For first-quarter 2014, AXT Inc of Fremont, CA, USA has reported revenue of $19.3m, up 3.8% on $18.6m last quarter although still down 13.8% on $22.4m a year ago. Fiscal Q1/2013 Q2/2013 Q3/2013 Q4/2013 Q1/2014 Revenue $22.4m $23.8m $20.5m ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a net loss of $58 million on net sales of $4.5 billion for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of $26 million on sales of $4.9 billion for the same period last year. Goodyear ...
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Combined with paperboard, the use of bio-based LDPE made from sugar cane increases the content of materials from renewable sources to as much as 82% in a Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000ml Base package. In February Coca-Cola Brazil became the ...
Tags: Packaging, LDPE Packing
TEXbase, a leading provider of web-based compliance, quality and materials management software solutions for brands, retailers and consumer product companies, announced that Volcom, a modern lifestyle brand that embodies the creative spirit ...
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Bring the colour and spice of India to ones home this Spring with the new homewares collection from Mahika. Featuring a range of eco-friendly, hand-woven baskets, Mahika's Spring/Summer 2014 pieces are perfect for storage or display around ...
Tags: Mahika, Hand-Woven Handicrafts
China's steel sector is exhibiting stronger mill margins and sentiment in April that may soon lead producers to "step up purchases of both iron ore and coking coal," Macquarie Bank said Friday. Mill inventory of iron ore is stable while ...
Tags: Steel Mills, Iron Ore
Rhodia Fibres, owned by the Solvay Group, has launched the very first biodegradable yarn in the world, which was integrated in the summer 2014/15 collection of Brazilian designer Ronaldo Fraga that was presented at the recently concluded ...
Since the global economic crisis, the foreign trade market has been in the doldrums for along time .And due to the volatility of RMB exchange rate, fluctuations in prices of commodity products is also big , the protectionism and trade ...
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Austria-based voestalpine broke ground Wednesday on the construction of a EUR 550 million (US$760 million) direct reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. The plant, which represents the largest foreign investment in the history of ...
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MuCelltechnology for extrusion blow moulding (EBM) uses gas-injection to create gas bubbles in the middle layer of the bottle wall. This reduces the density of the bottle and the amount of plastic required, while maintaining 100% ...
Latin America's trade deficit with Turkey increased by 55 percent in 2013, mainly due to a drop in the revenues generated by raw material exports and ongoing high levels of finished steel imports from Turkey, according to Alacero, the Latin ...
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Italian steel producer Lucchini is expected to shut down its blast furnace in Piombino on Wednesday, April 23, after trying to postpone the inevitable end by halting production on Friday, April 18 and using limited raw materials, according ...
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PPG Industries reported record first quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.6 billion, up $528 million, or 17 percent, versus the prior year. First quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $277 ...
Tags: PPG, Construction, Decoration
Reviving the lost enterprises in the Russian region of Volgograd, especially with the aim of developing the light industry (which includes textiles and clothing), is one of the top priorities of the government, said acting Governor of ...
Tags: Light Industry, textiles, clothing
General Mills released its annual Global Responsibility Report today, outlining its approach to creating economic, environmental and social value in the countries where it operates. The company reported progress in the areas most material ...