BG Group has entered the regulatory phase of its Prince Rupert LNG project, submitting applications to Canadian and British Columbia environmental review agencies for a three-train operation aimed at eventually exporting 21 million mt/year, ...
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Clariant reported first quarter sales 2013 from continuing operations of CHF 1.526 billion compared to CHF 1.513 billion in the previous-year period, an increase of 2% in local currencies and 1% in Swiss francs. Organic growth of 2% was ...
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c- one of the biggest cement companies in the Kingdom - has announced plans to rehabilitate two kilns at its Hofuf factory. The company, which recently announced a 4.5% increase in first-quarter profits to $90.7m, had already re-opened ...
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High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Microsoft's Surface Pro will finally be available in the UK next month, with the announcement that the tablet will be shipped to 19 countries, mostly across Europe and Oceania before the end of May. It will also launch in Korea, Malaysia, ...
Energized by a surge of shipments in Asia, the global PV inverter market in 2012 bucked weak worldwide solar industry conditions to expand by 5% and break the US$7 billion level for the first time. Global PV inverter market revenue last ...
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Soraa Inc will ramp up orders with its contract manufacturers in Malaysia for its LED modules used in directional light LED lamps, riding on an approximate US$4bil (RM12.16bil) global market size for such illumination products in the ...
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The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased a slight 0.9 percent in March. That's coming after a 0.7 percent decrease in February, the only month in the last five that recorded a drop. Since November ...
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Japanese plywood imports declined 3.8 % to around 3.526 million m3 last year. Plywood deliveries had thus recovered a little again in the second half of 2012. Imports were down 12.6 % in the first half of the year, according to the Japan ...
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Samsung expects a rise in operating profit of 8.7 trillion won (£5.05bn) in the first quarter of 2013, a 53 per cent year-on-year increase. In the first quarter of 2012, the South Korean firm made an operating profit of 5.7tn ...
Confirmation that an all-new compact premium Infiniti will go on sale in Australia from 2015 is evidence that Japanese luxury brand is committed long-term to our market, says the company’s global boss. Infiniti president Johan de ...
The Infiniti Q50 will be offered with the option of petrol and diesel power when it launches in Australia during the final quarter of this year. While Infiniti Australia has been tight-lipped about the specifications of its hugely ...
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The Japan solar market is set to grow by 120% in 2013 and install more than 5GW of new capacity, according to IMS Research. Benefiting from the world's most attractive solar incentive policy, Japan's solar market is currently booming, with ...
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According to the preliminary data released by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in January this year price, calendar and seasonally adjusted industrial production in Germany was stable compared to the ...
John Lewis Partnership plc results for the year ended 26 January, 2013. Financial Highlights The John Lewis Partnership -Gross sales of £9.54bn, up £811.8m, 9.3% -Revenue of £8.47bn, up £706.9m, 9.1% ...
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