Diamond manufacturers are entering an era of fierce competition as the looming decline in rough diamond supply is expected to place additional pressure on their already razor-thin profit margins. Manufacturer always operates with a ...
Ohringen based Huber Packaging Group is set to acquire the locations of Crown general line tinplate packaging in Switzerland, Finland, Great Britain and France. Financial details of the purchase remain undisclosed, with the acquisition ...
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For the third fiscal quarter ending November 1, 2014, retailer, Sears Holding Corp reported a marginal drop in net loss vis-a-vis the quarter ended November 2, 2013. Net loss at Sears totalled $548 million or $5.15 loss per diluted share ...
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Starbucks Coffee Company has opened its first Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, the US. This interactive Roastery and Tasting Room is dedicated to roasting, coffee education and increasing ...
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TenCate Advanced Composites North America, a global composite materials company for space and aerospace applications, has developed and provided heat resistant composites for the heat shield and backshell structure of the Lockheed Martin ...
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This was supposed to be the diamond decade. Back in 2010, De Beers executives were touting that the coming 10 years would bring unprecedented demand and growth to the industry. Almost halfway through, it feels anything but, especially for ...
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Posted in Contract Manufacturing Services by Qmed Staff on December 3, 2014 Medical device companies are increasingly turning to outsourcing companies with “one-stop shop” strategies, and the result might be a consolidation ...
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For its fiscal full-year 2014 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $14.5m, down 19% on $18m in fiscal 2013 (with LED chips falling 12%, LED components 23%, and lighting ...
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Scotland-based W&M Watson Packaging (WMW) will be acquiring two self-adhesive label companies based in central Scotland - Lothian Labels (LLL) and Complete Labelling (CLL). While the former is a prominent label manufacturer, the latter ...
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Italian coffee company Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZB Group) has opened its new coffee roasting plant in Vietnam. This investment forms a part of the company's consolidation process in Asia and follows the acquisition of the ...
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Last year China leapfrogged past Germany to become the world’s largest market for solar equipment, according to industry figures. True, a September report showed the former is also set to push global carbon emissions to a record high ...
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Brazil’s JBS buys Primo Smallgoods Australia’s largest meat processor, marketer and export JBS Australia has signed a $1.45 billion deal to acquire ham, bacon and smallgoods producer Primo Smallgoods. The brands of the Primo ...
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In the third fiscal quarter ending September 27, 2014, despite posting revenue growth of 21.22% year-on-year, NASDAQ-listed manufacturer of carpet and rugs – The Dixie Group, reported loss from continuing operations. In the quarter ...
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For the first time since 2011, automotive supplier merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to increase. PwC estimates about 211 deals for the year, a 13 percent increase over 2013, according to PwC's seventh annual Consolidation ...
Rhodia, the synthetic fibre and polymer specialist from France, is prepping up to showcase its first-ever line of skin and body friendly jeans, Emana Denim, at the forthcoming edition of the Barcelonan denim-led trade fair, Denim by ...
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