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The Domestic Auto Demand Slowdown, BYD's Net Profit Drop 94% Year-on-Year

Mar 12, 2013

In the evening of February 28, BYD released that due to the slowdown in domestic demand for automobiles and other factors, the revenue in 2012 was 46.732 billion yuan, declined 4.29% year on year, and net profit was 81.002 million yuan, ...

Tags: BYD, Net Profit, automobiles

The Stainless Steel Products of US's Import License Decreased by 7.68% From a Month Ago

Mar 12, 2013

According to data released by the US Department of Commerce (DOC), the US’s import license for stainless steel products decreased by 7.68% from a month ago to 97,740 tons in February. Among them, the import licenses for cold ...

Tags: stainless steel products, stainless steel, steel products

Weaker Than Expected Chinese Economic Data Released Weighed on The Australian Dollar

Mar 12, 2013

Weaker than expected Chinese economic data released over the weekend weighed on the Australian dollar in Asian trade yesterday. Statistics released by Beijing painted a picture of rising inflation and slowing domestic growth, prompting ...

Tags: Dollar, Australian dollar, US Dollar

Aviva Reported a Loss After Tax of 3.1bn Euro for The Year 2012 Compared to 2011

Mar 12, 2013

Aviva has reported a loss after tax of 3.1bn Euro for the year 2012 compared to a profit after tax of 60m during the same period in 2011, while loss after tax for continuing operations was 202m. The largest driver of the loss was sale of ...

Tags: Aviva, life insurance business, life insurance

Hyundai Motor Gives Up to Occupy 5% of the Market Share in 2016

Mar 8, 2013

Because of the shrinking market demand in Europe, Hyundai Motor has delayed its target of 5% market share in Europe in 2016, and will focus on consolidating the achievements in the European market. Hyundai Motor sales in the European ...

Tags: Hyundai Motor, car sales, car

Surface Pro Will Be Released in March in the Domestic with the Price of 6400 Yuan

Mar 8, 2013

Microsoft Surface Pro will be released on March 29 in the domestic market, the price of 64GB version is 6400 yuan to 6600 yuan, while the 128GB version’s price will be 7,200 yuan to 7,400 yuan. It is reported that the domestic price ...

Tags: Microsoft, Surface Pro, Intel core

Asus' Net Profit Increased 21% Year on Year Due to Flat sales Growth

Mar 8, 2013

Asus said on Tuesday that its net profit rose 21% year-on-year in 2012, the reason was driven by the tablet computer sales growth, while non operating profit also increased. Asus said that the net profit was NT 5.89 billion yuan (about ...

Tags: Asus, tablet computer, sales

POSCO SS Leaves Its Prices for Austenitic Stainless Wire Rod and Bar Unchanged for Mar

Mar 8, 2013

It’s reported that Korean Posco Specialty Steel (Posco SS) announced to leave its domestic prices for its austenitic stainless wire rod and bar unchanged for March. Market insiders pointed out that the country’s demand for ...

Tags: stainless rod, special steel, steel

US Economic Analysis:Total January Exports of $184.5 Billion and Imports of $228.9 Billion

Mar 8, 2013

The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Thursday that total January exports of $184.5 billion and imports of $228.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $44.4 ...

Tags: Trade Deficit, crude oil, crude bitumen

The AISI Reported Steel Import Permit Applications for The Month of Feb 2,558,000 Net Tons

Mar 8, 2013

Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of February total ...

Tags: steel import, steel, finished steel

The Wash-Down Revolution Wrapper Is Designed for a Variety of Applications

Mar 8, 2013

The wash-down Revolution Wrapper is designed for a variety of applications including bakery, confectionary, dairy, frozen foods, sandwiches and other food products. The wrapper features a sanitary modular design with a cantilevered ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing, Manufacturing

One-to-One Sessions Are Designed to Address Most Pressing Topics and Trends

Mar 8, 2013

Visitors can book free One2One appointments with highly respected professionals, as well as participate in intimate interactive workshops in order to gain crucial business advice and tips on key processing and packaging trends and ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Westpac's James Shugg Remains as Gloomy About The Global Economy

Mar 7, 2013

Westpac's plain-speaking London economist James Shugg remains as gloomy about the global economy as he was over a year ago, when he said the Australian dollar could plunge to US80c and a break up of the eurozone would prompt a "global ...

Tags: Westpac, James Shugg, global economy

Mega Brands Has Reported Strong Sales for Its Toy Lines

Mar 7, 2013

Mega Brands has reported strong sales for its toy lines in both the fourth quarter and 2012 full year. For Q4, overall consolidated net sales increased 18 per cent to $127.5 million (compared to $108.5 million in the corresponding 2011 ...

Tags: Toy Sales, Toy, toy lines

Glencore Has Announced Its Financial Results for 2012

Mar 7, 2013

International commodities trader Glencore International plc (Glencore) has announced its financial results for 2012, stating that 2012 was characterized by lower prices across all base metals, though volumes remained strong and this enabled ...

Tags: iron ore sales, iron ore, minerals

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