Hiwin leads Taiwan's machine tool makers in 2013 earnings. (Photo of company chairman and chief executive officer, Eric Chuo, courtesy of Hiwin) Hiwin Technologies Corp.,?a Taiwan-based maker of?precision components for machinery, has ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that in the financial year 2013-14 ending March 31 it produced 30.18 million mt of iron ore, 11 percent higher than last year, surpassing the 30 million ...
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The government of Bangladesh has entered into a financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDA), a unit of World Bank, to establish a food storage facility. As part of the Modern Food Storage Facilities project, ...
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Indian fashion industry powerhouses mesmerised the audience at the recently concluded Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) with their dazzling lines of avant-garde Autumn/Winter 2014 creations. The ethnic designerwear label Satya ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories, Textile, Fashion Apparel
The 2014 edition of the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) reported more buyers and record orders at its 20th anniversary edition, which took place from 4-8th March. The show recorded estimated sales of US$892m and a 6% jump in ...
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Passive component maker Yageo has reported revenues of NT$2.34 billion (US$77.21 million) for March, up 26.2% sequentially and 7.1% on year. For the first quarter of 2014, revenues amounted to NT$6.55 billion, increasing 10.3% from a year ...
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The full colour, single pass press incorporates drop-on-demand inkjet technology using aqueous inks. The Corrstream comes in three ranges: 66, 40 and 20. Sun has linked up with an unnamed partner for the print heads. Mark Eaton, Sun ...
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector dropped 0.5 percentage points in March from a month earlier to 54.5 percent, data showed on Thursday. The index tracks activity in a number of sectors, including ...
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Japan's industrial production index in February fell 2.3 percent from the previous month, marking the first decrease in three months partly because automakers had to halt factory operations amid heavy snowfall in the month, government data ...
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The joint managing director of Havells Sylvania, Anil Rai Gupta, has said that it is 'highly probable' that the company will list its Sylvania Global brand on the London Stock Exchange in 12 to 18 months. Speaking exclusively to Lighting ...
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 50.3 percent in March of the current year, up 0.1 percentage point compared to February, which is the first time the index has increased since November last year, ...
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Asia’s increasing economic clout — backed by population growth and a burgeoning middle class — is forcing changes to the Western-led global corporate order. Late last year, the mayor of a city in suburban Belgrade, ...
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The number of businesses indicating they will hire staff in the months ahead has increased for a third consecutive quarter, supporting a view that underlying economic conditions are stable and that confidence is sound in spite of recent ...
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Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron and Steel Co. (Ansteel) announced its annual financial results for 2013, stating that it recorded an operating revenue of RMB 75.329 billion ($12.35 billion) for the year, compared to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel
Once this year's harsh weather has faded, the U.S. economy could be poised for a breakout year — its strongest annual growth in nearly a decade. The combination of an improving job market, pent-up consumer demand, less drag from ...
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