Japanese measurement company Konica Minolta Optics has acquired Instrument Systems, the German supplier of LED test and measurement equipment. Instrument Systems GmbH, one of the LED industry's best-known light measurement companies, has ...
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During the January-September period of 2012, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 17 per cent and international sales by no less than 32 per cent. The trend was strong in the third quarter and profitability took a clear turn for ...
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Business Standard reported that the timing of the acquisition couldn't have been worse. Just days after TATA Motors bought Jaguar Land Rover for EUR 1.15 billion 4 years ago, the world's financial markets collapsed. While funds became ...
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Proactive Investors reported that Anglesey Mining described the half year, to end of September, as 1 of mixed fortunes. The group's 19.7% owned iron mining associate Labrador Iron Mines improved its operations substantially with a big ...
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BBC News reported that Mr Arnaud Montebourg French minister for industrial recovery, accusing the steelmaker of lying and disrespecting the country, has said that ArcelorMittal is no longer welcome in France. Mr Montebourg told French ...
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Reuters reported that London copper edged down after rising for two weeks in a row although signs of economic recovery in top consumer China and hopes for Greece to avert an imminent bankruptcy kept a floor under prices. Copper prices ...
At Rautaruukki's Capital Markets Day hosted in Helsinki, the company's management will present their review of the sector and shed light particularly on business opportunities in Russia. With the Fortaco arrangement, Ruukki will in future ...
It is reported that the alloy surcharge for 304 grade cold rolled stainless steel products may decrease by EUR 100 per tonne in December 2012 due to lower nickel prices. According to market insiders, however, it's expected that the ...
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Proactive Investors reported that South Africa focused Bushveld Minerals will deliver a resource upgrade on its flagship iron ore project by the end of the year following an extensive drilling program. Bushveld said that the drilling ...
foxbusiness.com said that Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Saturday citing company sources reported that ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA.XE) is putting together a program to allow it to save about EUR 2 billion in costs over the next three years, daily ...
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Bloomberg reported that Investment Dar Company, the owner of Aston Martin, had received competing bids from Mahindra & Mahindra and London based private equity fund Investindustrial for half the sports car maker. The people, asking not to ...
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Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli has revealed a plan to invest EUR105m in its Romanian plant over the next five years to boost production. The investment will be complemented by EUR 35m aid from Romanian government which will be used to ...
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — November 8, 2012 — H&M was the biggest user of organic cotton worldwide in the second consecutive year in 2011, according to Textile Exchange's latest Global Sustainable Textiles Market Report. H&M continued ...
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Although there are no angels with flowery wings floating yet across the catwalk of CPM Body&Beach(held in Moscow from 26 February to 1 March 2013),there is so much happening on the Russian market.According to a study conducted by the ESPER ...
Tags: CPM Body&Beach, lingerie, bodywear, platform
The NSG Group announced intentions to reduce production capacity of its European architectural glass business, and will shut down two float lines, one in Sweden and one in Italy. The closure of the float line in Halmstad, Sweden, is ...
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