Facing a slight downturn in the overall market, Medical technology provider Carl Zeiss Meditec AG raised its revenue by 2.9 percent to EUR 649 million (previous year: EUR 630.8 million) in the first nine months of financial year 2011/2012. ...
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The downward trend in imports of tropical wood to the EU remained unabated in the first four months of 2013. According to information from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), this applies to practically all the main ...
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The shake-out of the mobile phone market has continued with the news that Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic is to discontinue making smartphones. It comes a week after its rival NEC announced a similar withdrawal. However, ...
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Austrian steelmaker voestalpine AG has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30 of the fiscal year 2013-14. Accordingly, voestalpine's net profit in the first quarter decreased to €139 million, falling 4.3 ...
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Toray Industries, announced its consolidated business results for the three months ended June 30, 2013 of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. In the period under review, while the European economy continued its downward trend and ...
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Industry data processed by Gimav in its annual Industry Report paint a very clear picture of the brilliant condition Italy's glass processing machine building industry is enjoying. Of course, in this case exports are synonymous with ...
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In July, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.3 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 50.8 percent, up by 0.4 percentage ...
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Global M&A activities (mergers and acquisitions) decreased again in the first half of 2013. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A Index reflects the completed mergers and acquisitions worldwide. Its current downturn has started in mid-2011. In Germany, by ...
The Spanish stainless steel producer Acerinox S.A. has said that in the second quarter of the current year the international financial crisis, a lack of confidence and the overcapacity in the sector continued to affect the stainless steel ...
During the week ended July 19, the downward trend continued in London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market prices, with the decline rates growing stronger compared to the week ended July 12. The following prices were recorded in LME billet ...
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Facing the upcoming and partly already started company holidays in the spinning industry, traders could only sell small amounts of cotton during the reported week. Several inquiries for medium staple cotton did not lead to closed ...
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Jilin Chemical Fiber Group Co. Ltd. is increasing its bamboo pulp and fibre production capacity by integrating a new project at its viscose yarn plant. The integration of the bamboo pulp and fibre production unit is part of the ...
US spot benzene reached a 10-month low assessment Tuesday at $4.17/gal ($1,246.83/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot benzene was last assessed below this level on August 29, 2012 at $4.16/gal FOB USG. Since then, benzene prices have risen as ...
World industrial production growth slightly increased in the first quarter of 2013 after a continuous decline since the second quarter of 2010. Despite this break from a nearly three-year downward trend, the prospect of recovery remains ...
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The June US benzene contract price settled 5 cents/gallon ($14.95/mt) lower at $4.42/gal ($1,321.58/mt), sources said Friday. The benzene CP settled at $4.47/gal in May, an 11-cent jump from the prior settlement at $4.36/gal. Market ...
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