For first-quarter 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE, Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €40.2m, down 4% on €42m a year ago and 48% on last quarter’s €77.5m. Fiscal Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Q3/2012 Q4/2012 ...
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CARTHAGE, Mo. - Components producer Leggett & Platt said its first-quarter earnings rose 11.6% despite a sales decline of about 1%. The company attributed the earnings jump to cost improvements and a favorable product mix in certain ...
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Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Republic of (Free-Press-Release.com) April 20, 2013 -- A lot of people are into real estate investment but they don’t really have the time to spend hours and hours researching on properties and making serious ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
BASF increased its sales and income from operations (EBIT) before special items in the first quarter of 2013. At €19.7 billion, sales exceeded the level of the previous first quarter by 5%. Sales volumes grew particularly as a result ...
The state Department of Environmental Protection said minimal cleanup work has been accomplished during the past year to remove hazardous materials from the former Jeannette Glass site, so the agency is considering stronger measures to ...
Tags: Construction, glass
Spanish food processing firm Ebro Foods has reported that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2013 increased by 2.1% to €32.9m, compared with €32.2m for the same period in 2012. For the quarter, the company posted a 5.4% ...
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Austria-based cellulosic fiber manufacturer Lenzing AG has announced it will sell 85 percent of its shares in Lenzing Plastics GmbH to an Austria-based bidding consortium led by Invest AG, the investment arm of the Raiffeisen Banking Group ...
Tags: Textile
High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
Tags: GFK Consumer Climate, unemployment
In some places, the failure to visit room 108 could mean you don't have any office furniture left. Yikes. What would your business do if, after failing to pay your taxes, Uncle Sam walked into your office and seized all the furniture? ...
Tags: Office Furniture, Furniture, Furnishing
The U.S. Senate has voted 74-20 to close debate and move to a final vote on a bill allowing states to collect sales tax from out-of-state Internet and catalog retailers. The Senate's Monday vote sets up an expedited vote on the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
The U.S. Senate will debate legislation this week that would empower states to collect sales tax from online businesses located outside their borders. The Senate could vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act as soon as Wednesday. On Monday, ...
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Ennis, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended February 28, 2013. Highlights for the quarter include: Consolidated sales increased 1.7% - Print sales increased $7.4 million - Apparel sales declined $5.2 ...
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April 22, 2013 - ABB announced it is acquiring Power-One Inc.—a provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and management solutions—for $6.35 per share in cash or $1028 million equity value. The ...
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As part of its pre-Budget proposals submitted by the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the BTMA has requested the Government to continue tax holiday for new textile and apparel industries ...
Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, reported first quarter 2013 adjusted earnings per share of $1.14 versus $0.79 in the prior year quarter. First quarter 2013 financial highlights: -GAAP operating ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Industry