It's reported that Tubacex, one of the major seamless steel pipe producers in Spain posted net profits of €3.53 million for the first quarter of this year, jumping substantially by 250% year on year, in spite of lower nickel prices in ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker Ledlink reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$227 million (US$7.7 million), down by 7.21% on quarter but up by 31.55% on year. The gross margin in the first quarter was 43.34%, lower than the ...
Solar cell maker Motech reported first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$3.667 billion (US$124 million), representing an on-quarter increase of 11% but an on-year decrease of 6%. Gross margin in the first quarter was negative 8% ...
Tags: Motech, Giga Solar, Lighting
Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported front silver conductive paste shipments in the first quarter reached 2.4 tons. Including shipments of back silver conductive paste, silver conductive paste sales have ...
Tags: Giga Solar, Silver Paste Shipments
The Brazilian steel long producer Gerdau said that its net profits totaled BRL160 million in the first quarter of this year, growing by 12% from a quarter ago but slumping by 60% year on year. In the first quarter of this year, Gerdau ...
Tags: steel long producer, steel
The video, a spoof of Coca-Cola adverts featuring youngsters drinking the beverage, while seabirds fall to the ground dying, has been released by Greenpeace. Greenpeace’s beef with Coca-Cola Amatil stems from Coke’s decision ...
Tags: Greenpeace, Packaging
Ermenegildo Zegna was one of the first luxury brands to set up shop in China, 21 years back, a decision that yielded rich dividends. Now with the new Lagos (Nigeria) store launch on 17th April 2013, Zegna is all set to expand into the ...
Tags: Ermenegildo Zegna, Apparel
pSivida has announced the availability of the sustained release pharmaceutical product indicated for the treatment of chronic diabetic macular edema (DME), Iluvien, in Germany. Alimera Sciences, pSivida's licensee, has reported the ...
Tags: pSivida Iluvien, Medicine
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on May 7 announced a merger with Sino Solar, its joint venture which makes crystalline silicon solar cells, through the acquisition of a 58.12% stake at NT$7.05 per share for NT$810 ...
Tags: SAS, Sino Solar, Lighting
Tenaris, Luxembourg-based energy pipe and tube maker launched its financial results for the quarter of this year. The company posted a net profit of US$423 million for the first quarter of this year, falling by 6% year on year. In the first ...
Tags: energy pipe, tube maker
Australian businesses will keep cutting their spending this year, with expectations for capital investment, employment and new credit set to fall further. The deteriorating outlook for the September quarter suggests that despite pockets ...
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) announced hat Donna Dempsey has been named Executive Director of the organization, effective June 3, 2013. "Donna brings more than 15 years of experience to AMERIPEN, ...
Tags: AMERIPEN, Donna Dempsey, Executive Director, Packaging
When Anita Mahaffey set out to make some of the coolest pajamas in the world, finding a great name for her company was the easy part. She called it Cool-jams. Mahaffey’s business plan was an immediate hit. Sales and profits have ...
Tags: Apparel Innovators, Apparel
Despite the global negative trend, that is likely to have an impact on the luxury industry in 2013, the Group will continue to invest to expand its retail network and to promote its brands, also in new African and Asian markets. ...
Tags: Retail, Apparel, luxury industry
The sharemarket closed lower but recovered some ground after the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate to a record low. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5143.7 points. The broader ...
Tags: Banks, Record Rate Cut