Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has posted its financial results for the first half of the current year, reporting a net profit of SEK 86 million ($12.6 million), compared to a net loss of SEK 281 million in the corresponding period ...
Henkel India has selected Spain-based Comexi Group as partner for the first professional training academy (and demo center) for flexible packaging in Mumbai, India. The academy is being built to develop flexible packaging in India, Middle ...
Altair announced that the 7th European Altair Technology Conference (ATC) attracted around 600 engineers, managers and simulation experts to Munich June 24-26. The conference kicked off with several technical workshops, product training ...
Ford’s European sales rose 6.6 percent in the first half of 2014 on the strength of new vehicle launches and an uptick in industry-wide sales. Ford's sales volume in its 20 traditional markets in Europe totalled 605,400 vehicles in ...
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Ford Motor has unveiled plans to launch at least 25 new vehicles by 2016 in Middle East and Africa. The move is a part of the company's strategy to secure growth opportunities in small, mid-size and large vehicle segments. Ford said ...
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Axalta Coating Systems recently announced that Mazda Europe has renewed its approval of Axalta's three global refinish brands – Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox. The agreement, which is valid for another two years, confirms Axalta as ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
French pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced some updates in its 2014 guidance, following its Brazilian customer Petrobras' decision to eliminate most of its tube inventories by the end of the year, while maintaining its drilling plans. ...
Li & Fung Limited filed a registration statement with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday laying out financial and other information for its $3.3 billion brand management business, which it plans to spin off as a separate publicly traded ...
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Lenovo's net profit grew 25 percent year-over-year in the first quarter as the Chinese company continued to make gains in the PC and smartphone markets.? During the period ended 31st March, Lenovo's net profit reached US$158 million, up ...
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Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first quarter of the current year it achieved consolidated sales of €782 million, falling 2.1 percent compared to ...
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The International Energy Agency said Thursday OPEC would need to boost its output in the third quarter by some 900,000 b/d from April's level to meet rising global demand, and warned that OECD oil stocks remained tight by historical ...
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Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, has announced that it was awarded a major project in Ikeja, Nigeria, by the Nigerian Bottling Company, a member of the Coca-Cola HBC, one of the world’s largest bottlers of ...
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Marketsandmarkets report, "Acrylic Resins Market by Raw Material (Acrylates, Methacrylates, Hybrids and Others), by Solvency, by Property (Thermoplastics and Thermosetting) & by Application (Paints & Coatings, Construction, Industrial & ...
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Powder coatings is currently one of the strongest growth sectors in the European coating market. But powder coatings producers and other players in its supply chain will have to continue to be highly innovative to maintain the momentum, ...
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is set to grow 50% on year in 2014. Between 2014-2018, annual PV demand will nearly triple as the MEA region becomes a key market for the global industry, according ...