In January of the current year, new car registrations totaled 935,640 units in the European Union (EU), with an increase of 5.5 percent year on year and up 3.24 percent month on month, according to the latest figures issued by the European ...
Tags: Car Registrations, EU markets
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €8 million in the fourth quarter, compared to an operating loss of €34 million in ...
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Agropur Cooperative today held its 75th Annual General Assembly with some 600 members, employees, business partners and guests from the Agri-Food industry in attendance, and reported solid financial health and a strong market position, ...
Stronger-than-expected growth in China's foreign trade last month has surprised the market and prompted many analysts to look for further hints of underlying economic strength. China's foreign trade volume climbed 10.3 percent year on ...
Tags: China's Trade, trade surplus
European imports of polyethylene terephthalate shot up by over 30% in 2013, according to Eurostat data published this week, and market participants believe that the specter of imports continues to loom over European producers. From ...
China's Ministry of Commerce announced Monday in a preliminary ruling that the European Union and the United States have dumped perchlorethylene on the Chinese market. The ruling said perchlorethylene imports from the two regions have ...
The most comprehensive definition of whole grain termed to date has been published this week in the journal Food and Nutrition Research. The effort to create the definition, which is intended to assist in the production and labeling of ...
Tags: whole grain, Nutrition, whole grain flour
New detection methods could shorten the detection of sepsis from days down to only a few hours. Sepsis is a possibly mortal bacterial infection. It affects neonates and young infants more severely since their immune system is not fully ...
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A research consortium being coordinated at Saarland University is developing a novel sensor system for monitoring airborne contaminants that will provide high-quality indoor air without the energy losses typically associated with ...
Tags: Health&Medicine
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to levels not seen since the start of the global economic crisis in 2008, increasing by 11 per cent in 2013 to an estimated $1.46 trillion, with the lion's share going to developing countries, ...
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Range inspired by DC Comic Super Heroes will make its German debut later this year Warner Bros Consumer Products has confirmed that Fisher Price will be launching its popular range DC Super Friends Imaginext toys across Germany. The ...
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has loaned Austrian textile company Lezning AG €100 million to help finance research and development (R&D) activities and investment in Tencel fibre production. Lenzing, which specializes in making ...
Tags: cellulose fibers
According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MOTIE), the country's trade balance indicated a $735 million surplus in January this year. In the given month, South Korea's ...
The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of a resolution demanding technically and economically feasible climate and energy targets for Europe's steelmakers within the European Union's steel ...
Tags: Steel Action Plan, European Steel Association, climate and energy policy
Following the release of the Industrial Renaissance Communication, "Basta! Get back on track!" calls for the EU to reduce red tape, help win the global competitiveness race, rethink exisiting policies and put the focus back on industry. ...
Tags: EU packaging, packaging waste directive, costs for energy