South Korea will seek to import more shale gas-based LNG from North America to meet rising power demand amid tighter environmental regulations, the deputy energy minister told Platts Friday. "Natural gas as a source of power generation ...
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TreeHouse Foods (THS) today reported first quarter earnings of $0.38 per fully diluted share compared to $0.62 per fully diluted share reported for the first quarter of last year. The Company reported that adjusted earnings per share ...
Nature's Sunshine Products, (NATR), a leading natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct selling of nutritional and personal care products, reported its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ...
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For first quarter 2014, epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has reported revenue of $90.8m, up 24% on $73.2m last quarter and 47% on $61.8m a year ago. Growth was driven mainly by ...
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Adidas AG reported first-quarter profit decreased 34 percent from the prior year, as revenues declined, hit by adverse currency and weakness in the golf unit. Revenue at TaylorMade slumped 38 percent in the first quarter as a result of ...
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Australia-based packaging company Amcor has signed an agreement to acquire Indonesia-based flexible packaging business Bella Prima Packaging for around A$27m ($25.1m). According to Amcor, the purchase price represents seven times CY2013 ...
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Fox Factory Holding Corp.'s sales slowed as expected in the first quarter ended March 31 due to a shift in shipments of its suspension products to mountain bike manufacturers. "We are pleased to report that our first quarter results were ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., a leading provider and integrator of Enterprise Mobility and Wireless Applications, provided preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Highlights: -Revenue Jumps 21%; -Gross ...
Krones, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, achieved its targets for key financial performance indicators and continued to grow profitably in 2013. Revenue rose 5.7% year-on-year, from ...
Heavy trucks not required to be plated or pay commercial vehicle registration fees, provincial taxes and certain tolls will no longer be exempt, the Ontario government stated in the Budget's Transportation Infrastructure Funding Plan. For ...
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"We had a good start to the year in our chemicals business and in the Agricultural Solutions segment. We sold more. This more than compensated for the negative effects on sales from the comparatively weak U.S. dollar and currencies in ...
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Members of the Argentinian Biofuels Association, or CARBIO, exported 85,000 mt of biodiesel in March, a 5.2% fall compared with the same period in 2013, according to data from the industry body received by Platts Monday. CARBIO members ...
EBay Inc. reported that the value of goods sold on its mobile commerce platform increased 70 percent in first quarter ended March 31, 2014 and now represent 19 percent of its e-commerce volume. Total revenue at the company increased 14 ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, E-Commerce
Mexico-based food company Grupo LALA has posted a 69.8% increase in its Q1 2014 net income to MXN795.7m ($60.6m), compared to MXN468.6m ($35.7m) in the same quarter last year. The company reported a 6.7% rise in year-on-year sales, and ...
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Amer Sports reported net sales reached €501.5 million in the quarter ended March 30, an increase of 6 percent in local currency, or currency-neutral, terms. The owner of Acr'teryx, Salomon, Suunto and other outdoor sporting goods ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation