This year’s gradually improving business outlook looks set to continue into 2015, with the latest survey of Australian firms revealing that an increasing number expect to lift their sales and profits, sell their goods and services at ...
Irish producer of alcoholic beverages C&C Group has reported 2.7% slump in operating profits to €69.2m during the six months ending August. The company said that its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fell ...
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US construction firms added jobs in 39 states between September 2013 and September 2014 while construction employment increased in 34 states and the District of Columbia between August and September, according to an analysis of Labor ...
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PRP Technology Ltd, a holding company of PRP Optoelectronics Ltd of Towcester, UK (a privately owned firm designing and manufacturing LED-based products), has announced a long-term strategic investment partnership with Veruth Holdings Ltd ...
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PPG Industries and Henan Billions Chemical Co., Ltd., have held a ceremony to mark the completion of Henan Billions’ titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing and research facility in the Henan Province of China. Scheduled to begin ...
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Chiquita Brands International today announced the appointment of Craig Stephen as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Fresh Express. Mr. Stephen will have responsibility for Fresh Express sales, marketing and customer service ...
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B&G Foods has appointed Robert Cantwell as its next president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2015. Cantwell, 57, who currently serves as the company's executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, will ...
Higher aluminum prices have prompted some Chinese smelters to abandon production cutbacks and are seen leading to restarts of other plants, chipping away at what was expected to be the first global deficit after years of oversupply. A ...
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Posted in Medical Device Business by Qmed Staff on September 23, 2014 The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would repeal the medical device tax. The repeal was included within H.R. 4: Jobs for America Act, which the website ...
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Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and space solar power markets, has announced a transition plan of its CEO position in connection with the sale of ...
The Labelexpo Americas trade show ran from 9-11 September in Illinois. And rather than show off just what it can do, EFI held a competition in which EFI Jetrion inkjet narrow web press users showed off what they can do. The competition ...
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The contract packing business is often seen as sizeable automated production lines packing products for brands. Blackburn-based Granby Marketing Services claims to be more diversified in the nature and method of its business than many of ...
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Demand for engagement and wedding diamond jewelry is stronger than ever, presenting an unparalleled opportunity for the trade. Today's couples may be well-informed and have larger budgets, but they're still looking for guidance in their ...
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Josh Feldman will focus on adapting the company’s toy properties into live action and animated films. Hasbro has embarked on its plans to expand its film and TV division with the appointment of a new head of development at Hasbro ...
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FutureMark Alsip, a company that makes coated publication and printing papers from recycled materials, will indefinitely place its mill in idle mode due to challenging market conditions in the North American coated paper market. The ...
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