Quiksilver Inc. reached a definitive agreement to sell its majority stake in online retailer Surfdome to Surfstitch of Australia for net proceeds of approximately (US)$16 million for its equity interest, loans and other amounts due from ...
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Global packaging company Sonoco has announced that it has acquired Germany-based Weidenhammer Packaging Group for $360m (€286m) in cash. Weidenhammer specializes in producing composite cans along with composite drums and rigid ...
Mondelez International is planning to invest $50m to ramp up production of Tassimo beverage capsule in its coffee factory in Banbury, UK. The investment, which will be used in the construction of two new production lines at the ...
Sonoco has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Weidenhammer Packaging Group, Europe's leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for AU$443 million, in cash. [The final consideration is ...
Country of origin matters to consumers. Recent research carried out by Perception Research Services found that the perceptions of a country in consumers’ eyes can have a significant influence on consumer behaviour towards a product ...
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Adidas AG reported third-quarter profits slid 11 percent due to negative currency effects and a continuing slide at its golf division. Currency-neutral (c-n) sales increased 9 percent. In currency-neutral (c-n) terms, sales increased 9 ...
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Firm will handle marketing and distribution of Kickstarter hit. Vivid Imaginations has picked up the rights to Kickstarter hit Real FX. The firm will handle the marketing and distribution of Real FX in the UK/ROI, France, Benelux, ...
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As The world’s largest show exclusively dedicated to industrial subcontracting and face to face meetings, the MIDEST, began on Nov 4, in Paris, France. During the MIDEST, Made-in-China.com has been holding an event named "All-Ways ...
Economic growth in the EU has remained soft so far this year, with a particularly disappointing performance of the euro area in the second quarter, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q4 2014 Report from the ...
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In September this year, new commercial vehicle registrations increased by 13.2 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 181,436 units, registering year-on-year growth for the 13th consecutive month, according to the European ...
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As The world's largest show exclusively dedicated to industrial subcontracting and face to face meetings, the MIDEST, began on Nov 4, in Paris, France. During the MIDEST, Made-in-China.com has been holding an event named "All-Ways Expo ...
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If the bill is approved by the Senate the ban could come into force in 2016, although it will not apply to re-usable or biodegradable bags. The proposed Energy Transition Law also outlaw disposable plastic cutlery and crockery by 2020. ...
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Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin (Grenoble), France says that subsidiary Soitec Solar Development LLC has entered into a sales agreement with one of the largest providers of solar energy services in North ...
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Renewable-energy power plant developer Focusic New Energy Holding Co Ltd of Zhengzhou, China and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin (Grenoble), France, have announced that the second phase of the Hami ...
Arkema has finalized the first stage of its acrylics assets acquisition project in Taixing, China, and now has access to a modern and competitive 160,000 t/year acrylic acid production capacity in Asia for the sum of $240 million. This ...
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