Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 5.7 percent year on year in August, compared with a 1.6-percent drop in July, official data showed Tuesday. FDI hit 57.3 billion yuan (US$8.8 billion) last month, according to ...
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Malouf has recently restructured its sales team with the appointment of six regional sales managers and one international sales manager to its in-house staff. The company also named Mike Douglas as vice president of sales. The ...
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Sales slowed in August as the Olympics and outdoor activities diverted shoppers’ attention, reports BRC-KPMG in its latest Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales declined 0.3%, against a 0.1% increase in August 2015. This is ...
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North Yorkshire-based supplier Hill Interiors is celebrating after turning over £1m in August, its strongest performance since it opened in 1975. Marketing manager Paul Nel says: “The last couple of months' success has been ...
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Northallerton furnishing and lifestyle store, Barkers Home, has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards. The family-run business on Yafforth Road has been named among the UK’s best retailers for its display for products for the ...
For its fiscal first-quarter 2017 (ended 31 July 2016), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported record revenue of $341.3m, up 7.1% on $318.8m last quarter and up 8.7% on $314m ...
Grundfos’s earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the first six months of 2016 increased by 29% on 2015, from DKK637 million to DKK824 million. Half-year 2016 turnover however slipped 2.5% to almost DKK11.6 billion. ...
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group has unveiled two American-made 500ml amber glass beer bottles. Ardagh Group’s new 500ml EURO and 500ml Vichy bottles are available for purchase on Ardagh ...
Kids can now make their own snowballs, by adding to powder to water and watching it form life-like snow. Zimpli Kids has launched a new Gelli Snow Battle Pack, encouraging kids to get active with snowball fights whatever the weather. ...
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Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper Company has selected Finnish firm Valmet to supply key process technology for the new BM 1 containerboard machine in Vietnam. The new machine is scheduled to be installed at the company's Ben Cat mill in Binh ...
Estonia-based Printcenter Eesti has purchased a five-colour KBA Rapida 164 press, as part of its effort to expand its manufacturing operations. In order to enter the large-format sheetfed offset market, Printcenter Eesti has bought a ...
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The profitability of Chinese baijiu makers recovered last year, according to a report published by the World Alcoholic Beverage Alliance on Monday. The gross margin of baijiu, or "white liquor," producers' main business grew to 33.1 ...
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Slowdown-scarred, growth-seeking Chinese television manufacturers are shifting their focus to intelligent TVs and overseas markets. Five key reasons characterize the trend: falling sales, the rise of smartphones and personal computers as ...
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SAGE SatCom of San Diego, CA, USA (part of telecoms solutions provider REMEC Broadband Wireless), which manufactures power amplifiers for the satellite industry, has added an ultra-compact, efficient, low-power-consumption gallium nitride ...
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co Ltd of Ritto City, Shiga, Japan (founded in October 2015), a group company of Tokyo-based machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI), has agreed with D-process Inc of Yamato, Kanagawa, ...
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