Lextar Electronics has reported its financial performance for the second quarter of 2013. Lextar recorded consolidated revenues of NT$3.85 billion (US$128.49 million), up 33.1% over the previous quarter and up 47.3% on year. Lextar's gross ...
Solar cell maker Motech Industries has reported net profits for the second quarter of 2013, ending a string of eight consecutive quarter losses. Consolidated revenues at Motech increased 39% sequentially to NT$5.1 billion (US$170.4 ...
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It’s reported that the Brazilian mining giant Vale announced that its sales revenues totaled US$1.128 billion in the second quarter of this year, up by 0.7% from a quarter ago but falling by 11.4% year on year. Moreover, the mining ...
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Mapfre Insurance has launched its DriveAdvisor Program in the state of Oregon, a voluntary program as part of its ongoing commitment to improve driver safety. Customers using telematics technology to monitor their driving behaviour can ...
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Ferrari could be considering a return to Le Mans in 2015, an event it last won in 1965. Speculation is rife that Ferrari is contemplating a comeback to the French endurance event following a report from German publication Auto Motor und ...
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It’s reported that France-based pipe producer Vallourec released its financial result for the second quarter of this year. Vallourec posted a net profit of €62 million for the second quarter of this year, soaring by 8.8% year ...
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German pharma and chemical firm Bayer has reported a net profit of €841m for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of 74.8% compared to €481m during the comparable period earlier year. The increase in profit is primarily ...
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The British floor covering distributor Headlam expects a 10% drop in net profits vis à vis the comparative period last year for the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2012 the group achieved period profit of ...
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Tubacex, one of the major seamless stainless steel pipe producers in Spain released its financial result for the first half of this year. In the first half of this year, the company's net profits totaled €10.7 million, soaring by 74.7% ...
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It’s reported that Argentina’s Ternium Siderar reported a net profit of US$84.8 million for the second quarter of this year, jumping by 64% in comparison of US$51.8 million in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, the ...
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It’s reported that Japan’s Kobe Steel released its financial result for the first quarter ended on June 30th of fiscal year 2013/14. Kobe Steel posted a net profit of ¥18.72 billion for the given period of time, in ...
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Growing demand for LED backlight products will continue to buoy the revenue performance of LED driver IC suppliers Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics in the third quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. Macroblock saw its ...
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From January to June, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 2,583.66 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1 percent over the same period last year, 1.2 percentage points lower than that in the first five months. Of ...
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Japan’s Tokyo Steel announced that its net profits totaled ¥865 million during April through June, 2013, in comparison of net loss of ¥6.014 billion in the same period of a year ago. The net profit was contributed by ...
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Saudi cement firms, Yanbu Cement Co and Saudi Cement Co, have both announced positive results for the second quarter of 2013. Yanbu posted a 26.9% increase in net profit for the period to $73.1m (SAR 274m), up from last year's ...
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