PUMA reported results for the fourth quarter and full year. 2012 Fourth Quarter Highlights •PUMA's consolidated sales climb by 11.7% in Euro terms to € 804.7 million. •Gross profit margin declines to 44.6% due to ...
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Just before Christmas, the global home textiles industry is preparing for Heimtextil. Since 1971, the world summit of the home textiles business has been taking place in Frankfurt am Main — this time from 9 to 12 January 2013. As ...
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The market for pigments and dyes responds to the coloring needs of a wide range of end-use industries, ranging from paints and coatings to construction. With robust demand in key markets of paints and coatings, plastics, paper and printing ...
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What were some of the general findings of the report? Luke Johnson, senior analyst at GCiS China Strategic Research: Although the report was released in July 2012, the base year of the study is 2011. The market study is broken ...
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The mature European automotive paint additives market is being driven mainly by new technology and product innovation.Sizeable R&D investments are aimed at developing competitively priced,high performance additives that meet legislative ...
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The first commercial production of paint in Australia dates back to the 1850s.Over the past century,the Paint and Coatings Manufacturing industry in Australia recorded strong growth in line with Australia's industrial development,before ...
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MCCONNELLSVILLE, N.Y. — High-end case goods and upholstery manufacturer Harden Furniture said it will spend as much as $3 million on a previously announced upgrade of its plant here. The multi-phase project, announced in April, will ...
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High-end furniture manufacturer Harden Furniture will upgrade its McConnellsville, N.Y., with state-of-the-art woodworking equipment and engineering software. The furniture maker also will introduce additional lean manufacturing practices ...
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Quarterly earnings from some of the biggest tech companies in the world this week were decidedly mixed,but showed some signs of strength,particularly in enterprise IT spending. Tech vendors with exposure to the hardware market have ...
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Demand for industrial abrasives will be fostered by renewed industrialization activity in the developing regions, rising per capita incomes and consumer spending, enhanced manufacturing activities in the durables sector, and increased fixed ...
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San Jose, Calif. – Wood Panels, during the past few years, has gained mileage as a preferred material for decorative purposes in claddings, floorings, roof sheathing, internal linings, ceilings, and construction purposes. Wood Panels ...
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- Full year Net Sales increase 25% to $18.1 billion - Agricultural equipment +23% to $14.2 billion - Construction equipment +32% to $3.9 billion - Full year Equipment Operations - Operating Profit of $1.5 billion, an increase of 65% - ...
Lite-On Semiconductor will start to ship its in-house produced MOSFETs in the second quarter of 2012, according to the company, adding that the new product line is expected to help grow production utilization at its 6-inch wafer fab. ...
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