For the second quarter of 2014, US-based Quaker Chemical Corporation posted a modest 3.5% increase in net sales to $191.3 million against $184.8 million in the second quarter of 2013. Quaker's adjusted EBITDA rose 6% to around $25.8 ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile
In the second quarter of 2014 ending June 30, 2014, NYSE-listed Kronos Worldwide, Inc. a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) posted a positive net income, when compared with a net loss in the corresponding period of 2013. ...
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Price falls were most evident in China last quarter, according to latest LED bulb retail price reports by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce. Globally, the 40W equiv. LED bulbs Average Selling Price (ASP) grew incrementally by 0.9 ...
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH +0.26% , one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, today announced the acquisition of Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd. ("Holy Stone Polytech"), a ...
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Global online fashion destination ASOS plc announces trading statement for the three months ended 31 May 2014. Three months to 31 May 2014 highlights -Retail sales +25% year on year (UK +43%, International +17%) -International ...
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China will try to quicken the pace of economic reform this year as part of the government's efforts to arrest a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, the country's top economic planning agency said late on Saturday. The National ...
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OEM component supplier Meritor has posted profits through the first two fiscal quarters this year after 2013 resulted in losses. Overall, sales were up $54 million compared to the same period in 2013 — a six-percent sales gain, ...
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"We obviously want to establish a clear lead in terms of product performance," said Groupe Michelin General Partner and CEO Jean-Dominique Senard At Groupe Michelin's annual shareholders meeting, shareholders adopted all of the ...
A slowdown in the growth rate for tablet and mobile phone sales and economic uncertainty in emerging markets are putting a damper on global IT spending, according to IDC. Worldwide IT spending will increase 4.1 percent in constant ...
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"We obviously want to establish a clear lead in terms of product performance," said Groupe Michelin General Partner and CEO Jean-Dominique Senard. At Groupe Michelin's annual shareholders meeting, shareholders adopted all of the ...
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SunOpta, a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods, announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 5, 2014. All amounts are expressed in US dollars and results are reported in accordance with ...
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Northwest European spot prices for vinyl acetate monomer tumbled Eur70/mt Thursday under pressure from Asian imports, according to Platts data. The European spot price for VAM was assessed at Eur1,560/mt FD NWE ($2,162.63/mt), down from ...
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TreeHouse Foods (THS) today reported first quarter earnings of $0.38 per fully diluted share compared to $0.62 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of last year. The Company reported that adjusted earnings per share ...
Head NV reported that sales for the first three months of 2014 increased 1.6 percent to €70.4 million ($97mm) compared to the prior year as a surge at its Winter Sports division more than offset declines or flat sales at its other ...
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Listed Japanese companies as a whole are expected to maintain profit growth in the fiscal year ending March 2015, but management, concerned by the recent sales tax hike and emerging-market slowdowns, have issued conservative earnings ...
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