CCA has announced it expects its earnings will decline Food and beverage company Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced it expects its group earnings before interest and tax for the first half of 2014 to decline by around 15 per cent ...
Tags: beverages, Agriculture, Food
US orthoxylene contracts were heard settling at 57 cents/lb ($1,256/mt) for April, down 1.5 cents from March, industry sources said Thursday. There had been expectations in the market that contracts could roll over, with feedstock-mixed ...
Tags: Orthoxylene, OX demand
Canadian dairy producer Amalgamated Dairies (ADL) has deployed SafetyChain Software’s Food Safety Chain Management Systems (FSCMS), SafetyChain for Food platform to automate its food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) initiatives. ...
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Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, announces today the global launch of Haig Club Single Grain Scotch Whisky, in partnership with global sporting icon David Beckham and British entrepreneur Simon Fuller. Working ...
Tags: premium drinks, Whisky, Simon Fuller
Mothercare plc, the leading international mother and baby retailer, issues the trading update, which covers the 12 and 52 week periods to 29 March 2014. Overview for Q4 - 12 weeks to 29 March 2014 -Worldwide network sales were down ...
Tags: Mothercare, baby retailer
US Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb thermal coal for May delivery closed 20 cents higher at $13.05/st on Wednesday, the highest level for the front month since November 23, 2011, when the price closed at $13.75/st. PRB 8,800 physical May ...
Tags: thermal coal, coal production, PRB basin
While the Chinese government has committed to eliminating 80 million mt/year of steel capacity nationwide by 2017, the reduction will be gradual which will see demand for raw material ferrosilicon remain steady in 2014 as compared with ...
Tags: Steel Output, Ferrosilicon
US March ethylene contract negotiations are still ongoing as US PVC producers are holding out for larger decreases, market sources said Tuesday. "A number of buyers have settled at a 4-cent/lb decrease, however there are at least two PVC ...
Tags: Ethylene, PVC Producers
In March, continental buyers of recycled containerboard made some unexpected headway in offsetting €10/tonne of the €20/tonne increase that took effect last Autumn. That increase was so small that there was virtually no attempt to ...
The China government has lowered its rare earths export quotas for 2014 by 30% compared to 2013 after the actual export volume last year was lower than its original estimates. Prices of cerium, yttrium and terbium oxide (rare earths used in ...
Tags: Rare Earths, LED, Metallurgy, Mineral
March coal exports from Virginia's Hampton Roads region totaled 4.35 million st, up 1.4% from February but down 23.7% from the year-ago month, the Virginia Maritime Association said Monday. Neither the association nor the individual ...
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Global ports expect to see LNG account for 13% of the bunker fuel market supply come 2020 and 24% by 2025, according to a Lloyd's Register report Monday. Lloyd's global marketing manager Luis Benito shared the observations at a media ...
Tags: LNG, Bunker Fuel Supply
The US hot-rolled coil market continues to be supported by limited Midwest supply, while cold-rolled coil import offers for May were heard to be lower. On the domestic front, most buyers expect another round of price increases following ...
Tags: HRC, hot-rolled coil, Construction, Decoration, coil
US ferrous scrap pricing trended lower on Thursday, the fourth day of the traditional US buy week as strong Ohio Valley pricing did not have a ripple effect into other markets. Mills outside the Ohio Valley region were able to remain on ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, ferrous scrap
Prepping propane equipment after a long winter will be crucial this spring before planting begins. More than 856,000 farms in the U.S. are using propane for running engines, heating buildings, running pumps and to dry and process crops. The ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Propane-Fueled Equipment