The bedding industry posted modest gains in June, with units increasing 2.3% and the wholesale dollar volume of bedding shipments rising by 3.5%. But the June Bedding Barometer report, issued by the International Sleep Products Assn., ...
The regulatory measures to reduce greenhouse gases are creating a billion dollar per year market for CO2 mitigation equipment and services. However, the amount to be spent for sequestration will be far less than for improving efficiency of ...
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The 5630 mid-power LED now offers efficacy as high as 180 lm/W, and 1W operation in the 3030 LEDs promises to lower the cost of SSL products. Seoul Semiconductor has announced upgrades to its mid-power LED families both pushing efficacy ...
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Suppliers sold fewer bikes in June compared to last year, suggesting it is unlikely that the industry will recover from weak sales early in the year. Suppliers were unable to continue momentum from a strong May. Bike sales to IBDs were ...
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The Australian dollar was weaker as markets warmed again to the idea that the central bank will cut interest rates next month. "Domestic press speculation of an RBA rate cut in early August has weighed on the Australian dollar," RBC ...
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The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), also known as the National Interbank Funding Center (the Center), a sub-institution of the People's Bank of China (PBC), has announced that the RMB exchange rate on July 17, 2013, was 1 US ...
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Exploring ROI of Pneumatic Conveying from a Health and Safety PerspectiveDoan Pendleton, VP, VAC-U-MAX Workplace injuries in any organization take a bite out of profits. There is a wealth of data, statistics, and surveys from scores of ...
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The Australian dollar has hit a one-week high, getting a boost from the rising gold price and a good performance on Asian sharemarkets. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at US92.59c, up from US92.22c yesterday. During the local ...
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The Australian dollar rose after gold prices soared and weaker-than-expected American home sales figures put downward pressure on its US counterpart. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.49 US cents, up from 92.22 cents at ...
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Resource companies have shaken off a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing to help the Australian sharemarket finish higher. At 4.15pm AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 5035.1. The broader All ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation will put to bed claims from US customers that their vehicles’ value decreased as a result of the 2009 and 2010 recalls for unintended acceleration issues, with a US$1.63 billion ($1.8 billion) settlement being ...
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The Australian dollar is almost one US cent lower after figures from China showed manufacturing activity in the world's second largest economy slowed to an 11-month low in July. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 91.69 US cents, ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, China Flash PMI
Rocky Brands, Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. For the second quarter of 2013, net sales increased 33.8% to $59.4 million versus net sales of $44.4 million for the second quarter of 2012. The ...
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LED lighting is forecast to become an $80 billion dollar industry by 2020 and the market for epitaxial wafers (epi-wafers) is predicted to grow to $4 billion, according to new research. A survey of LED wafer manufacturers carried out by ...
The Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K.S. Rao met the exporters from Rajasthan in Jaipur during an interactive meet on Export Promotion of Handicrafts, Carpets, Wool, Textiles and Allied products and discussed the strategy for growth of ...