Top industrial associations of Pakistan have urged Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), one of the largest integrated gas companies in Pakistan, engaged in the business of transmission and distribution of natural gas, to reverse its ...
267 exhibitors from globally renowned textile technology and equipment providers from 22 countries participated at the recently concluded KTM 2014 in Turkey. Of the 267 exhibitors, Germany with 49 and Italy with 47 exhibitors led the ...
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AkzoNobel is part of a major Dutch partnership working with Canada’s Enerkem to explore the use of waste streams as a feedstock for chemical production and the development of waste-to-chemicals facilities. The collaboration features ...
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For third-quarter 2014, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $8m (at the bottom of the $8-12m ...
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UK-based Plastics Capital has agreed to acquire packaging manufacturer, Flexipol Packaging, for a maximum consideration of £10.64m. Based in Lancashire, Flexipol produces plastic packaging products like vacuum bags, block bottom ...
US-based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment Eagle Systems has installed its Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system at Packaging Graphics’ Rhode Island facility. This add-on machine is a value-added finishing technique for ...
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The dispersions segment is continuing to be one of the most active in the European coatings sector in the development of new technologies as well as investing in mergers and acquisitions and expansions in production capacity. Demand for ...
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Global demand growth for fluorochemicals is forecast to accelerate, rising 3.8 percent per year to 3.8 million metric tons in 2018. Above average growth in higher value products will help drive increases in value demand more than seven ...
Three buyout groups - BC Partners, Onex and Partners Group - will bid for Switzerland-based carton manufacturer SIG Combibloc which is owned by New Zealand’s Reynolds. SIG was acquired by New Zealand-based businessman Graeme Hart ...
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted net income of $47.7 million on net sales of $920.1 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014. That compares to a net loss of $168 million on sales of 832.4 million for the same period last year. ...
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Financially, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. fared well in the third quarter of 2014. Compared to 3Q 2013, the company improved its net loss to a net gain. But how did the company fare in the United States? Cooper's total light vehicle tire ...
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In October this year, the purchasing managers index (PMI) for the Chinese steel sector was at 46.0 percent, up by 2.4 percentage points as compared to September, but still remaining below the 50 percent threshold, as announced by the China ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 50.8 percent in October of the current year, down 0.3 percentage points compared to September, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In the ...
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Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced its results for the third quarter and the first nine months of the current year. According to its results, Metinvest's crude steel production decreased by 42 percent to ...
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The market for sensor in consumer healthcare applications is estimated to reach $47.40 billion by 2020 with a CAGR of 5.56% from 2014 to 2020 Sensing devices are in high demand due to their functional capabilities such as processing, data ...