Haier is ranked the world's number one major home appliances brand with a 9.7 percent retail volume share, according to the 2013 Global Major Appliances Brand rankings released by the Euromonitor International consumer market strategy ...
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On Sunday, December 8, as part of Swahili Fashion Week, the East Africa Trade Hub presented a workshop on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and integrating design and marketing for a U.S. customer base. Attended by 40 ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.0 percent in December last year, down 0.4 percentage points compared to November but remaining above 50 percent for the 15th consecutive month, according to ...
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In December last year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) of the Chinese steel sector stood at 47.7 percent, decreasing by 1.3 percentage points as compared to November and remaining below 50 for the fourth consecutive month, as announced ...
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In December last year, the average prices of new residential housing in 100 major cities in China rose by 0.70 percent month on month to RMB 10,833 ($1,776) per square meter, as announced on January 1 by the China Index Academy, a ...
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Although the contraction of Taiwan's machine-tool exports slowed to 5.8% for the month of November 2013, the Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA) estimates that the island's overseas shipments of machine tools for ...
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For the third consecutive time, Federal Corp. announced that it has been honored with the 2014 Taiwan Excellence Award for its two latest tire models, the Formoza AZ01 FRF runflat passenger car tire and Federally G-10 gravel rally tire. ...
Tags: tyre, tire, Auto Parts
Forepi’s LED business hit rock bottom in 2013, said Jian Fengren, Chairman of Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Forepi. However, the company will benefit from the gradual development of flip chip, HV LED, and package free products in ...
Tags: Chip manufactures, Lighting
Crocs, Inc. announced that Blackstone Group LP is making a $200 million investment that will give the private equity firm a 13 percent stake in the shoe company. Crocs also said late on Sunday that John McCarvel, its CEO, plans to retire in ...
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According to the data provided by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in November this year Japanese automobile production totaled 846,151 units, increasing by 78,100 units or 10.17 percent compared to the same month of ...
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China's apparent oil demand in November contracted 2.1% year on year to 40.88 million mt, or an average of 9.99 million b/d, according to Platts calculations Thursday based on final government data released Tuesday. This is the second ...
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NEMA's index for LED A-line replacement lamps increased for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2013. Shipments during the quarter registered a gain of 71.9 percent compared to the previous quarter. Shipments rose 60.2 percent on a ...
Canadian shippers paid carriers 0.8 percent more for ground transportation in October than they did in September, according to the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). "This is the third consecutive month of total cost increases," said ...
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Among patients with idiopathic (of unknown cause) gastroparesis, use of the antidepressant nortriptyline compared with placebo for 15 weeks did not result in improvement in overall symptoms, according to a study appearing in the December 25 ...
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The team at Technical Direction Company (TDC) delivered spectacular projections at multiple iconic locations during December 2013 including; St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, Melbourne Town Hall and the Old Post Office, Newcastle. ...