US-based Dole Food has received clearance from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce to sell its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce business to Japanese trading house Itochu for $1.68bn in cash. The two companies had signed an ...
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Honda has committed to achieving six million global sales by 2017, listing small cars as the key contributor to the growth. “This March [fiscal year 2012], we will finish the fiscal year with global sales of about four million ...
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania-based Carpenter Technology Corporation, a producer and distributor of specialty steel products, announced Wednesday that it expects net sales, excluding surcharge, of $431 million for its fiscal Q2 ended December ...
KappAhl announced results for quarter one fiscal year 2012-13. Increased sales and strong gross margin – Women’s assortment back at a good sales level -Net sales increased by 4.4 per cent for the quarter. Of this, the ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that Enrique Ostalé, president and CEO of Walmart Chile, formerly D&S, has been named executive vice president, president and CEO of Walmart Latin America, where he will oversee Walmart’s ...
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In third quarter ending December 31 of the fiscal year 2012-13, Indian steelmaker JSW Steel Ltd’s crude steel production increased by eight percent compared to the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. JSW produced 2.09 ...
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Indian steel giant Tata Steel forecasted that its sales would rise in the fiscal year 2013/14 (during April 1st, 2013 through March 31st, 2014), stimulated by increased demand. It’s learned that steel demand from India and Europe ...
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Acuity Brands, Inc., a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, today announced it has acquired the assets of Adura Technologies, Inc. (“Adura”), a leading developer of wireless controls and ...
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The Engineered Products Group (EPG) of Houston-based Quanex has reported its net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal-year 2012 as $136.4 million, compared with $129.6 million a year ago—a 5.2-percent increase. The company ...
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Indian steel giant Tata Steel forecasted that India's steel demand would rise by 7%in fiscal year 2013/14.It's predicted that India's steel demand would be at around 75 million tons in the current fiscal year 2012/13,rising by 5.6%from a ...
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Readymade garment exports from Bangladesh have risen while apparel exports from India continue to show downward trend. The exports of garments from Bangladesh rose by 8.8 percent year-on-year to US$ 1.36 billion in November 2012, ...
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IDG News Service - Microsoft revenue rose slightly but due to several one-time items, it posted a net loss during its fourth fiscal quarter, when the Windows division's sales fell 13%. Revenue in the quarter ended June 30 came in at ...
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While hardware and components makers face economic hurdles, the picture for software is getting brighter, according to earnings reports from major vendors and mid-year market research polls. Vendors and analysts lay much of the blame for ...
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The Government of India has released Rs. 12.76 billion in the current fiscal year 2012-13 to support 53,826 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) projects, including those belonging to textile and garment industry, which is likely to ...
Taipei, Dec. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Eversol Corp., Taiwan’s No.3 manufacturer of crystalline silicon wafers, will team up with JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. of mainland China and West Holdings Co. of Japan to set up a solar-power plant in ...
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