforces its presence in its existing specialisms. Manchester-based Duo UK manufactures ...
German carmaker Volkswagen Group has reported 5.5% rise in its sales during the first half year of 2013 to 4.7 million vehicles, compared to 4.45 million units sold during the corresponding period in 2012. The carmaker sold 1.87 million ...
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From 1 to 4 July, a business and institutional mission organized by Italian Trade Promotion Agency and ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, will be travelling to Ethiopia. The mission is intended to strengthen ...
Pharmaceutical packaging requires high attention to detail due to the critical nature of the materials required to protect the active product throughout its shelf life. Types of packaging material and design can also be influenced by the ...
Tags: Pharmaceutical Packaging, Packaging, Packaging Machinery
The Marble Institute of America’s Accreditation Program has experienced its most active quarter of growth since the program’s first three months in existence. Activity in the commercial arena has been especially encouraging and ...
The recent announcement by Alliance Boots that it was to cut 200 jobs at its Beeston factory in Nottinghamshire over a two-year period has raised questions about its longstanding involvement in contract packaging. The factory, which until ...
Andrea Martinez-Inchausti, assistant food director, British Retail Consortium Yes. While the BRC supports aims to update and simplify food labelling legislation, the new provisions introducing a minimum font size complicate matters. Many ...
Vodafone's revenue dropped 4.2 percent for its fiscal year to March 31, because of tough economic conditions, particularly in Southern Europe. The operator's group revenue dropped to APS44.4 billion (US$67.8 billion) for the year ended ...
The Ifo World Economic Climate Indicator continued to rise, even if only slightly. Both assessments of the current economic situation and the six-month economic outlook improved slightly compared to the previous quarter. There are a growing ...
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The old saying “money is no object” is not used as freely as is used to be these days. The economy is down and for most people, money is tight. While money may not be flowing in right now, some consumers see this downward ...
The overall retail value of the UK soft drinks industry increased by 3.3% in 2012 to nearly £15bn, according to the 2013 UK Soft Drinks Report, 'Refreshing the nation', by the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). Overall volumes, ...
Tags: Soft Drinks, Food