Amcor has announced that the company’s profit after tax (PAT) before significant items increased by 11.3% to $634.9m for the year ended 30 June 2012. Amcor managing director and CEO Ken MacKenzie said its full year result ...
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has voted against a plastic bag recycling bill. The reason given by Quinn for vetoing it was that though it was well meaning, enacting the legislation would have been an impediment to innovation which would not ...
Welcomes Adriaan van der Capellen and Steven McGrane Plus Eighteen Independent,North American Sales Reps American Polymers Corporation(dba Polycoat Products),a leading manufacturer and custom formulator of high performance protective ...
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Rio Tinto Alcan announced the draft Commonwealth Environmental Impact Statement for the South of Embley Project. Mr Pat Fiore Rio president & CEO of Tinto Alcan, Bauxite and Alumina said that the project will extend bauxite mining ...
Ruiz Food Products has announced the appointment of Rachel Cullen as CEO. Cullen joins the company with over 25 years of experience with companies including Unilever, Kraft Foods and most recently Dean Foods. She replaces Bryce Ruiz who ...
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A management buy-in has saved a struggling meat processing firm in Yorkshire and preserved 100 jobs. Yorkshire Premier Meats in South Kirby now has a secure future and the management team has stabilised the business. The plant prepares ...
Aussie tennis champion, Alicia Molik will be the face of a new Australian Made summer campaign – the Australian Made Summer of Tennis. The campaign will include sponsorship of a range of tennis events over summer, highlighting the ...
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Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
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Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland has said it is continuing to increase its investment outside the US in light of the country's drought pushing corn prices up. ADM COO Juan Luciano told analysts yesterday (31 July) the company has ...
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UK - Capital Sound was recently approached by Trigger, Professor Green's tour manager, and Ben Ashbourn of Relentless Energy Drink promoter Vision Nine to supply an audio package for the Professor's last UK gig this year, before he heads ...
In a wide ranging speech,which is believed to have also set Honda's financial goals for the next five years,President and Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito,allegedly announced Honda's intention to launch fuel cell based electric cars in ...
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As the last remnants of summer fade into the autumn and the leaves begin to transform from green to stunning shades of red and gold,it's not just the trees that are changing their appearance.People across the country are breaking out their ...
The Walt Disney and luxury specialty retailer Barneys New York launched the 2012 Holiday project Electric Holiday at the Barneys New York Madison Avenue flagship store. The multi-platform holiday project infused with fashion and fantasy ...
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Hain Celestial, a US-based natural and organic food products company, has completed the acquisition of some of the packaged grocery brands of UK-based Premier Foods in a £200m cash-and-stock deal. The consideration consisted of cash ...
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Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC (PGC) has announced its 1st half year results for the Financial Year 2012-13 with an 8 % growth in turnover from Rs. 2,385 million in FY12 to Rs. 2,592 in FY13 & a marginal growth of 9 % in PAT from Rs. 384 million ...