Global demand for countertops is forecast to rise 4.2 percent per year to 503 million square meters in 2018, according to The Freedonia Group. Demand for countertops will benefit from improved building construction activity throughout ...
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According to the organiser, a new era begins this week as Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2015 opens in a brand-new venue with a record number of exhibitors participating. Over 2,600 suppliers from 24 ...
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Private equity firm, The Onex Group, has completed the acquisition process of SIG Combibloc Group, suppliers of carton packaging and filling machines for beverages and food, for €3.75bn. SIG is a part of the New Zealand-based Rank ...
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Global fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has announced a decrease in global comparable sales of 1.7 per cent in February 2015, continuing a downward trend. In the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa, sales decreased by ...
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LED lighting markets in Europe, the US and Japan have gradually matured, and China is also entering a period of intense competition over pricing and scale. With the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community, LED vendors' attention on ...
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China's cooling growth prospects are expected to shift the economic agenda away from the eurozone, although Greece remains firmly in the spotlight because of its precarious funding outlook. China is expected to provide further hints of ...
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China's $40 billion Silk Road Fund will be operated under a market-oriented approach and the projects it plans to invest in will not be limited to countries along the "One Belt, One Road" route, the fund's chairperson said on Thursday. ...
Axalta Coating Systems has opened a latest generation manufacturing facility in Shanghai to produce waterborne coatings for China’s growing automobile market. The newest and one of Axalta’s most advanced waterborne production ...
DWI Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Himatsingka Seide Ltd, has inked global licensing deal for the design, development and distribution of kate spade new york bedding and bath collections through 2020. According to a DWI press release, ...
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Gross profit at apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters surged 13 per cent year over year in the fourth fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2015 driven primarily by reduced markdowns. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, gross profit ...
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The future looks bright for electric cars in China amid rapidly fluctuating gasoline prices and huge investments by the government to promote use of clean energy, industry sources said on Monday. However, inadequate battery technologies ...
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Glanbia Ingredients Ireland has opened a €235m hi-spec infant formula standard facility in Belview, a move that will create 1,600 direct and indirect jobs in South East. The facility will manufacture specialized milk powder products ...
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Last year definitely ended with two widely differing stories in the fashion world in China, with traditional well-known luxury brands experiencing a downturn while more affordable luxury products and fast fashion brands turning in ...
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China's trade rebounded in February from the previous month's surprise contraction, but imports were subdued in another sign of continued weakness in the world's second-largest economy. Exports surged 48.9 percent in February from a year ...
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Canton Beauty Expo is organized by Guangdong Beauty & Cosmetic Association. The expo inaugurated in 1989, and is the longest established. It has taken place twice a year since 1996, with the edition that took place in Autumn 2014 ...
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