Recent disappointing results for ventricular assist device companies are raising questions over adoption of the technology—which is meant to assist patients’ weakened hearts with pumping blood. HeartMate II, as shown on ...
Although dwindling domestic demand and excess capacity have shrunk profit margins for most Chinese steelmakers, it has inspired some to tap overseas markets for sustained, long-term growth. Hebei Iron &Steel Co, China's second-largest ...
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Residents in Beijing may have a second chance to get hold of a license plate other than waiting for a magical win at the lottery system. The Beijing Higher Court will hold its year's first legal auction of 30 impounded cars with license ...
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Every year before its fashion show, Victoria’s Secret unveils a gem-adorned “Fantasy Bra,” many times created in collaboration with renowned jeweler Mouawad. For 2014, the company has announced that for the first time it ...
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Footwear importers paid $2.5 billion in duties in 2012 ad the US imported billion pairs of shoes. Three areas could provide the footwear the footwear industry with duty relief. The Affordable Footwear Act would reduce tariffs by ...
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Amer Sports reported net sales of €645.8 million ($856 mm) for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 6.1 percent compared with €608.9 million a year earlier. Net sales increased by 6.0 percent in currency-nuetral terms. The Finnish ...
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Coats, one of the leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts companies, has announced the opening of a state-of-the-art zips factory in Chittagong, on the eve of completing 25 years of operations in Bangladesh. The new zips ...
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PPG Industries reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, up $161 million, or 4 percent, versus the prior year. Third quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $377 million, or ...
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The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine has stated that it is going to pay more attention to the development of the Lvov coal region in Ukraine due to the difficult situation affecting coal companies in the Lugansk and Donetsk ...
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China's auto sales rose 2.5 percent year on year to 1.98 million units in September, data from an industry association showed on Monday. Vehicle output increased 4.2 percent to 2 million units in the month, according to the China ...
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Given the predicted 1.8 million tons of surplus cotton production and changes in China’s cotton policy, prices are unlikely to rise to the levels seen in the last two seasons, says a report of the International Cotton Advisory ...
Higher aluminum prices have prompted some Chinese smelters to abandon production cutbacks and are seen leading to restarts of other plants, chipping away at what was expected to be the first global deficit after years of oversupply. A ...
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Today, EPA announced the availability of up to $5 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports located in areas of poor air quality. “Communities ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group announced on September 12 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a high-volume joint venture steel project in South Africa together ...
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