The sharemarket has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 16.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5098.7 points, while the broader ...
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You'll pay about $32 a gallon for the top-rated satin, flat, or semi-gloss paints from Consumer Reports' latest tests. Benjamin Moore interior paints also performed very well, but cost twice as much. You can spend less but too often the ...
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The US polystyrene and styrene industries are concerned, but confident after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for the city to adopt a law banning expandable polystyrene foam from stores and restaurants, market sources said Friday. ...
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US stocks edged mostly lower as declines in Wal-Mart Stores and the energy sector offset firm readings on consumer confidence and New York manufacturing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8.37 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 13981.76 ...
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The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) today announced that its first Executive Director, Joan Pierce, is stepping down, after steering the organization successfully through its first years. Her retirement is ...
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Energy shares helped pull the Standard and Poor's 500-stock index higher, as an improving outlook for the sector sent it higher on a day heavy with merger and acquisition activity. The S&P 500-stock gained one point, or 0.1 per cent, to ...
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Campbell Soup Co has signed a deal with Grupo Jumex and Conservas La Costeña that will expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Mexico but result in the loss of 260 jobs. The deal, announced today (15 February), ...
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US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Increases up to 15 percent expected, depending on geographies, applications and specific grades. The price increases are effective in Europe on Feb. 1 and the rest of the world on Feb. 15, 2013, in each case as contracts allow. These ...
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The Eastern Coatings Show executive committee has announced that Peter Molinaro, vice president of North America Government Affairs for The Dow Chemical Company, will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural event scheduled for April 29 ...
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Sartomer USA, LLC, has appointed Heather Rayle as senior business director. Rayle will be responsible for marketing, sales and finance. She reports directly to Douglas Sharp, Sartomer’s global president, and will assume the commercial ...
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG), and GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The ...
Dow Chemical will raise its prices for oxygenated solvents by 5 to 9 cents/lb starting February 15, it said in a Friday letter to customers that was obtained by Platts on Monday. Dow said it will increase acetone and acetone derivatives, ...
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The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in more than three months amid a weak night on global stock markets, before paring a little of its loss. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 102.86 US cents, down from 103.30 cents at ...
The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in almost three months during a weak night on global stock markets. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 103.14 US cents, down from 103.56 cents at yesterday’s local close. The ...
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