Nestle has booked an increase in first-quarter sales thanks to strong growth in emerging markets offsetting a weaker performance in the US and Europe. Group sales in the first three months of 2012 came in ahead of analyst expectations ...
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Ahold has booked a 3% drop in net income during the first quarter of 2012 as the retailer invested in price cuts in the face of weakening consumer sentiment in Europe and the US. First-quarter net income fell 3.1% to EUR282m (US$352m), ...
Agribusiness giant Bunge has booked a jump in third-quarter income, which more than doubled as sales benefited from rising grain prices. The company said net earnings in the three months to the end of September rose to US$289m, up from ...
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Woolworths Ltd today (23 July) revealed it was able to grow its full-year sales, despite the Australian retailer's supermarkets reporting falling prices. In an announcement to the Australian stock exchange, Woolworths said sales rose by ...
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Cotton Australia has issued its first pre-season comment on prospects for the 2012-13 cotton season. CEO Adam Kay said the new crop year was pregnant with both problems and opportunities, but on balance the positives should outweigh the ...
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IMS Research forecasts 2013 to be another challenging year for PV inverter manufacturers, with flat revenue growth globally and a major shift away from traditional markets leading to a reshaping of the supplier base, according to the ...
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For third-quarter 2012,epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview,NY,USA has reported total revenue of$127m,while its adjusted EBITA(earnings before interest,income taxes and amortization)and ...
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Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Veeco reports its results on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") basis, and also provides results ...
Large-scale refurbishment projects, infrastructure works and investments made in wind farms were the main factors behind the 5 percent increase in volume of the Romanian cement market in 2011, said Florian Aldea, country manager of ...
Large-scale refurbishment projects, infrastructure works and investments made in wind farms were the main factors behind the 5 percent increase in volume of the Romanian cement market in 2011, said Florian Aldea, country manager of ...
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SKF India net sales crosses INR 24 billion; FY11 revenues grow by 17% The Board of Directors of SKF India Limited, India's leading technology and solutions provider of bearings, seals and related products and services, today approved the ...
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West Fraser’s fourth quarter saw $6.1 million in earnings, or $0.14 per share of sales. The figures are based off $650 million in 2011 and are after discontinued operations of $7.3 million or $1.47 per share on sales of $2, 762 ...
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How will decreased consumer spending and the onset of a housing crisis impact the adhesives and sealants market? The adhesives and sealants market has� not been immune to the challenging economic conditions over the past year. ...
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Pushed by the record-high yen and economic problems at home, Japan’s large plastic machinery manufacturing industry is accelerating its investment in lower-cost countries, expanding both in China and elsewhere in Asia. Japan Steel ...
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