BASF’s new European competence center for flooring and waterproofing systems at Oldenburg, Germany, is now fully operational. Manufacture of the Masters Builders Solutions products has been relocated from Schaffhausen, Switzerland. ...
Can-Pack Group, the manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans, has launched its new Dh200m ($54.4m) manufacturing plant at Dubai Investments Park, Dubai. The 150,000ft2 facility, the group's second manufacturing plant in the area, is ...
Jarden Corporation expects net sales of at least $2.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by strong organic growth. The owner of The Coleman Co., K2, Marmot, Rawlings and two dozen other sporting goods brands also expects ...
Tags: net sales, Sporting Goods
Bord Bia today launched its Export Performance and Prospects Report which reflects a 4% increase in exports for 2014 to reach a record high of almost €10.5bn. Aidan Cotter, Chief Executive, Bord Bia outlined the background to the ...
Tags: milk, drink industry, Agriculture
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 83.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of ...
Tags: PC shipments, PC market
RPM International Inc. reported a 10 percent increase in net income and an 8 percent increase in earnings per diluted share on flat sales for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended November 30, 2014. Second-Quarter Results Net sales of ...
Recent suggestions from the Australian Federal Government that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) be applied to the sale of fresh food has sparked concern from both farmers’ groups and the Federal Opposition. Liberal backbencher, Dan ...
Tags: Food Ignites, Services Tax, Agriculture
The beverage industry in the Philippines has opposed a proposal to impose additional tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, claiming that the tax would not tackle the obesity problem. The House Bill 3365, which was authored by Nueva Ecija Rep. ...
Tags: Beverage, Soft Drinks, Agriculture
US based apparel marketer and NYSE listed, PVH Corp said its earnings per share for the third fiscal quarter ended November 2, 2014 rose in double digits from the prior year quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, PVH which has marquee fashion ...
Tags: Calvin Klein, Apparel
The Valspar Corporation has reported fiscal fourth quarter 2014 net sales of $1.2 billion, an increase of 11 percent over the prior year. Reported net income and earnings per diluted share for the current year include nonrecurring items, ...
If you're a factory operator, you want to know what's happening now, not hours ago. Gebo Cermex' EIT (Efficiency Improvement Tool) gives operators real-time access to key plant data to optimise packaging line efficiency and to increase ...
Tags: factory, key plant data, Packaging
Despite posting higher sales in the third fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2014, NASDAQ listed, apparel retailer Citi Trends, booked higher losses, from the year earlier quarter. Citi Trends said its sales for the third quarter of 2014 ...
Tags: Citi Trends, store sales, Apparel
The Toll Group (Toll) has announced a range of transactions to “drive improved returns for shareholders and rationalise its portfolio of businesses”. The actions announced today by Toll include: Earning more money off its ...
Tags: marine freight business, Service
Children's specialty apparel retailer, The Children's Place said its net income for the thirteen weeks ended November 1, 2014 slipped 15 per cent from a year ago quarter. For the third quarter of 2014, net income at Children’s Place ...
In the third quarter ended September 30, 2014, consolidated net earnings at German sports footwear and apparel marketer, Puma plummeted 45 per cent from a year earlier quarter. Puma said its net income plunged to €29 million in the ...
Tags: Q3 Net Income, Currency Effects, Apparel