Higher prices for construction materials and nonresidential construction will squeeze margins for construction companies despite an overall improving construction outlook, Associated General Contractors said. AGC’s analysis of ...
Tags: private-sector demand, improve market, materials cost increases
American Honda became a net exporter in the U.S. for the first time in 2013 - exporting 108,705 U.S.-made Honda and Acura vehicles versus the 88,537 vehicles it imported from Japan. With sustained growth, Honda achieved record production ...
Arkema and Jurong Chemical have formed Sunke, a joint venture in which Arkema will have a majority interest, comprised of the assets of Jurong's acrylic acid production site in Taixing opened in 2012. This acquisition, in the wake of ...
Tags: acquisition, partnership
Improved gas and power supply is positively reflecting in textile and clothing exports from Pakistan, and the sector can easily generate an additional export revenue of US$ 3 billion if the Government continues providing such uninterrupted ...
At a meeting held on January 23, 2014, the Board of Directors of Lojas Renner S.A. proposed the distribution of 40% (forty percent) of the results for fiscal year 2013 to the shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting, to be held in ...
Tags: Fashion Retailer, new stores
China's economic reform is one of the key issues that will impact sovereign ratings and growth prospects of developing Asian economies this year, according to a global credit rating agency. In its latest reports "2014 Outlook: Emerging ...
Tags: Sovereign Rating, economic reforms
They said the party was over, but Australia's giant resources sector is surging into a two-horse race between iron ore and coal, with the latest numbers revealing that there is still fire in the belly of the boom, thanks mainly to sustained ...
Tags: coal industry, Mineral
For the last year, there's been some guarded optimism that the U.S. hog herd could be on its way to expansion. But, the sustained growth forecast in 2013 never really reached fruition by the year's end that industry-watchers saw coming. ...
Tags: hog herd, Agriculture
Tablet consumers have taken as big a bite out of Mac growth as they have out of personal computers in general, showing that Apple is not immune to the seismic shift it triggered with the iPad. During the 12 months preceding 30th September ...
Tags: Apple's Mac, Tablet Cannibal Pot
For the last year, there's been some guarded optimism that the U.S. hog herd could be on its way to expansion. But, the sustained growth forecast in 2013 never really reached fruition by the year's end that industry-watchers saw coming. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
China exports were maintain sustained growth since the beginning of the year,it is according to the Chinese customs statistics that the total valume of import and export are over $2.05 trillion.It is including exports of $1.05282 trillion. ...
Tags: Stationery, Office Supplies
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $27.24 billion for the month of November 2013, an increase ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Semiconductor
Carrier Transicold has announced its manufacturing facility in Athens,Ga.is celebrating its 25th anniversary. "Athens has been a pivotal location for Carrier Transicold to maintain a sustainable manufacturing operation in the US,enabling ...
Tags: Carrier Transicold, anniversary
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a 2014 capital expenditures budget of $16.7 billion for continuing operations. Investments during 2014 will target the company's diverse portfolio of global opportunities. Approximately 55 percent ...
Indian automaker Tata Motors announced that its subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), is participating in the National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC) project in the UK. NAIC represents a total investment of ...
Tags: Tata Motors, R&D Center