The Independent Tire Dealers Group LLC’s (ITDG) captive insurance company reports a record second quarter. The Independent Innovative Captive Insurance Company (IICIC), a worker’s compensation insurance company, realized a net ...
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At the Vision Congress in Paris (14-15 October), Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany showcased an LED for car headlights with luminance three times that of existing versions, so that a single LED can be used to provide a ...
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PPG Industries reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, up $161 million, or 4 percent, versus the prior year. Third quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $377 million, or ...
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The Accord on Building and Fire Safety said initial inspections of Accord producing apparel factories have been completed within the agreed timeline of September 2014. Out of 1,106 factories inspected, over 400 Corrective Action Plans ...
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A new world auction record for a fancy vivid pink diamond was set at Sotheby’s Tuesday when an 8.41-carat internally flawless fancy vivid purple-pink diamond sold for $17.8 million. An Asian private buyer bought the diamond, which ...
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The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped 3.4 percent in July from June according to the results published by the Canadian General Freight Index. Ground transportation costs have been slipping for the past few ...
Armstrong World Industries announced that following its assessment of preliminary third quarter results and projections for the fourth quarter of the year, it is revising its full year expectations for sales and adjusted EBITDA. The company ...
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FRISCO, Texas, Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) announced today that it will host a conference call on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. E. T. to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ...
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In the first nine months of the current year, Ukraine registered a 13.7 percent decrease in its finished steel product output to 18.885 million mt, a 13.5 percent decrease in its crude steel output to 21.495 million mt, and a 9.9 percent ...
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Russian pig iron and coking coal producer Industrial Metallurgical Holding (KOKS Group) has announced its operational results for the first nine months this year. Accordingly, IMH (KOKS Group) produced 1.635 million mt of pig iron in the ...
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The system comprises a tray which is supplied flat-packed and is easily assembled along with the oblong mini-loaf cake cases which are being produced on a new machine designed and built by Chevler at its Hengoed factory in mid-Wales. Once ...
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Intertek, one of the leading multinational inspection, product testing, and certification companies, headquartered in London, has released the Trim Qualification program for children’s apparel companies, vendors, and suppliers to help ...
Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has expanded its silicon carbide (SiC) 1.2 kV six-pack power module family with a new 20A all-SiC module suited for 5-15 kW three-phase applications. Based on Cree’s C2M SiC MOSFET and Z-Rec SiC Schottky ...
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By sharing a pool of kegs rather than owning their own, over 200 leading craft brewers helped reduce their collective carbon footprint by over 3 million kg of CO2e in 2013. These findings, based on a study by John Heckman, Ph.D with PE ...
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Apparel retailer Gap Inc. named Art Peck, who currently oversees Growth, Innovation and Digital division as its next CEO, effective from February 1, 2015 and succeeds Glenn Murphy. Murphy and Peck worked side-by-side and dramatically ...
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