Monsanto Company and Novozymes today announce a long-term strategic alliance to transform research and commercialization of sustainable microbial products that will provide a new platform of solutions for growers around the world. The ...
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The driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets dipped two percentage points to 97 percent in the third quarter of 2013 in the U.S., American Trucking Associations' Trucking Activity Report states. "Despite this dip, the market for ...
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It is reported that Finland stainless steel maker Outokumpu announced to close in Germany Krefeld smelters plant. The last trading time is December 6th, 2013. Outokumpu said the smelting plant is closed annually 600,000 tons of smelting ...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) recently published a report that indicates driver turnover rates have experienced a slight decline. The latest edition of the ATA Trucking Activity Report shows that annualized driver turnover rates ...
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Hershey India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hershey, is set to introduce Jolly Rancher, a North American sweets brand, in India. The launch is part of Hershey's global growth vision to achieve $10bn in annual revenue by 2017. With this ...
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The Dow Chemical Company detailed the scope of a separation of a significant portion of its chlorine value chain. These assets are being carved out for future transactions, and represent up to $5 billion of total annual revenue, inclusive ...
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The online giant has attracted customers from big store chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy with low prices and convenient shipping. Now, stores are fighting to get customers back during the busiest shopping period of the year. Story ...
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A worker examines the gas supply system at a specialty steel plant in Dalian, Liaoning province. From January to October, large industrial enterprises' profits rose 13.7 percent year-on-year. Liu Debi Industrial companies saw their profits ...
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Contrans Group has announced the acquisition of Guelph, Ont.-based Best Transfer. Best provides flatbed, tank and dry bulk transportation services. Contrans estimates it will add about $8 million in annual revenue to its operations. ...
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Barnes & Noble returned to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as it invested less in its Nook e-book reader and cost cuts offset lower sales. Its sales missed expectations, however, and its shares dropped more than 3 percent in ...
Picometrix LLC, a subsidiary of Advanced Photonix Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray terahertz instrumentation), has completed its annual ...
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K&S Corporation will merge with Scott Corporation (SCC), subject to shareholder acceptance. SCC shareholders who accept the Offer will receive either $0.59 cash or 0.345 K&S shares under the offer in consideration for each of their SCC ...
SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that it was awarded a contract in Q3 worth approximately $22 million for oil well production pumps. The pumps will be utilized for key artificial lift service on EnQuest's new offshore subsea ...
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CareFusion, a global medical technology company, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for CareFusion to acquire the Vital Signs division of GE Healthcare for $500m. With annual revenue of approximately $250m, Vital Signs is ...
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Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods in October 2013 National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-11-12 14:49:06 In October 2013, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,149.1 billion yuan, up by 13.3 percent year-on-year ...
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