US-based Kodak has unveiled a new offset CTP option KODAK TRENDSETTER 1600 Platesetter for large-format printing that is said to deliver stable and accurate imaging for commercial and packaging printers. Kodak's worldwide graphics ...
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Medtronic has purchased all the assets of China Kanghui, a provider of orthopedic devices, for $816m in cash. China Kanghui's new commercial products include trauma, spine and joint reconstruction, designed to improve health outcomes in ...
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Swiss chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has agreed to acquire cocoa ingredients unit of Singapore-based Petra Foods for $950m. The proposed acquisition is expected to expand Barry Callebaut's cocoa sourcing and processing ...
AZZURRO Semiconductors, a pioneer and leader in GaN-on-Si technology announces SUMITOMO Taiwan as their sole distributor partner in Taiwan. Capitalizing on the overwhelming success and customer traction, AZZURRO stepped up its ...
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Danone is to cut EUR200m (US$261m) in costs from its European operations in a bid to "win back its competitive edge" in the region after falling sales. The French food giant said it would "adapt" its management structure in Europe and ...
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A US 'activist' investor who has stamped his authority on Heinz, Cadbury and Kraft has taken a euro242M (€300M) stake in Danone, vowing to improve its profitability. Nelson Peltz, the head of Trian Partners, said the maker of ...
Spiralling demand in western markets such as the US, has stirred a spectacular 42 percent rise in India’s handicraft exports, which surged to US$ 106 million during November this year compared to exports worth US$ 74.6 million ...
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Pearlfisher and O-I have developed exclusive new glass packaging for the launch of the first permanent addition to Cutty Sark whisky’s core range. O-I marketing manager Paul Lavin said Edrington wanted to make a statement of intent ...
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(China Glass Network) With the economic rehabilitation of African continent, the demand of electric power by the area become more and more, contradictions of electric power development level and economic development become more and more ...
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Barry Callebaut said today (12 December) it had become the world's largest cocoa processor after agreeing to buy Petra Foods' cocoa ingredients business for US$950m. The Switzerland-based group, which supplies cocoa and chocolate ...
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Interbrand Releases 13th Annual Best Global Brands Report Despite the current economic landscape, all of the luxury brands in the 13th annual Best Global Brands report released by Interbrand increased their brand value. As the meaning ...
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Another roller coaster year for the ISX is drawing to a close. By the middle of May, the Rabee Securities RSISX index had fallen 24% from its early October 2011 peak. Since then, the market has staged a dramatic rebound. As of December 8, ...
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ABN Amro expects gold prices to drop substantially over the next two years on a modest increase in supply and slightly lower demand. ABN Amro said that it sees gold averaging USD 1,400 per ounce in 2013 and USD 1,300 an ounce in 2014. The ...
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Bain & Company,one of the leading advisor to the global luxury goods industry expects an average of seven to nine percent annual increases in global sales to fuel luxury brands’ growth aspirations until the middle of the ...
François-Henri Pinault. Photo credit: InDigital Media Group Last week I attended an event led by François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of PPR, an international holdings company that operates brands in the luxury, ...
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