Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD is planning to sell its electric vehicles to the South Korea market before the end of 2015, according to a senior company executive. BYD, a rising Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, has brought its ...
Tags: Chinese Automaker, BYD, Electric Cars
The surging growth of the Chinese cruise industry, in what is a remarkably short time, has attracted not only a rising number of local companies, but also interest from global industry leaders who are expressing their full confidence in the ...
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According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research “Global Market Study on Graphite: Battery Segment To Witness Highest Growth by 2020”, the global graphite market was valued at USD 13.62 billion in 2013 ...
Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, has opened a latest-generation manufacturing facility in Shanghai to produce waterborne coatings for China’s growing automobile market. The newest and one of ...
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Honeywell has launched a new range of retail barcode scanners, designed to enable retailers to better connect with customers and minimise checkout time. “Mobile commerce continues to shape the retail industry across Asia Pacific and ...
Tags: Scanners, Mobile commerce
Half of consumers around the world say they are actively trying to lose weight, and 75 per cent of them plan to achieve that goal by changing their diet, according to market research organisation Nielsen. However, sales of both ...
Tags: Food Sales, Indulgent Foods
Freedom Foods has reported a Net profit of $55.2 million for the first half of the 2015 financial year. However, the Net Profit figure was boosted by the inclusion of a post-tax fair value gain of $52.2 million from the gain on ...
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Japanese trading company Itochu has decided to sell its stake in China Foods Investment (CFI) in an effort to make a $10.4bn investment in Chinese state-owned firm Citic. The company will now sell its 74.1% shares in Chinese food unit ...
Tags: Foods Investment, CFI
Methanex, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, has increased its regional contract price for the Asia-Pacific region for March 2015 contracts. For the Asia-Pacific region, Methanex ...
Xiaomi has confirmed plans to launch a Mi store in Europe, although it won’t be peddling smartphones. Instead, the Chinese electronics company wants to use the digital outlet to sell smartphone accessories on the continent. Xiaomi ...
Tags: Xiaomi, Online Mi Store
Packaging solutions provider Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has completed the previously announced acquisition of Scotland-based Presentation Products Group for an undisclosed amount. Presentation Products Group specialises in supplying ...
Automotive component supplier Cooper-Standard has completed the purchase of Huayu Automotive System’s shares in Huayu-Cooper Standard Sealing Systems, the company’s Chinese joint venture. The purchase has made Cooper-Standard ...
The fur trade has slowed over the past year in China, but rising demand from northern parts of the country and smaller cities has been a strong factor in global sales growth and prices this year, according to industry participants. Mark ...
Global food and beverage company FAL Food and Beverages has launched a range of coconut-based beverages in Australia. The Coco Joy Flavoured Coconut Milk range is available in Chocolate, Banana and Coffee flavours in 500mL or 250mL ...
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Global smartphone revenue grew 20% year-on-year to a record $115bn in fourth-quarter 2014 as unit sales rose 19% to almost 346 million (totalling over 1.2bn in full-year 2014), according to market research firm GfK. In Q4/2014, all ...
Tags: Smartphone shipments, Smartphone