News that Tesco has reported the biggest profits fall in its history is just the latest sign that all is not well in the world of planet retail. Britain's biggest retailer is also ditching plans to develop a number of big stores across the ...
Tags: Food, Drink, Food Manufacture
The global flat glass industry experienced robust growth in 2011-2012, driven by the growing demand for value-added products with new attributes, including advanced acoustic control and water management features. The industry is expected ...
After moderating in February, Australian manufacturing performance was marginally weaker in March, hit by a decline in exports and fall in new orders. This is the 14th consecutive month the sector has contracted, according to latest ...
Fenton Art Glass Co.'s new owner is looking to revive the century-old West Virginia specialty glass maker. Last month, the West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust provided $100,000 to The Fenton Group to help the company resume production of ...
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US spot styrene margins are poised to remain flat to slightly higher following the procurement of cheaper feedstock ethylene estimated to begin in 2015-2016 as a result of the shale gas plays, industry sources said Monday on the sidelines ...
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Australian miners Rio Tinto and Xstrata will cut 100 jobs each in their coal divisions, with Xstrata planning to consolidate its New South Wales and Queensland coal divisions, while closing its Brisbane office, according to media reports. ...
Fab equipment spending for Front End facilities is expected to be flat in 2013, remaining around $31.7 billion, increasing to $39.3 billion in 2014 — a 24% increase. The SEMI World Fab Forecast also reveals that in 2013 increases for ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, LED
North American integrated packaging provider PaperWorks Industries (PWI) has announced price increases on all Masterworks CRB grades and Masterworks URB+. The increase, which will be coming into effect with shipments as of 25 March 2013, ...
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Acquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits. The company said today (20 February) its consolidated net profit jumped by more than a third in 2012 to DKK1.9bn ...
Tags: M&A, Emerging Markets, 2012
Applying the same technologies used for voice recognition and credit card fraud detection to medical treatments could cut healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes by almost 50%, according to new research. The research by Indiana ...
Tags: medical treatments, healthcare costs, simulation modeling
If you are a retailer or brand and deal in the hectic world of Product Development you might be battling overdue shipments, quality issues and rising costs. If so, its' time to evaluate PLM. If you can relate to any of the 7 signs below, ...
Tags: Fashion PLM, shipments, quality issues, rising costs
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the estimated total volume of construction output in Great Britain grew by 0.9 percent compared to the third quarter and was down by 9.3 percent compared with the same quarter of 2011, continuing the trend of ...
Spanish textile industry is currently passing through a delicate phase, according to industry analysts. On the one hand, many Spanish textile firms that had offshored their production to China are betting on relocating to Spain in view ...
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Marks and Spencer has raised the price it pays farmers for milk under its Milk Pledge+ payment model, which is linked to the cost of production. The company will increase milk payments by 1.322ppl, effective today (1 February). The move ...
Tags: milk, milk payments, dairy processor
On January 31, Qinghai Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xining Special Steel Co. issued its estimated financial results for 2012. Accordingly, Xining Special Steel has estimated a net profit of RMB 20-50 million ($3.2-8.1 million) for ...
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