The famine that plagued Renqiu County, Hebei Province from 1821 to 1851 forced local residents either to leave their homes or die. Among those that fled was Bian Fu, proprietor of a dumpling restaurant, who traveled with his family to ...
The global solid-state lighting (SSL) market is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7% from 2013 to $56.79bn in 2018, according to a new market research report 'Solid State Lighting Market by Types (LED, OLED, and ...
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In the three months ended 30 September 2013 Diageo delivered 3.1% organic net sales growth with volume up 0.6%. Reported net sales were flat for the quarter mainly reflecting the termination of the distribution agreement for Jose Cuervo. ...
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SABMiller plc today provides an update on trading during the six months ended 30 September 2013. The calculation of the organic growth rates excludes the impact of acquisitions and disposals on net producer revenue and volumes. Alan ...
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The Association of European Businesses (AEB) revealed depressive car market in Russia for seven consecutive months in September while Chinese carmakers have outperformed the local market. In the month, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. ...
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Russia plans to transport 30 million tons of crude oil to China per year through the Skovorodino-Mohe pipeline from January 2018. Rosneft Oil, the biggest oil firm in Russia, said on October 11 that it had reached an agreement with ...
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Nestlé's growth has "regained momentum", with Europe outperforming the market, according to ceo Paul Bulcke, commenting on nine month sales figures. Nescafé Dolce Gusto gained market share from January to September this ...
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Severstal produced 4 million mt of crude steel in the July-September quarter, unchanged from Q2, the Russian miner and steelmaker said Thursday. Of the total, 2.8 million mt (70%) was made in Russia with the remaining 1.2 million mt ...
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Major domestic manufacturers accelerating their overseas expansion in developed markets After weathering more than two years of weak domestic sales and struggling with excess capacity, China's construction machinery market is set for a ...
Russia-based MMK Group has acquired an additional 12.77 percent of shares in Belon in an off-market transaction. Following the deal, MMK Group now holds a stake of over 95 percent in the coal company. This transaction enables MMK Group to ...
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According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), the country's exports of semi-finished steel totaled 9.61 million tons in the first nine months of this year, falling by 15.3% year on year. In September, the country's ...
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The export of SHACMAN to Australia brings a stir to China's truck industry. This is the first time Chinese heavy duty truck entering Australia market. Even there are a lot of Chinese trucks exported, the importers are mainly developing ...
14,420 visitors from 104 countries and 845 exhibitors from 27 countries gathered from 16 to 19 September for the 33rd Texworld show. The overall number of visitors remained stable compared with the show in September 2012. A healthy rise ...
According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the first nine months of the current year Russia registered a three percent decline in its rolled steel product output to 43.3 million mt, a 3.2 percent decrease in its ...
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Raspadskaya Coal Company (Raspadskaya), one of the largest coking coal producers in Russia, has announced that in the first nine months of the current year its raw coal production volume rose by 24 percent compared to the same period of ...
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