In January, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.4 percent, down by 0.2 percentage points month-on-month, still above the threshold. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was ...
Manufacturing growth began 2013 on a strong note in January, according to the January Manufacturing report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity, ...
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According to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa, in December 2012 the country's producer price index (PPI) for domestic output in the manufacturing sector decreased slightly by 0.1 percent compared to the previous month and ...
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Business leaders have issued an urgent call for a new ‘Entrepreneurs’ Fund’ to be set up to help new food and drink manufacturers make the next step in their growth. Paul Wilkinson: DEFRA should launch an ...
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Minister for Industry Greg Combet says manufacturers should not sit back and wait for a fall in the Australian dollar – they must change with the times or risk failure. Mr Combet’s warning, reported by The Australian ...
Australian wool producers are planning to focus on Vietnam as the new export market and develop a sustainable supply chain for its wool industry in the country. As part of the market expansion plans, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has ...
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In 2012, the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 5.5578 trillion ($885 billion), increasing by 5.3 percent compared to 2011, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
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Mergers and acquisitions in the food and drink manufacturing sector emerged as a key theme of the Business Leaders’ Forum staged earlier this month in central London by our sister title Food Manufacture. In this exclusive video, ...
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The boss of Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, Premier Foods, has quit the debt-laden company today (January 28) after only 18 months, in a move that surprised City analysts. Shock move: Michael Clarke is to quit Premier Foods. ...
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Prozess Technologie, a provider of custom spectroscopic solutions for the manufacturing sector, has entered into a collaboration with Applied Group to combine the latter‘s integrated, real-time intelligence with its manufacturing ...
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Methanex Corporation and Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced the execution of a 10-year agreement to supply all of the natural gas required for Methanex's one million tonne per year methanol plant in Geismar, Louisiana. Commencement of ...
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France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has announced that the industrial economic situation in France has deteriorated again according to the industrial business climate indicator for January following a ...
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In January this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 51.9, indicating a 24-month high and comparing to the final value of 51.5 in December 2012, as announced by the HSBC. The production ...
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China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center (CEMAC): National Business Climate Survey results showed that the business climate index (BCI) was 124.4 in the fourth quarter, increased 1.6 points quarter-on-quarter. Of which, the current BCI ...
In 2012, total fixed asset investment in China (excluding rural households) amounted to RMB 36.4835 trillion ($5.8 trillion), up 20.6 percent year on year, according to the figures released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. ...
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