As a result of same stores sales declining 6.8 percent, combining with closure of a few stores, overall revenue at retailer Sears Canada Inc. declined 11.9 percent year-on-year in the 13-week period ended August 2, 2014. In the second ...
Armstrong World Industries has released its second quarter results. Second Quarter Results from Continuing Operations Consolidated net sales increased slightly to $710.0 million compared to $706.6 in 2013 driven by favorable price and ...
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Amcor Tobacco Packaging announced plans to close its operations in Neumunster, Germany, and build a new tobacco packaging plant in Indonesia. Amcor is winding up its Neumunster operations owing to the overcapacity in gravure printing ...
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The Green Leaf (GL) screw cap closure is available on Morrisons' own brand Soave 75cl wine. The cap has already been trailled in Italian, Australian and New Zealand markets. Steve Jackson, packaging development manager at Morrisons, adds: ...
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Coca-Cola Amatil is not only one of the biggest beverage companies in this market, but its move into blowfill production now makes it a significant packaging player in the Australasian region, with the sustainability commitment to match. ...
According to a report Thursday from the Lake Carriers' Association, iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 7,231,506 tons in July, the highest level since July 2008 when 7,318,961 tons were loaded at U.S. and Canadian ports. This ...
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules that it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has received the ...
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Carter’s, Inc., the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, reported its second quarter fiscal 2014 results. Highlights: -Net Sales $574 Million, Up 11% -Total U.S. ...
Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu has announced its financial results for the second quarter of the current year, indicating that stainless steel demand continued to recover and base prices increased moderately in both Europe ...
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Canada-based McCain Foods is set to close French fry facility in Borden-Carleton of Prince Edward Island province. The company's move, which could result in the loss of around 121 jobs, is due to a shift in the market for French fries and ...
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Reynolds Group is considering the sale of Evergreen Packaging business, SIG Holdings and Closure Systems International (CSI). New Zealand entrepreneur Graeme Hart's Reynolds has confirmed that it has put these businesses under review. ...
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Flexible and rigid packaging company Premier Tech Chronos will supply packing system OML-2040-BFH1 to Ireland-based Carbery Food Ingredients. Carbery has invested in the new packing system as part of its larger investment in its ...
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The five units of National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Ltd. (NJMC), namely, Kinnisson, Khardah, National, Union and Alexandra; and the Bird Jute & Exports Ltd. (BJEL) have been declared sick in the state of West Bengal during the last 10 ...
One week ahead of its annual Board meeting, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (ABWS) announced it will extend compensation benefits to workers from two months' to up to four months'wages for workers displaced as a result of factory ...
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Saxco International, a portfolio company of Texas-based middle market equity firm The Sterling Group, has completed the acquisition of packaging and printing company Square Peg Packaging and Printing. Square Peg designs and supplies a ...
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