“Unilin remains committed to delivering the finest service and highest quality products to our customers,” said Shane Calloway, vice president of North American independent distribution sales for Unilin. “Unfortunately, ...
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South Korea's petrochemicals maker Korea Petrochemical Industry Company said Thursday its first-quarter net profit rose 32.7% year on year to Won 6.9 billion ($6.1 million), from Won 5.2 billion a year earlier. Operating profit also ...
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Dansensor, a worldwide supplier of high-quality gas instrumentation and quality control equipment for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology, will give special recognition this year to food producers, packaging machinery ...
Another month has passed in which demand in the global long steel products market has failed to show the long-awaited recovery, according to the market outlook released by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long ...
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The world's largest steelmaker Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal has announced that it is targeting cost cuts of $3 billion by the end of 2015. As of March this year, the company had achieved $200 million in cost improvements. According to ...
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Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp. (WISCO) has officially opened its first seaport, Wugan port, in Zhoushan in China's Zhejiang Province, as reported by local media. WISCO contributed 51 percent of ...
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German steelmaker Salzgitter has announced an adjustment of its guidance for the current year, now expecting a pre-tax loss for the year due to higher raw material and energy costs. Salzgitter also said that the anticipated seasonal upturn ...
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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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Huntsman Corporation reported first quarter 2013 results with revenues of $2,702 million and adjusted EBITDA of $220 million. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -Adjusted EBITDA was $220 million compared to $407 million in the prior year ...
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The Dow Chemical Company reported First Quarter 2013 Earnings Statement. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -The Company reported earnings of $0.46 per share, or adjusted earnings of $0.69 per share(1). This compares with earnings of $0.35 ...
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Mount Airy, North Carolina-based Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $3.7 million, for Q2 of fiscal 2013 compared with $300,000 in the same period a year ago. Insteel's financial results for Q2 of fiscal 2013 ...
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Beijing-based Chinese steelmaker Shougang Co., Ltd has issued its final financial results for 2012. Accordingly, Shougang has posted an operating revenue of RMB 10.1 billion ($1.6 billion) for 2012, down 19.28 percent year on year, while ...
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LyondellBasell has settled its April Northwest European styrene monomer contract price at Eur1,413/metric ton ($1,837/mt) FCA Rotterdam, one of the company's customers confirmed Friday. LyondellBasell wasn't immediately available Friday ...
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The German company W. Classen, which acts as umbrella company for the Classen group, booked growth in turnover to €343.5m in the 2011 business year, according to the latest financial report published in the electronic Federal Gazette. ...
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A strengthening economy and less volatile input pricing could result in a positive year for the foodservice packaging industries in North America and Europe, based on an annual survey conducted by the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI). ...
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