The group also posted a 60% rise in underlying earnings per share (EPS) to €49.4 cents for the six months ended June 2013. Group revenue rose to €3.342bn from €2.819bn. Underlying operating profit was 35% higher at ...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the largest aluminum smelters in the world released its financial result for the first half of this year. In the first half of this year, Alba’s sales profits increased by 7% year on year even ...
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BASF increased sales by 3% in the second quarter of 2013 to just under €18.4 billion thanks to higher sales volumes in all segments. Income from operations (EBIT) before special items decreased by 5% to around €1.8 billion. In the ...
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In the course of the first half of 2013, Titan further strengthened its fundamental financial metrics, increasing sales, generating positive free cash flow and further reducing net debt. The robust recovery in the USA and resilient demand ...
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Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced its financial results for 2012 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In 2012, Interpipe recorded a net loss of $72 million compared to a ...
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Chung Hung Steel, one of the major re-rollers in Taiwan announced to raise its export prices of hot rolled and cold rolled coils by around US$20/ton for September shipments, supported by higher demand. After the adjustment, its export ...
Gildan Activewear Inc. announced its results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013. Earnings were a record for a fiscal quarter, and were at the top end of the guidance range which the Company had most recently updated on May ...
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In the second quarter of 2013, we generated a profit of $201 million compared to profit of $186 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase was primarily due to lower finance costs in the second quarter of 2013. For the six ...
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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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The Volvo Group’s sales for the second quarter of 2013 recovered considerably compared with the first quarter of 2013 and amounted to SEK 72.8 billion, up 25%. Profitability also improved thanks to higher sales volumes and better ...
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Recently, FAW Jiefang Automotive Company Ltd holds a half-year marketing promotion conference to summery the marketing system in the first half year and make plans for the second half year in terms of core route and important measures. Near ...
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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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A small increase in the number of carrier bags being used by supermarket shoppers across the UK reflects changing shopping trends and shouldn’t detract from areas where excellent progress has been made, the British Retail Consortium ...
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It’s reported that Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) announced that its sales volumes of steel products totaled 3.771 million tons in the second quarter of this year, up slightly by 0.2% from a quarter ago. Among them, ...
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The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) announced that Vietnam's output of steel long products totaled 2.26 million tons in the first half of this year, down by 2.1% year on year. In the given period of time, the country's sales volumes of ...
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