US food group Michael Foods has booked an increase in third-quarter profits on the back of higher sales and lower finance costs. The company, which manufactures a range of egg lines, refrigerated potato items and dairy products, posted ...
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Just as the Bronze Age catapulted human civilization to new levels, critical metals are changing the way we live today. Rare earth elements, the group of resources used in the production of certain high-tech goods, from weapons to cell ...
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US retailer Weis Markets has booked an increase in third-quarter profits as a focus on productivity and "disciplined" promotions offset lower sales. Weis reported a 1.2% rise in net income to US$17.2m for the 13 weeks to 29 September. ...
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A fall in costs pushed up half-year profits at Fresh Del Monte Produce despite the US company reporting lower sales. Fresh Del Monte said today (31 July) its first-half net income was US$119.7m, up from $90.4m a year earlier. The higher ...
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Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/3/2012 9:53:42 AM Endangered Species Chocolate, which donates 10 percent of its net profits to species and habitat conservation efforts, expects more than a 230 percent boost ...
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Singapore agribusiness giant Wilmar International has booked a drop in first-half profits as the group suffered losses in its oilseeds and grains business. In the six months to the end of June, Wilmar recorded a net profit of US$373m, ...
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Israel-based nutraceutical ingredients company LycoRed has received European patent for its proprietary extraction process of the Lyc-O-Mato oleoresin from tomatoes. This process of extracting the natural tomato complex is the basis for ...
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National Handloom Expo 2012, jointly organized by the Ministry of Textile (Government of India) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation, has kicked off in the state capital Bhopal. Briefing media MP ...
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Pinnacle Machine Tool Co.,Ltd.has launched feature-laden five-axis CNC machining centers to meet rising demand from high-end manufacturers looking to maintain precision production but reduce cost to be more competitive amid various ...
According to a white paper entitled "LED Manufacturing Study on CHES™ Sapphire," ARC Energy has released results of a study showing that sapphire grown from its proprietary CHES technology yield 5% greater LED brightness than the ...
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Advanced RenewableEnergy Company LLC(ARC Energy)of Nashua,NH,USA,a provider of c-axis sapphire growth technologies and turnkey solutions for the LED solid-state lighting market,has issued the white paper'LED Manufacturing Study on CHES ...
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As the LED backlight market entered a plateau period, the lighting market becomes the major battlefield for the global LED makers to compete in. Given the fierce price competition, a number of LED manufacturers have shifted their focus to ...
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