Air freight markets stabilised in September, after an extended period of slow increase. Global freight tonne kilometres were up 0.5% in September year-on-year, a slowdown on the 3.4% growth in August, and there was no increase in volumes ...
Tags: Global Market Transport, Service, Transport
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited by Bega Cheese Limited. The ACCC has reviewed the proposed acquisition at Bega's ...
Tags: Cheese, Agriculture, Food, Service, customs
Evonik Industries AG announces Q3 results ended on September 30, 2013. -Operating performance in the first nine months of 2013: -Slight organic decline in Group sales to €9.7 billion on price grounds despite upturn in demand ...
Tags: Evonik Industries, Textile
Fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar, of Sunnyvale, CA, USA recently held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new production facility in Wuxi, China, attended by government officials, executive ...
Tags: Fiber-optic communications component, Electrical, Electronics
During the opening ceremony of the Arab Steel Summit held in Dubai on October 26-28, the participants voiced their concerns over the high import billet and rebar tonnages coming into Arab countries. Domestic steel producers indicated that ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Carpenter Technology Corporation reported Tuesday net income of $34.6 million for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to $39.2 million in the prior year first quarter. "Our first quarter earnings were in-line with ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The worldwide smartphone market grew 38.8% on year in the third quarter of 2013, according to IDC. Vendors shipped a total of 258.4 million smartphones in the third quarter, establishing a new record for units shipped in a single quarter by ...
Tags: Smartphone, Huawei, Lenvo
US Gulf Coast isobutane was bid at 5.25 cents/gal over normal butane Tuesday, the widest premium since June 20, according to Platts data. Market sources attributed the strengthening premium to isobutane buying interest from a large Gulf ...
Eastern US coal and gas producer Consol Energy said Tuesday that its third-quarter coal production exceeded guidance provided in the second quarter, while margins decreased primarily as a result of lower sales prices per ton. Consol said ...
Tags: coal, gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
US biodiesel exports hit a new record high in August at 96,792 mt, up 61% from July and almost double the volume from the same period of 2012, according to data the International Trade Commission released Monday. Canada, at 41,155 mt, was ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energ, biodiesel
Archer Daniels Midland Company today reported financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013. The company reported adjusted earnings per share1 of $0.46, down from $0.53 in the same period last year. Net earnings for the quarter ...
Tags: Archer Daniels, crop supplies
Grasim announces financial performance for the 2nd quarter ended 30th September, 2013 Consolidated Financial Performance: Grasim Industries Limited, an Aditya Birla Group Company, has reported Revenue of ` 6,849 crore and Net Profit of ...
After disappointing growth in textile and apparel trade in 2012, international volumes in apparel, textiles and other fibre products have recovered this year. Based on an analysis of merchandise in all fibre types, natural and manmade ...
Tags: Fibres, Apparel Trade
July - September 2013: -Consolidated revenue was EUR 454.4 million (EUR 485.1 million), down 4.6 per cent excluding terminated franchising operations. -Operating profit was EUR 10.7 million (EUR 17.1 million). January - September 2013: ...
Tags: Stockmann, Consolidated revenue
Cary, N.C.-based Cotton Incorporated; the Memphis, Tenn.-based National Cotton Council of America and its export promotion program Cotton Council International; and Cotton Australia have come together to establish Cotton LEADS? — a ...