Three buyout groups - BC Partners, Onex and Partners Group - will bid for Switzerland-based carton manufacturer SIG Combibloc which is owned by New Zealand’s Reynolds. SIG was acquired by New Zealand-based businessman Graeme Hart ...
The prototype proof card for a vintage Star Wars Luke Skywalker action figure sold for the princely sum on eBay this weekend. A rare Star Wars proof card used as a prototype design for a vintage action figure could just prove that ...
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Spot import premiums for London Metal Exchange-registered brands of copper cathode on a CIF China basis generally remained steady but displayed signs of slipping amid persistent weakness in the physical buying interest, market sources said ...
Taiwan-based Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd., a supplier of motors and household appliances, expects to continue gaining steam from its wind turbine business, as its new factory of such products in Hunan Province, central China, will ...
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The spot price of South Africa-origin charge chrome (48-52% Cr) was assessed by Platts at 79-80 cents/lb CIF on Friday, down from 80-81 cents/lb CIF China a week ago, on slow demand and ample supply. A deal was confirmed at 80 cents/lb ...
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Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 tracked weaker primary aluminum ingot prices, industry sources said Tuesday. Platts assessed its weekly China domestic ADC12 price at Yuan 14,800-15,300/mt ($2,415-2,497/mt) ex-works ...
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Breakfast cereal producer Kellogg plans to acquire a majority stake in Egyptian confectionery-maker Bisco Misr for an undisclosed amount. The company is eyeing around 51% stake in Bisco Misr, following a due diligence. Bisco Misr, ...
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Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 rebounded Tuesday, mainly on higher primary aluminum ingot prices despite no significant change in physical buying interest during the current summer lull, industry sources said. ...
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The Board of Directors of NYSE-listed Family Dollar Stores, Inc. has recommended support of merger agreement with Dollar Tree, while unanimously rejecting the non-binding proposal made by Dollar General Corporation citing antitrust ...
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MONTREAL— TransForce has offered to buy Contrans for about $495 million in cash. TransForce bid $14.60 in cash per share for Woodstock-based trucking company, Contrans. "I have admired the progress of Contrans for some ...
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World Skateboarding Grand Prix (WSGP) will expand in the US next summer, bringing at least three qualifying events to cities across the US, culminating in the first-ever US Skateboarding Championships. The events will include an ...
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Brazil's plan to auction 3.5GW of PV capacity through 2018 comes as welcome news for the global solar industry as the ambitious plan is expected to catalyze solar growth in Latin America, according to IHS. The Brazilian Electricity ...
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New York cotton futures traded sideways this week, as December moved up 65 points to close at 64.67 cents. Since trading at a low of 62.02 cents on August 1, trading has turned a lot more two-sided, as new trade buying has emerged and ...
Prices in China's domestic thermal coal market slumped dramatically in Monday's Asian trading session as the effect of Shenhua's cut to its thermal coal prices late last week and depressed buying interest among Chinese power plants took a ...
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Uncertainty over the scale of widely-expected price cuts by Chinese coal producers for July domestic cargoes has cast a cloud over the South China market for imported thermal coal, market sources said Tuesday. Because of this, buyers and ...
Tags: Thermal coal, Domestic Cargoes