PPG Industries reported record first quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.6 billion, up $528 million, or 17 percent, versus the prior year. First quarter 2014 reported net income from continuing operations was $277 ...
Tags: PPG, Construction, Decoration
Southeast Asian ethanol producers face a short window for exporting biofuel to the Philippines as the previously high US prices that created an arbitrage for them in February and March are expected to fall, ethanol traders said Monday. ...
Tags: Ethanol, ethanol prices
According to the BRC/Springboard's recent footfall monitor, retail footfall in March was 1.8% higher than a year ago, significantly up on the 2.9% fall in February and above the three-month average of 0.4%. In addition, footfall on the high ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
There's mounting evidence to support the idea that this spring might be a repeat of last year's cool, wet season that had some farmers planting corn and soybeans well into June. The last few days have seen about the best planting ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Skechers USA, Inc. reported earnings rose nearly five-fold in its first quarter ended Mar. 31, to $31.0 million, or 61 cents a share, from $6.7 million, or 9 cents, a year ago. Revenues rose 21.0 percent to $546.5 million from $451.6 ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
The report, "PU Coating Market by Type (Solvent-borne, Water-borne, High Solids, Powder), End Industry (Automotive & Transportation, Wood & Furniture, Industrial, Textile, Construction, Electrical & Electronics) & Geography – Trends & ...
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Inazin Power Ltd, a leading developer of large renewable energy projects in the UK, announced the successful development and management of the build and connection of a further 73 MW of large scale solar parks. Working in conjunction with ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Solar
Conergy, one of the world's leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began at the end of ...
According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), first estimates for construction sector activity in the first quarter of this year signal a ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The estimated cotton crop of India is 3 crores 75 lakh bales of which approximately 3 crore bales have arrived in the cotton market. Out of this 85 lakh bales have been registered for exports as per trade sources and 80 lakh bales of cotton ...
Tags: Cotton Crop, cotton market
Some rain fell in the parched Plains over the weekend, but it fell short of earlier expectations, while planters finally started rolling in earnest in the Midwest. However, more rain in that region this week -- though needed -- could keep ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, weather
Russian gas giant Gazprom has sent the first cargo with crude produced at the Prirazlomnoye offshore field -- the country's only Arctic offshore hydrocarbon project -- to the international market, the company said Friday. "ARCO, or Arctic ...
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B&G Foods, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2014. David L. Wenner, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods, stated, "Our very strong cash flow performance in the face of base business volume ...
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India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has revised the outlook on the cotton sector to negative to stable for FY15 from negative. The agency has also revised the rating Outlook on cotton companies to Stable for FY15 from Negative. This is ...
Tags: Cotton Sector, Ind-Ra
Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced Wednesday first quarter net income of $39 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.8 billion. By comparison, prior year first quarter net income was $48 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, on ...
Tags: Steel Dynamics, Midwest steel