Reuters reported that Chilean manufacturing production surged in October beating expectations and posting its biggest annual gain in 2012 on the back of extra working days and a pick up in already buoyant domestic demand. The government ...
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Barry Callebaut said today (12 December) it had become the world's largest cocoa processor after agreeing to buy Petra Foods' cocoa ingredients business for US$950m. The Switzerland-based group, which supplies cocoa and chocolate ...
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PepsiCo has booked a drop in first-quarter profits as restructuring costs weighed on earnings. Net profit in the three months to the end of March slid 1% to $1.13bn in the period, PepsiCo reported today (26 April). Reported EPS in the ...
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The "Glass Tableware Market - Global and Egypt Industry Analysis, Market Size, Trends and Forecast, 2011 - 2017," published by Transparency Market Research, reports that the highest contribution to the net market growth is expected by the ...
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Bloomberg reported that Brazil’s third largest steelmaker by output Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA offered about USD 3 billion to buy the two ThyssenKrupp AG’s plants in the Americas. According to two people familiar with the ...
Tags: CSN, steelmaker, acquisition, Ternium SA
Indian Times reported that Essar Oil, one of the key Indian clients of Iran, imported about 30% more oil from the nation in October compared with September and made rare purchases of Oriente grade from Ecuador. Essar has renewed its term ...
Tags: oil heating prices, crude oil futures, oil delivery, petroleum oil
Founded in 2006, Suntec Global Co., Ltd. is young and backed by a group of experienced professionals with years of know-how in auto-parts trading. The company offers wide-ranging auto parts, including body (engine hood, door panels, ...
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396 GE EF2000 floodlights will increase on-field lighting and improve the visibility and quality of TV broadcasts, especially in HD, in compliance with The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) requirements The lighting ...
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The Prudential Insurance Company of America has inked a purchase deal with Verizon Management Pension Plan,to settle nearly$7.5bn of pension liabilities under a single premium group annuity contract. As per terms of the ...
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French retail giant Carrefour has booked an increase in first-half sales, driven by growth in emerging markets, notably in Latin America. Growth in Latin America and Asia boosted sales for Carrefour in the six-month period as group sales ...
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ViewSonic Corp.,a leading global provider of visual solution products,today announced its latest touch-enabled LED display--the TD2220. ViewSonic TD2220 touch-enabled LED display The 22"(21.5"viewable)TD2220 display is equipped with ...
Europe's wood coatings sector is one in which there are pockets of sluggish growth or even decline but others in which there has recently been strong increases in demand, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe(CEE). It is a relatively ...
Dafiti,Brazil's leading fashion online retailer,today announced its fourth round of investment,worth USD 65 million.The funding from international investors,structured as cash-for-equity,will be used primarily to bolster Dafiti's logistical ...
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Emerging markets should bring stability to the ailing solar industry, with up to 12 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity added in 2017 up from 1.6 GW in 2012, according to a new forecast from market analyst IHS. The study, which ...
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USA - Country rock singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert kicked off his Hell on Wheels in late September hitting the road with a complement of Clay Paky Sharpys from Digital Console Rental in Nashville. Gilbert has released two albums of ...