With Christmas and an end to 2012 fast approaching, the overdrive of recent months appears to be dissipating somewhat as new deals slow, deliveries / beachings wind down and cash buyers, owners and end buyers alike continue to count their ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo is the latest luxury brand following moves by other retailers such as Net-A-Porter, Yoox, Zara, Armani, and Coach. Luxury house's sales in China grew 36% first quarter of 2012.In 2011, online retail generated about $121 ...
Interbrand Releases 13th Annual Best Global Brands Report Despite the current economic landscape, all of the luxury brands in the 13th annual Best Global Brands report released by Interbrand increased their brand value. As the meaning ...
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A colorful week of highs and lows characterized the international ship recycling markets with almost all major competing markets reaching parity, being only a few dollars apart. The deciding factor for vessels now will be their last port ...
Tags: scrap metal rates, steel scrap buyers, metal recycling, stock market news
Swiss watch brand IWC Schaffhausen launched its Flagship Boutique in Beijing, China. The unveiling ceremony in the Parkview Green Mall was followed by the premiere of an IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia dedicated to Beijing. "Our ...
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Over the weekend we saw a number of articles make reference to a China Daily article titled “Smuggling blights rare earth industry“, whose authors report that a “senior official from the General Administration of ...
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A new production facility of Wilo was opened in Beijing on 11 October,the 40th anniversary of the assumption of diplomatic relations between China and Germany. The Dortmund-based group of companies is one of the leading manufacturers of ...
Tags: China, Germany, DortmundBased, newFacility, Invest in Asian Market
"Forum of Gold-sun Demonstration Project Work"was held recently in Changzhou jointly by Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Science and Technology,Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development and National Energy Administration.The forum aims ...
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An absence of standards is hindering growth in the Chinese market for energy-saving LED lighting. Although the government is encouraging the sector's development, aiming for a market value of USD79.4 billion by 2015, the take-up of the ...
The survey showed that to 2017 the total global textile machinery market is expected to reach$22.9 billion,the largest proportion of Asian textile manufacturers investing in new equipment. An institution in May 2012 data show that 90%of ...
Forget cheap shoes.China is leaping up the technology ladder at a rate that has caught its competitors off guard,not least in renewable energy. The pace of the country's progress was on full display last week at an energy conference in ...
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Featured reports from the just-food research store include innovation trends in sauces, and functional food marketing in Asia Pacific. CONSUMERS Consumer and Innovation Trends in Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments Growth in home ...
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General Cable Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of Alcan Cable China. Alcan Cable China represents approximately 10% to 15% of overall revenues of Alcan Cable. Mr Alex Tham MD Alcan Cable China said that "Alcan ...
What were some of the general findings of the report? Luke Johnson, senior analyst at GCiS China Strategic Research: Although the report was released in July 2012, the base year of the study is 2011. The market study is broken ...
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The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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