PPG Industries in Greece recently followed up its first customer training seminar with a second event at its facility in Acharnai, Athens. The follow-up event enabled customers from local shipping companies to learn firsthand about a number ...
Tags: Customer Event, chemical tanks, Construction
Mondelez International has broken ground on its new $90m biscuit plant in Bahrain, in a move to cater to growing demand for its Oreo, Ritz and TUC biscuits in the Middle East and Africa. Earlier this month, the company signed a lease ...
Tags: TUC biscuits, Cheese, Agriculture
PPG Industries reported fourth quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.71 billion, up $207 million, or 6 percent, versus the prior-year figure of $3.5 billion. Net sales in local currencies grew 10 percent year-over-year, ...
Tags: portfolio management, earnings-accretive cash deployment, Construction
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 83.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of ...
Tags: PC shipments, PC market
Mondelez International has signed a lease agreement to build a new biscuit factory with an initial investment of $90m in Bahrain. Earlier in October 2014, Mondelez announced plans to build the factory, claimed to be the company's most ...
Tags: Biscuit Factory, Agriculture
Sika has reported record sales in every region and also says that all relevant growth targets for full-year 2014 have been exceeded. An above-average increase in net profit is expected for the business year 2014. In the fourth quarter of ...
Tags: emerging markets, Construction
The Valspar Corporation has appointed Les H. Ireland as the company's new executive vice president and president of its global Consumer Paint businesses. He will be based in Chicago and report to Valspar chairman and CEO Gary Hendrickson. ...
Tags: sales, marketing, service operations roles, Construction
Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd is planning to increase investments in emerging markets like Venezuela, as the heavy machinery maker seeks ways to sustain growth amid tough market conditions at home. The company said on Thursday that its auto ...
Tags: Heavy Industry, Emerging Markets
Adhesives manufacturers HB Fuller will be acquiring East and Central African provider of industrial adhesives Continental Products. This transaction is expected to generate approximately €2.3m in revenue for the 2014 fiscal year. ...
Tags: paper converting, printing, labeling, Agriculture
PPG Industries has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with the Axson Group to acquire Revocoat, a global supplier of sealants, adhesives and damper products for the automotive industry. PPG expects the transaction ...
According to the news from BBC on December 8, McDonald's global sales figure fell 2.2 percent in November and US sales continues to weaken for six months. Sales at U.S. stores open at least 13 months fell 4.6% in November, the company, ...
Tags: McDonald's, global sales
PPG Industries is launching new branding for automotive refinish brand Nexa Autocolor coatings to give a fresh look to its full range of products. The innovative Aquabase Plus waterborne line will be the first with updated product ...
Tags: Autocolor, refinish brand, Construction
Renault Trucks has launched new range of vehicles in Africa and Middle East, as a part of its global expansion strategy. The new range of Renault trucks includes C, K and D ranges that are designed to adopt extreme weather conditions ...
Tags: Trucks, expansion strategy, Auto
McDonald’s global sees drop in sales McDonald’s Corporation has announced that global comparable sales decreased 0.5 per cent in October 2014, which it said reflected the impact of “business challenges” such as ...
Tags: McDonald, Agriculture
Lighting Industry Hot Attention Rank on Made-in-China.com Made-in-China.com data showed, from May 2013-Apr 2014, the hottest lighting by buyers’ attention was Interior Lighting. Its attention was much higher than the second rank ...
Tags: Lighting Industry, LED