Europe's economy is in the doldrums. Yet companies are still looking to the future with a positive mindset. 76% of survey respondents expect a return to robust economic growth in 2015. But the prospects for European competitiveness are not ...
Tags: Competitive Edge, Europe's economy
McCormick, a US-based spices and seasonings manufacturer, has unveiled several initiatives in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets, as part of its Comprehensive Continuous Improvement program (CCI). The company stated that it ...
Tags: McCormick, Cutting Initiatives
After years of focus on cost reductions and operational efficiencies, executives and producers in the food and beverage industry are feeling confident again, according to the 2013 Grant Thornton Global Food and Beverage study "Hunger for ...
Latex International, a producer of Talalay latex foams, has developed a new latex formulation that it says will help bedding makers cut their production costs. The company's new Controlled Thermal Reaction Latex is a patent-pending ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use
Hewlett-Packard reassigned Enterprise Group chief Dave Donatelli on Wednesday as it reported an 8 percent decline in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, saying all of its major divisions except software brought in less money than a year ...
Tags: HP, Computer Products
In the second quarter of 2013, results figures for the Mets? Wood wood-products division of the Finnish Mets? Group weakened year on year on account of one-off expenses. EBITDA showed year-on-year decline of 39% to €12m. Adjusted for ...
Tags: Wood, Construction
Packaging used to just be about the three P's: protection, preservation and presentation. But nowadays it's about so much more than that. In addition to delivering the above listed qualities packaging has to tell a story about the brand. In ...
Tumblr, the blogging platform bought for $1bn by Yahoo in June 2013, had just $16.6m in cash when Yahoo bought it out for $990m. The company had raised $85m less than two years earlier - in September 2011 - but was fast running out of ...
Tags: Tumblr, blogging platform
Germany-based steelmaker Salzgitter Group has announced a further downward revision of its guidance for 2013 given the persisting structural crisis in the European steel industry. The company said that the direct and indirect consequences ...
Tags: Salzgitter, steelmaker
For second-quarter 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany, has reported revenue of €45.3m, down 1.7% on €46.1m a year ago but up 13% on €40.2m last quarter. The firm also recorded improvements in its ...
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Beijing-based Hanergy Holding Group Ltd – which is claimed to be the world’s biggest thin-film photovoltaic (PV) firm - has completed the equity acquisition of Global Solar Energy Inc (GSE) of Tucson, AZ, USA, which makes ...
Tags: Hanergy, CIGS PV Firm, Solar Energy
AIXTRON SE, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced revenues of EUR 45.3m for the second quarter of 2013, representing a quarterly sequential increase of 13 percent compared to EUR 40.2m in ...
Premier Foods will continue to develop its Power Brands and deliver a further £10M of cost savings this year, according to a statement accompanying its half-year results posted today (July 23). Gavin Darby, chief executive officer, ...
Tags: Premier Foods, Agriculture
Finance segments experienced some growth, driven by emerging markets, but the capital markets and commercial banking remained cautious, according to the latest study by the Financial Services Competence Center at Roland Berger Strategy ...
Tags: economy, Finance segments
The main story in the UK corrugated industry remains that of material prices, although another seismic bit of industry restructuring may well be afoot (I may be able to say more next month). In the meantime, a gradual dilution in happiness ...