Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 16.0 percent in its third quarter ended Feb. 28, to $791 million, or 89 cents a share, versus Wall Street's consensus target of 84 cents. Sales rose 7.0 percent to $7.46 billion. Sales on a currency-neutral ...
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The result of stable production processes and exacting quality requirements: The "coupling legend", ZF's AS Tronic, the automatic transmission system for heavy commercial vehicles, has achieved a landmark figure over the past few days. One ...
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A key challenge for food companies is to create a continuous stream of new products which are “UNIQUE” in the eye of the consumer. The pressure from periodic range reviews drives an “in with the new” and “out ...
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A2 Milk Company approved for ASX listing and aims US market launch with new brand message New Zealand-based dairy company the A2 Milk Company has announced that its application for listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) ...
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With warmer temperatures across most of the Corn Belt, now is the time to check stored grain. “This year there is more wet corn in storage, and there has been a rapid weather switch from cold to warm,” says Charles Hurburgh, ...
Heavy rains in Southern states are keeping farmers out of fields and delaying corn planting. “I can sum up conditions in one word: wet,” says Matt Myers with Myers Agriculture Consulting in Clayton, Louisiana. “We ...
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Tetra Pak is planning a push in the food packaging market with its cartonboard packaging offering. Tetra Recart was the first retortable carton package which enabled filled product to be sterilized within the package. A direct ...
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. (President Katsumi Kitagawa) announced that, effective January 1, 2015, it has merged two wholly-owned subsidiaries Toyo Ink Chemicals Taiwan Co., Ltd. and Toyo Ink Taiwan Co., Ltd. into a single operating ...
Tags: printing inks, SC Holdings, Taiwan Subsidiaries, pigments
The appetite for electronics among high-tech consumers appears endless as newer technology enters the market. This year, 3D printers and wearable fitness monitors have the spotlight. Next year, it may be smart eyewear. Revenue from sales ...
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Knowles has expanded its DLI ‘UX’ ultra-high K dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is chosen for its ability to permit electrostatic attraction and repulsion to take place across ...
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US chemist David McGarvey, Ph.D, at the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and his team of researchers who are a part of a team led by the Natick Soldier Systems Center, is developing ...
Tags: army uniforms, protective suits, Self-Decontaminating Suits
Iconic denim jeans maker Levi Strauss said it has saved 1 billion litres of water since 2011 through its ‘Water Less’ process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 per cent. Alongside, Levis also ...
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General Motors has announced the exit of its Opel brand from Russia market by December 2015 as well as planned an overhaul of its entire business model in the country. Apart from taking off its Opel brand, the company will also minimize ...
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Ferrari is planning to ‘upgrade’ fuel tank in its newly launched LaFerrari, to address the fire risk. The automaker also highlighted that there are no major risk to owners of the new car with the old fuel tank, but highlighted ...
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Stadium Capital Management, LLC (SCM) said it has notified Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. that it will nominate three "highly qualified, independent candidates" to serve on the retailer's board at Big 5's 2015 annual meeting expected to be held ...
Tags: Big 5, Proxy Battle