The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has announced that it has initiated countervailing duty investigations regarding galvanized steel and aluminum zinc coated steel imports from China. The investigation has started upon ...
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French dairy company Danone has reported 9.4% increase in its consolidated sales to €5.26bn for the third quarter of 2012, compared to €4.81bn for the same period in 2011. The company said that this organic growth indicates a ...
Japanese automaker Nissan is planning to build a new medium-duty truck for the European market at its Avila plant in Spain by the end of 2013. The company will invest about EUR100m for developing the model and facilitate plant and local ...
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Commercial vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC), an integral part of the Daimler Trucks, has launched a new Canter light-duty truck in Turkey. The new Canter light-duty truck is powered by a newly developed '4P10' ...
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Investment AB Kinnevik has received regulatory approval for its previously announced agreement to sell its Korsnas packaging operations to Billerud for SEK2.7bn ($406m), to form a merged group called BillerudKorsnas. According to the ...
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German luxury car maker BMW is planning to build new assembly plants around the world, with Mexico and Eastern Europe being considered as its options. BMW reported that it was planning to expand its production sites but has not yet ...
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Commercial vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) unveiled a ‘fuel efficient truck’ and ‘FUSO-Concept II’ design concept. The fuel efficient truck features new drag foiler and side spoilers ...
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US-based food company Kellogg has reported that its net earnings for the third quarter of 2012 increased 2.5%to$296m or$0.82 per share,compared to$290m or$0.80 per share for the same period in the previous year,due to the strong performance ...
US food company General Mills has announced that it has improved the nutritional profile of 68% of its US retail sales volume since 2005. The company noted that in 2012, it has improved nearly 16% of its US retail sales volume. ...
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC), a commercial vehicle manufacturer, will unveil its new 2012 model Aero Star large route bus for Japan. Fuso said that the new bus will meet upcoming Passenger Protection Regulation of Economic ...
German automaker BMW has reported a 13.7% increase in revenues to EUR18.8bn for the third quarter of 2012, compared to EUR16.5bn it reported during the corresponding period in 2011. Profit before financial result (EBIT) increased 13.8% to ...
The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China issued the business in China textile city during the month of September 2012. According to the monthly statistics, in September, 2012, the total sales volume of the textile markets ...
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Australians love to shop during office hours, according to new data released online electronics retailer Kogan.com. While the peak sales window, over a two-month period leading into Christmas, was during the lunch break (between 12pm and ...
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EVANSTON, IL (BRAIN) - Wisconsin's Wheel & Sprocket, the BRAIN Gold Star Retailer owned by Chris Kegel, is opening its first location in Illinois, taking over the space being vacated by Evanston's Ten 27 Cycles, formerly Turin Bicycles. ...
The sale of electric vehicles (EV) in China is expected to reach 500,000 units by 2015 and to 5 million by 2020, according to a report. Research and Markets' "China Electric Vehicle Industry Report, 2012" report revealed that the rise in ...