Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will invest more than €3bn to strengthen four of its plants in Germany. The company is planning to invest €1bn in Sindelfingen plant where it plans to develop future products, another ...
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The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most ...
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A 27% plunge in American continent sales, led NYSE-listed marketer of outdoor sports apparel - Quiksilver, Inc., to report a steep 19% year-on-year drop in global revenues for the third fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2014. Net revenues in ...
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Quiksilver, Inc. reported revenues fell 19.0 percent in its third quarter ended July 31, to $395.7 million. On a currency-neutral basis, sales were down 17 percent for the Quiksilver brand, 9 percent at Roxy, and 34 percent at DC Shoes. The ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Volvo Trucks is now launching I-Shift Dual Clutch, the first transmission on the market with a dual clutch system for heavy vehicles. Thanks to power-shift gear changes without any interruption in power delivery, torque is maintained and ...
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New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and a leading Chinese infant food manufacturer Beingmate have formed a global partnership that will help meet China’s growing demand for infant formula. Fonterra ...
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Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has released a report which it said gives a “unique insight into the future of supermarket shopping. Woolworths said its Future of Fresh report has built a picture of how Australia will be ...
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An agreement has been reached to create the world’s third largest quick service restaurant company, merging North American-based beverages and baked goods restaurant Tim Hortons Inc. (Tim Hortons) with global burger restaurant Burger ...
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Australia’s largest multi-brand retail food franchisor and leading wholesale coffee roaster, Retail Food Group Limited (RFG) has announced a record Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) of $36.9 million for the 2014 financial year, an increase ...
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Following the slightly weakening quotations of the New York cotton futures, the CIF Bremen Index too followed suit, although the corresponding Euro prices remained stable due to a stronger dollar. In the local German market, the number ...
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ExcelSoft, a Sri Lanka-based enterprise solutions software company, has recently introduced Foresight, a new performance optimized graphical production planning and scheduling tool, designed specifically to maximize the usage of available, ...
Delivery ceremony of FAW Qingdao LNG new energy trucks was held in Jimo city by FAW Qingdao Company and Qingdao Urban and Rural Construction Investment Group on August 26, 2014. Senior management from China Development Bank, Jimo city and ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.1 percent in August of the current year, down 0.6 percentage points compared to July and indicating the first correction after five consecutive months of ...
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Thirstie, the New York based on-demand wine and spirits delivery marketplace, is pleased to announce that it has extended its service to San Francisco customers. Thirstie has also partnered with Foodily, the only recipe network powered by ...
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For the second time, Brazilian denim fabric producer - Vicunha will be exhibiting at ‘Denimandjeans’ being held in Bangladesh from October 15 to 16, 2014. Vicunha will be mainly concentrating on 35 denim styles from 200 items ...
Tags: Denim Fabric, Denimandjeans