In the January-September period of this year, Russian exports of semi-finished steel products decreased by 15.3 percent year on year to 9.61 million mt, according to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat). In September alone, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Finished Steel, Semi-Finished Steel
Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has announced that it has signed a binding agreement for the sale of the Gramoteinskaya thermal coal mine, part of its wholly-owned subsidiary Yuzhkuzbassugol Coal Company, to Lehram ...
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Spanish hardwood and softwood plywood imports bounced back significantly in the second quarter after tumbling around 23 % in the first three months of 2013. As a result, imports jumped by a good 15 % in the first six months of 2013 to stand ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, hardwood, softwood, plywood
Aston Martin has confirmed it is moving ahead with plans to launch a full-sized SUV, to be called the ‘Aston Martin Lagonda’ when it reaches showrooms. Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez told Autocar that while the British marque ...
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China and Russia on Tuesday pledged to expand energy cooperation in projects of oil and gas supply, nuclear energy and renewable energy. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich co-chaired the ...
Tags: Chemicals, Energy, nuclear energy, renewable energy
Nissan in Europe has announced sales of 66,303 units in September. For the calendar year-to-date Nissan's sales in Europe hit 480,709 units, boosted by the ever-popular crossovers Qashqai and Juke. Nissan's results in September 2013 ...
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Five Portuguese exhibitors visit the capital of Lithuania in Eastern Europe to participate in the 22nd edition of Baltic Textile+Leather. The textile fair takes place between 17th and 19th October and hosts exhibitors such as Goucam ...
Tags: Selectiva Moda, Baltic Textile
The Ikea group raised its turnover in the 2012/2013 business year (31 August) by 3.1% to €27.9bn. This comes after growt of 9.5% in the previous business year. Adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations turnover grew by 3.6% in 2012/2013 ...
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The 15th Heimtextil Russia opened its doors from 25 to 27 September at the IEC Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia and gathered the key players of the international textile business Always spectacular, Heimtextil Russia represents a highlight ...
Grupo Cortefiel continues its ambitious international expansion plan in Russia where it plans to have 200 stores by 2016. This is one of the Group’s growth strategic markets, along with China and Mexico, and the third in terms of ...
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Swedish retailer Ikea said worldwide sales rose 3.1% to 27.9 billion euros in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31. The sales figure, which equals about $37.38 billion, includes same-store sales growth of 1.8%. In a press release announcing ...
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The Volkswagen Group grew worldwide deliveries in the first three quarters of this year by 4.8 percent, handing over 7.03 (January-September 2012: 6.71) million vehicles to customers. There was a 7.0 percent rise in September deliveries, ...
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The Bahrain National Museum has opened an exhibition of rare and extensive collection of Russian textile artistic products titled ‘Russian Textile: Printed Cotton from Traditional Patterns to Soviet Propaganda Design’. The ...
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The Stockmann Group’s revenue amounted to EUR 154.8 million in September 2013. Excluding the terminated franchising operations in Russia and Finland, revenue was down 8.6 percent on the previous year. The market environment continued ...
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The surging shale energy output in recent years has been centering in North America, but it can also happen in other places like China, a U.S. energy expert said Friday. Shale gas will come to play a more important role in China's energy ...
Tags: Shale Gas, shale energy