Supremex, a North American manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of stock and custom envelopes and growing provider of packaging and specialty products,announced strong results for the quarter and year ended December 31 , 2015 and ...
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The global supply of zinc concentrates is shrinking fast, but it might take some time for the resulting tightness in zinc refined metal and, in turn higher premiums, to take hold in the market, zinc sources said. "The game changer was the ...
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Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology will increase motherboard retail prices in the China market in February to cope with potential foreign exchange losses arising from large fluctuations in exchange rate between the Chinese Yuan (CNY) ...
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The very first corn of 2016 is going into the ground. In Texas, this week’s weather has allowed farmers to set the planters in the ground and the tractors to ‘blow and go’. Some area farmers have been planting for a week ...
With the soybean harvest getting under way in Brazil, analysts are getting a clearer picture of whether the forecast record-setting crop will hit the century mark of 100 million tonnes despite hot and dry weather in Mato Grosso and ...
China's independent refiners nearly doubled their gasoil and gasoline production in January and output is expected to remain at high levels going forward as they maintain strong run rates, set up reformers, and continue to process light ...
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Microsoft's Surface Book laptop has finally gone on sale in the UK, more than four months after being announced. The Surface Book is a very high-specced laptop. Its 13.5-inch screen features PixelSense, which is the same technology found ...
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Cold medicine, sanitary pads, silk stockings, condoms and other daily necessities ranked high on Chinese people's overseas shopping list during the country's Lunar New Year when an estimated 6 million Chinese spent a record 90 billion yuan ...
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Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has explored the 2016 outlook for the global shipping industry and believes that global shipping companies, and drybulk and containership operators in particular, will continue to face difficult ...
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Infant formula sales have grown by 30 per cent in the past year according to Dairy Australia’s new Situation and Outlook report released today. The growth in formula sales is the highlight of the report which otherwise reflects an ...
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Berry Plastics Group reported results for its first fiscal 2016 quarter, referred to in the following as the December 2015 quarter. "During the quarter we achieved record net sales and operating EBITDA for any quarter in the Company's ...
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Operating performance in the quarter was strong and substantially above the equivalent quarter last year. The group increased EBITDA excluding special items by 21% to US$175 million, operating profit excluding special items by 51% to ...
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General Motors has started its own online used car service allowing buyers to shop factory pre-owned cars. Customers can shop used Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. General Motors is the first automotive company to launch its ...
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Chinese tourists comprised the major consumption force in overseas markets during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday starting from Feb. 7. Chinese purchasing made up 55.8 percent of overseas consumption in the period, reflecting a new ...
Australia's pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years. On the other hand, strong meat prices have been a feature of the past 12 months as pork has benefitted from higher meat prices ...
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