The joint managing director of Havells Sylvania, Anil Rai Gupta, has said that it is 'highly probable' that the company will list its Sylvania Global brand on the London Stock Exchange in 12 to 18 months. Speaking exclusively to Lighting ...
Lite-On Technology has reported that its fourth-quarter 2013 consolidated sales reached NT$59.36 billion (US$1.95 billion), up 12% on year and 4% on quarter, hitting a 10-quarter record high. Net profits were NT$2.52 billion, up 9% on year ...
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Oiselle, a women's running apparel company based in Seattle, announce their partnership with Kara Goucher, one of the most decorated female runners of all time. Goucher, who had been with Nike, joins Oiselle as a sponsored athlete, valued ...
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Port Waratah Coal Services' export terminals at Australia's Newcastle port shipped 2.35 million mt of mostly thermal coal to China in March, down 6% from February, the operator said in a report Tuesday. China's offtake represented 26.3% ...
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The establishment of an Asian regional gas trading hub is still at least five years away, International Gas Union President Jerome Ferrier told a press conference in Sydney Tuesday. LNG importers in Asia are studying plans to establish a ...
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NYMEX May crude settled $1.84 lower at $99.74/barrel Tuesday on expectations of another build in US crude stockpiles and bearish data from China and Europe. ICE May Brent settled $2.14 lower at $105.62/b. The Brent-WTI spread settled at a ...
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American milk producers are enjoying a windfall thanks in part to surging exports to China, Bloomberg reported, citing US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data. While the average farm will see a 21% drop in net-cash income in 2014, dairy ...
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Tire Discounters broke the world record for the tallest tire stack with a single tire tower that reached 19.95 feet on March 27, 2014. The measurements were confirmed by an independent surveyor. Tire Discounters, in partnership with Falken ...
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The new Conti EcoPlus HS3 steer tire completes the company's line of third generation fuel efficient truck tires in North America The 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) is over. But there is still plenty to look forward to, says Paul ...
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Standard Textile partnered with La Quinta to create the world’s largest Towel Mosaic, breaking a Guinness World Record. Made up of more than 2,500 red, white and blue towels, La Quinta volunteers formed a 26,390 square foot ...
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Australian food manufacturer Patties Foods, which produces the iconic Four N' Twenty pie, has announced the appointment of Mr Steven Chaur as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, commencing on 15 April 2014. Patties Foods said ...
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The French character doll, manufactured circa 1916 by Albert Marque was presented at a specialty auction house for antique childhood items in the US. A new world record has been set by an antique doll, after it fetched a whopping $300,000 ...
The biggest objection I hear from flooring dealers about becoming immersed in social media has to do with time. Their days are busy enough without having to add another layer of work that seems overwhelming when new social networks seem to ...
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EU carbon dioxide allowances crashed to a nine-month low Friday, as speculators unwound long positions ahead of data due next week and expected to signal weak demand, traders said. EU Allowance futures contracts for December 2014 delivery ...
Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), says that customers have deployed more than 1 ...
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