BASF is implementing a series of measures in its paper chemicals business to further strengthen the competitiveness of its Performance Products segment. In response to decreasing market demand BASF is adjusting capacities in its European ...
New Sunbeam CEO Karen Hope is still settling in as the head of the Botany-based small appliance brand and the sheer magnitude of the job in front of her is only now revealing itself. Having joined the famous Australian small brand ...
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Despite a challenging global and domestic economic scenario, Brazilian textile company Pettenati SA Industria Textil posted strong sales revenue in the first quarter of the current fiscal 2013-14. The company, which is primarily ...
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Absolute Commercial Flooring of Minneapolis is a new Member Owner of Fuse Alliance. Founded in 1997 by Dan Sheehy, Absolute Commercial Flooring services customers in Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and nationally when a customer has the ...
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LAS VEGAS — The North American Home Furnishings Assn.'s Retailer Resource Center will host more than 30 vendors during the Las Vegas Market, which opens Sunday and runs through Jan. 30. Located in World Market Center B-1050, the RRC ...
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Performance in the field, customer demand and long-term profitability keep Ohio farmers planting high oleic Bill Bateson liked what he saw from high oleic soybeans so much the first year he grew them, he came back for an encore. Like ...
On January 22, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron and Steel Co. (Ansteel) announced its preliminary financial results for 2013, stating that it achieved a net profit of about RMB 770 million ($126.2 million) for the ...
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The concept of integrated pest management (IPM) first developed during the 1950s and 60s out of concern among scientists and the public that overreliance on pesticides was creating secondary pest management and environmental problems. ...
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Amidst a subdued domestic economic scenario, Chinese apparel company Eratat Lifestyle Limited witnessed a dip in sales revenue and profitability in the third quarter of 2013. The company, which is engaged in the design and distribution ...
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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today an investment of more than $1.5 million to Pulse Canada to lead a multi-sector collaboration project of the pulse, oilseeds and grains industries to improve supply chain efficiency and ...
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The stable and good momentum of economic growth in recent months will ensure that China is able to fulfill its expected growth target. The question is how long this growth momentum can last. The consensus is that China’s economy is ...
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The January 2014 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Survey of Investor Confidence reveals that despite some positive trends, such as sales and profitability continuing to rise off of a low base through the December quarter, ...
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China is the top international destination for U.S. soy, importing 849 million bushels of whole U.S. soybeans in the most recent marketing year. It is hard to imagine that number growing, but experts expect U.S. soybean exports to China to ...
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Amidst a backdrop of a weak economic scenario, Japanese apparel company Daidoh Limited witnessed a slight dip in its sales performance in H1 FY 2013-14. The company, which is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sales of yarns, woolen ...
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China's industries beset by overcapacity have entered a more favorable demand-supply balance, Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday. The bank estimated the cement industry would reduce its added capacity in 2014 by 35 percent while the steel ...