Daimler has unveiled plans to invest €1.5bn at the Mercedes-Benz Cars plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, by 2020. The proposed plans are part of the company's efforts to modernize the facility to manufacture another model in ...
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the three months to June 30, 2014. Operating profit rose to 122.6 billion yen for the first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, representing a 5% margin on net revenues that ...
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For the second-quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $95.1m, up 5% on $90.8m last quarter but down 2.5% on $97.4m a year ago. Data Storage ...
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Finnish mining and metal manufacturing equipment provider Outotec has issued its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2014. In the second quarter Outotec reported an operating loss of €300,000, compared to ...
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Audi delivered a convincing performance in the first half of 2014 with solid key figures. In the period of January through June, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker set a new record with deliveries of 869,355 Audi vehicles. The Audi Group ...
Porsche AG can look back on a very successful first half of 2014. Deliveries covering the period from the beginning of January to the end of June rose by eight percent to 87,803 vehicles compared to the same period last year. Revenue in ...
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Large interest was generated by SSM’s numerous product launches: DURO, NOVA and TG1-AT. This year’s show attracted around 100’000 visitors from 102 countries, whereas attendance increased by about 7 per cent in ...
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR). The new foundation, which will operate as a non-profit body, will take the help of public and private resources to ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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Commercial vehicle manufacturing volumes in the UK dropped by 23% in the first half of 2014 to 37,460 units, compared to 48,664 units in the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and ...
UK-based rigid plastic packaging provider RPC Group has selected Kyriba to provide its Kyriba Enterprise SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) treasury management system. The system will enable RPC to improve its cash visibility, reduce ...
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Cascades, a Canada-based firm that produces paper from recycled fibers, will close its Kraft paper manufacturing plant in the East Angus, Québec, effecting around 175 employees. The decision to close the plant, which will be ...
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Cascades, a Canada-based firm that produces paper from recycled fibers, will close its Kraft paper manufacturing plant in the East Angus, Québec, effecting around 175 employees. The decision to close the plant, which will be ...
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Industrial packaging products and services provider Greif has announced plans to expand its Southeastern packaging sheet feeder operation in Concord, North Carolina, US. The expansion will see the addition of a second advanced corrugator ...
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Ford’s European sales rose 6.6 percent in the first half of 2014 on the strength of new vehicle launches and an uptick in industry-wide sales. Ford's sales volume in its 20 traditional markets in Europe totalled 605,400 vehicles in ...
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