Holden may follow Ford Australia’s lead in offering right-hand-drive versions of its parent company’s iconic US-built muscle cars, including the Camaro and Corvette, to fill the hole created by the loss of its homegrown sports ...
Tags: Holden Camaro, Future Models
A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of ...
Tags: honey, Chinese honey, food safety
The export volume of screw from Taiwan to U.S. was around 550,000 tons in the first eleven months of 2013, slightly up by 1.76% from a year ago. In addition, it is expected that the export volume in December will be up to 40,000 tons The ...
China's Ministry of Finance said Monday the country's export tax on indium will be lowered to 2% in 2014 from the current 5%. The cut follows years of lobbying by Chinese producers, who claim the tax has encouraged smuggling. China ...
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The ASEAN and Asia Pacific countries combined are now regarded as significant marketplaces with inter-country potential for Asian suppliers. The global financial crisis leading to the continued sluggish economic performance of the ...
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The Mitsui Chemicals Group targets strengthening and further production expansion of its already global top class competitive polypropylene for automotive materials, currently manufactured in eight major world markets (Japan, United States, ...
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When Guangxi Liugong Machinery was bidding to sell wheel loaders to a Thai rice merchant a few years ago, company president Zeng Guangan knew he needed to customize his equipment to beat off Komatsu Ltd and other Japanese rivals. ...
Tags: Heavy Gear, Wheel Loader
The economic outlook for emerging Asia (Southeast Asia, China and India) remains robust over the medium term, anchored by the steady rise in domestic demand, according to a new report from the OECD Development Centre. Accordingly, GDP ...
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Ford will bolster its European line-up with all-new and new-generation vehicles in an attempt to put the company in a strong position as the market recovers in the coming years. Ford of Europe head of product development Barb Samardzich ...
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Sydney’s Cross City Tunnel is facing receivership for the second time in seven years. The Tunnel’s owners are required to refinance the project to the tune of $79 million by September 30, however an unpaid stamp duty bill ...
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HP CEO Meg Whitman has revealed that the company is still in the market for technology industry acquisitions - but "only" up to $1.5bn in value. Speaking in a US television interview after unveiling lacklustre financial results, Whitman ...
Tags: HP, Computer Products, software
Following the success of similar previous facilities built for Vietnam Brewery Limited (VBL), Sidel was asked to install another high-speed, beer-canning line. The new line was the third in as many years for VBL, of which Heineken: "The ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Processing Machinery
Lloyds Banking Group, a 40% government-owned UK lender, is mulling to divest its German insurance business Heidelberger Leben to Frankfurt-listed insurer Hannover Re, in a transaction valued at approximately €400m ($533m). As part of ...
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Australian businesses are taking longer to pay each other in 2013 compared to a year earlier, in an indication that their level of financial health has not improved. Despite edging down in the June quarter, businesses are taking 54 days ...
Tags: Australian Businesses, economy
The global financial crisis cast a large shadow over the Chinese financial system, prompting already conservative regulators to adopt a more rigorous, and by extension slower approach to reform. Yet there are also skeletons from ...
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