The new Pharma-Cushion label features a layer of foam on the label's reverse side that securely wraps around glass containers, minimizing the risk of damage while products are being processed or in transport. Avoiding complex secondary ...
Tags: Packaging, Padded Label
New figures from BDO's High Street Sales Tracker have shown that the first week of 2013 recorded the best weekly performance in three years - however January still ended up being a flat month. The overall figures show that like for like ...
Tags: Retailers, Toys, Toys Industry
UK-based MEPS predicted that that the global stainless steel production might hit new record highs in 2012. According to the forecast made by MEPS, the global stainless steel production would reach 34.6 million tons in 2012, rising by ...
More than two thirds of consumers say “no” to online tracking. Many consumers around the globe are becoming more cautious about their personal data being collected when on the internet. According to Ovum this is creating a ...
Tags: Internet Economy, EU justice commissioner, data proposal
According to a company statement, last year the long steel division of Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) shipped around 1.7 million mt of steel products, up three percent compared to 2011, including 1.3 million mt of rebar, up 10 ...
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Expansion into Russia and store openings hit profits from Finland-based retailer Kesko's food stores last year. Operating profit from Kesko's food business dropped 3.8% to EUR168.4m (US$228m) in 2012, the company reported today (5 ...
Tags: food profits, food stores, food
Sales of Barbie may have fallen slightly in 2012, but Monster High more than made up for any shortfall. Worldwide gross sales for the Barbie brand were down three per cent, while sales for Other Girls Brands were up 57 per cent, ...
Tags: Monster High dolls, Barbie, dolls
In the week ended February 1, a sharp fall was seen in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market prices, after the declining price movements which were recorded in the previous week. The following prices were recorded in LME billet ...
The Australian dollar was flat of the Reserve Bank of Australia's first board meeting for 2013. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 104.37 US cents, the same level as at yesterday’s close. The RBA holds its first board ...
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Coal exports from the Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) terminals based at Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, totaled 10.15 million mt in January this year, rising by 2.9 percent compared to December 2012, according to the ...
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According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in December 2012 industrial producer prices decreased by 0.2 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27) month on month. In ...
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Evraz UGOK (Southern Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise), a subsidiary of Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group, has announced that in January this year its iron ore concentrate production increased by one percent year on ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Ore Mining, Iron OreOutput
Sweden-based Sandvik realized sales profits of SEK726 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, falling by 10% from a quarter ago. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company’s order values totaled SEK21.07 million, decreasing by 10% ...
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ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, announced the temporarily shutdown of its steel plant and rolling mills in Warsaw due to weak demand. The steel giant last week has suspended facilities in Belgium and close two idled ...
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Worldwide tablet sales jumped in the fourth quarter beyond even some of the most optimistic forecasts to 52.5 million - a growth rate of 75 per cent. The preliminary survey by business research firm IDC showed the tablet market grew 75.3 ...
Tags: tablet sales, tablet market, Apple