Gansu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group (JISCO) has announced that in 2013 its Gansu-based subsidiary Hongxing Steel recorded an estimated net loss of RMB 2.35 billion ($385.2 million), as compared with a net ...
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Shanxi, China's second largest coal producing province, accounted for more than one quarter of the country's total coal output in 2013, according to the Shanxi Coal Industry Bureau. China produced a total of 3.692 billion mt of coal in ...
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According to Shanghai-based Chinese steel giant Baosteel Group, locking shafts for car shock absorbers produced by Shanghai Best Fastening Systems Co. have been approved by Tenneco (Beijing) Ride Control Systems Co. The shafts in question ...
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Longstanding Myer CEO and managing director Bernie Brookes has put pen to paper on a new, open-ended contract worth $2 million per annum, plus performance based cash and equity bonuses. At the same time, the experienced retail head as ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shagang Group has announced that it plans to construct bonded warehouse facilities as well as shearing facilities in Jiulong Steel Logistics Park in Jiangsu. Accordingly, Shagang Group will invest ...
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On February 17, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group announced that its subsidiary Hebei Iron and Steel Group Mining Co. (Hebei Steel Mining) produced 694,600 mt of iron ore concentrate in January this year, ...
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On February 18, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Daye Special Steel Co. announced its results for 2013, stating that its operating revenues for the year amounted to RMB 7.44 billion ($1.23 billion), decreasing by 8.43 percent, while ...
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Australian flat steel producer BlueScope has announced that it has agreed to acquire the downstream long product rolling and marketing operations of Fletcher Building's Pacific Steel Group (Pacific Steel), based in Auckland, New Zealand. ...
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German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has begun the construction of a new automotive supply plant in Brazil. Accordingly, in the coming months a new production facility for assembled cylinder-head modules will be built in ...
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €8 million in the fourth quarter, compared to an operating loss of €34 million in ...
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Toray Industries, Inc. has purchased approximately 400 acres of land for its future business expansion in Spartanburg County, SC. The Japanese company said it made the investment because it expects the United States to regain its ...
US-based United Natural Foods (UNFI) is set to establish a new distribution center in Prescott, Wisconsin, with an investment of $37.8m. Located in Eagle Ridge Business Park, the 300,000ft2 center will be the company's second distribution ...
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CP Kelco, a US-based specialty hydrocolloids producer, plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Limeira, Brazil, to meet the fast-growing global demand for pectin. The plans come on the heels of the company's projects underway at ...
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Cal-Maine Foods, a US-based egg producer, has signed a deal to take over the remaining 50% stake in Delta Egg Farm from Sunbest Foods of Iowa for $17m. With this development, Delta Egg Farm will become a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
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United Biscuits (UBUK), a UK-based manufacturer of biscuits and cakes, has acquired a stake in A & P Foods, a Nigeria-based biscuits manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. The investment is in line with the company's overseas expansion ...
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