The first U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cotton forecast for 2013/14 projects that world cotton production will decrease while consumption increases, although consumption is expected to remain below production for the fourth ...
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Some predictions of surging global production of light, tight oil from unconventional source rocks may be overblown, with a of number of environmental and political question marks still hanging over the industry, delegates at a London oil ...
British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has opened a new engineering test centre in Dubai, UAE to undertake hot weather vehicle research, development and testing. The new facility having a footprint of 11,120sqft is ...
Sustainable Textile Solutions, a rapidly-growing business division of DyStar, acted as a service provider for the “Discharge Data Report” that was recently launched by C&A, H&M and G-Star. In response to the Greenpeace Detox ...
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Chinese demand of soybean used in feeding poultry and livestock will continue to decline because of the breakout of bird flu. China takes 60% in global soybean trading. Influenced by concerns of food safety and large-stock, the amount of ...
Audi has signalled the official start of construction of its new $1.1 billion Mexico plant, laying the foundation stone for what will be its first factory on the American continent. Located in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico, the new 900 million ...
Norway-based Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has reported first quarter 2013 revenues of NOK1,278 million (US$217 million), down 24% compared to revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012. REC experienced improved demand for solar panels ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda has reported 3.8% rise in sales for the fiscal year 2012 that ended in March 2013 to 879,129 units, compared to the previous year, contributed by strong sales of its passenger and commercial vehicles. The company ...
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Toshikazu Tanaka, President& CEO) announced commencement of commercial operations at the LOTTE MITSUI CHEMICALS, Inc. (Dong-Hee Yim, President) polypropylene catalyst plant in Yeosu, Korea on April 1. The plant is ...
The Secretariat projects China’s cotton stock at 8 million tons, equivalent to 47% of global stock, at the end of2012/13 season. Last season the Chinese government purchased over 3.12 million tons of cotton for state reserves at a ...
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RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest manufacturer of ceramic and porcelain tiles, has gone live with software solutions from SAP in a bid to markedly improve process efficiency and drive sustainable business growth. Phase one of the ...
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Honda will open the doors of its first new Japanese factory in 49 years when its new Yorii plant becomes operational in July. Located in Saitama prefecture, Honda says the new plant – to be among the world’s leading ...
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Fuji Heavy Industries announced recently, its global car production was 66,332 in January this year, up 103.9% year on year, in which Japan domestic production was 49,584, rose 106.9% year on year, and the oversea factories’ ...
Cotton Outlook's initial supply and demand estimates for the 2013/14 season indicate an addition to world stocks of1,145,000 tonnes, compared to the rise of 3,536,000 predicted at the end of the current season. The global production ...
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Acquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits. The company said today (20 February) its consolidated net profit jumped by more than a third in 2012 to DKK1.9bn ...
Tags: M&A, Emerging Markets, 2012