DuPont reaffirmed its full year 2013 EPS outlook and announced a 5% dividend increase. DuPont announced first quarter 2013 operating earnings per share (EPS) of $1.56 versus prior year earnings of $1.64. GAAP1 EPS from continuing ...
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BASF increased its sales and income from operations (EBIT) before special items in the first quarter of 2013. At €19.7 billion, sales exceeded the level of the previous first quarter by 5%. Sales volumes grew particularly as a result ...
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (AWH) has registered net income of $159m, or $4.49 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013, against $218.2m, or $5.70 per diluted share, during the year ago period. For the quarter period ...
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US-based Montague Farms has entered into an agreement with Tokyo-based Sun-Tommy International to supply food-grade soybeans. Sun-Tommy will distribute the specialty soybeans to food processors in Japan. The soybeans will be used to ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has published its sustainability report for the 2012 financial year. This independent report, the third of its kind, focuses on strategic initiatives for achieving environmental and economic ...
Omnicotton, a US cotton trading company, has opened its first office in Australia, as part of the company’s expansion plans since the country is the second largest exporter of cotton, after the US. Speaking to fibre2fashion, general ...
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US-based chemicals company DuPont has reported that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2013 increased by 124.1% to $3.34bn, compared with $1.49bn in the same quarter in 2012. The increase in net income was driven by strong ...
If you are looking to inject a little more interest and excitement into the way that you light your property, using colour filters might be just the way to do it. This can be as easy as popping to the shop to buy a coloured bulb and ...
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Although modern transport has greatly increased the availability of ingredients throughout China, Shandong cuisine remains rooted in its ancient traditions. Most notable is the staggering array of seafood, including scallops, prawns, clams, ...
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Related Media Solutions to hunger in agriculture’s toolbox Whiskey is for drinking; agriculture water is for fighting Paul Harvey still American agriculture’s hero, spokesman Those in the field of agriculture may remember a ...
A Florida bill that would impose restrictions on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by state law enforcement officials is one signature away from becoming the first law of its kind in the country. On Wednesday, Florida's ...
Cubbie Station, located in Queensland’s southern inland and Australia’s largest cotton enterprise, has harvested around 220,000-bale cotton crop this season. This is the first harvest since the cotton enterprise was taken ...
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Property and casualty insurer ACE has reported net income of $953m during the first quarter of 2013, with a decrease of 2% compared to $973m during the corresponding period earlier year. For the latest quarter period ended on 31 March ...
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The practice of drinking tea has had a long history in China, having originated there. Although tea originated in China, Chinese tea generally represents tea leaves which have been processed using methods inherited from ancient China. ...
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NY futures continued to slip this week, as July gave up 126 points to close at 85.48 cents, while December dropped 58 points to close at 85.08 cents. The futures market remained under pressure as hedge funds continued to exit commodity ...