Swedish confectioner Cloetta has today (24 August) reported higher half-year losses, hit by higher commodity costs but also its merger with rival Leaf International. Cloetta booked a loss of SEK241m (US$36.5m) for the six months to the ...
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Europe's wood coatings sector is one in which there are pockets of sluggish growth or even decline but others in which there has recently been strong increases in demand, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe(CEE). It is a relatively ...
Spanish food group Ebro Foods has recorded an increase in profit in the first nine months of the year driven by the integration of businesses acquired last year and innovation. Ebro posted a net profit of EUR110m (US$141.6m) in the ...
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Boosted by growth in all segments,Jotun Group announced strong tertiary and year to date numbers in its latest financial report. "We are happy with the continuous sales growth and EBITA development after a challenging 2011,"said Morten ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Australian food manufacturer Goodman Fielder is to shut three bakery facilities in a bid to create a "more sustainable business" in the sector. Goodman Fielder, which is undergoing a major review of its operations to make it more ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has ordered poultry companies to improve their food safety plans, in order to prevent foodborne illness and protect the food supply. As a part of this ...
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India's decorative paint market is growing at a healthy rate over the past few years.Demand from the real-estate has placed the Indian paint industry on a high growth trajectory.The thrust of the Indian Government on building up ...
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Olam International has booked a 26.2% increase in first-quarter profits, boosted by growth at its food business. Net profit for the three months to the end of September rose to S$43.2m (US$35.3m), up from S$34.2m in the comparable period ...
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Speech by the Commander of XPCC Established in 1954, undertaking responsibilities of guarding the frontier and cultivating the frontier areas entrusted by the state, XPCC is a special social organization implementing direct planning by ...
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(i) GDP Data In 2005, XPCC realized a total output value of 33.112 billion Yuan including an output value of primary industry of 13.064 billion Yuan, that of secondary industry of 8.335 billion Yuan, that of tertiary industry of 11.713 ...
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Colfax Fluid Handling will deliver Allweiler screw pumps for a project in China.The PMDI pumps will be an important part of a new MDI plant in the Chinese city of Chongqing. BASF is constructing a new MDI complex in Chongqing.When ...
(i)Policy and Administrative Rules Catalogue of Related Laws Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China Customs Law of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity ...
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Reeling under serious raw material crises,steel makers in Chhattisgarh want Odisha model in the state for their survival. Mr Anil Nachrani President of Chhattisgarh Sponge Iron Manufacturer's Association said that"We demand the state ...
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(i) GDP Data In 2005 the GDP of Zhejiang province was 1,336.5 billion RMB, among which the added value from the primary industry was 87.3 billion RMB, the added value from the secondary industry was 714.7 billion RMB, the added value from ...
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