"We had a good start to the year in our chemicals business and in the Agricultural Solutions segment. We sold more. This more than compensated for the negative effects on sales from the comparatively weak U.S. dollar and currencies in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Chemicals, Oil, Gas
Jarden Corporation reported sales declined 1.6 percent to $684.1 million at its Outdoor Solutions segment in the quarter ended March 31 and that earnings fell 22.3 percent to $55.3 million compared with $71.2 million in the same quarter of ...
Tags: Jarden, Sporting Goods, Sporting Appreal
Crocs, Inc. reported earnings tumbled 78.0 percent in the first quarter, to $6.4 million, or 6 cents a share, from $29.0 million, or 33 cents, a year ago. Revenues inched up 0.2 percent to $312.4 million as strong gains in the Asia-Pacific ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The U.S. economy slowed drastically in the first three months of the year as a harsh winter exacted a toll on business activity. The slowdown, while worse than expected, is likely to be temporary as growth rebounds with warmer weather. ...
Tags: economy, U.S.Economy
Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) co-owner associations have announced the new Service Professionals Program for the 2014 event, slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4, through Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas. ...
Tags: Auto Parts
Columbia Sportswear Company raised its 2014 outlook after announcing record first quarter net sales, a sharp increase in first quarter profits, surging wholesale demand, a strong launch of its Chinese joint venture and the acquisition of ...
Tags: Sportswear, Apparel
The price of gold weakened on Monday after data showed a crimping of demand from top importer China. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery fell through the psychologically important ...
Tags: Gold Price, Housing Market
In the first quarter of the current year, China's production of pig iron, crude steel and finished steel amounted to 179.71 million mt, 202.70 million mt and 261.41 million mt, respectively, up 0.14 percent, 2.37 percent and 5.3 percent ...
Tags: Steel Output, Crude Steel
As of April 28, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 108.31 million mt, down 100,000 mt or 0.09 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on April 21, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, spot market
Global yarn production dropped in Q4/2013 in comparison to the previous quarter as a result of lower output in Asia, South and North America while production in Europe was up. Year-on-year global yarn production was up with all regions ...
China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings aims to increase its annual production capacity for solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers to 11.5GWp, according to China-based media reports. GCL-Poly produced about 9.0GWp of solar wafers in 2013, ...
BASF was named a 2014 Automotive News Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence (PACE) Award winner in the product category for the Ultramid A3L polyamide resin. The mold-in-color high touch, high gloss black product was ...
Tags: Basf, Construction, Coating
Food and drink manufacturers may hold key to increasing fruit and veg intake Manufacturers of food and beverages may be the solution to low intake of fruit and vegetables, according to UK-based global market research organisation ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Drink
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and the Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) have joined forces on a new initiative: Packaging & Processing Week. This new annual event, owned and operated by the two ...
The Spanish textile Industry Price Index (IPRI) for the month of March 2014, registered a rise of 0.2 percent, compared to the same month last year, as per the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) of Spain. The IPRI ...
Tags: Textile Industry, apparel