Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. Photo courtesy of the ABC. The Qantas Group has announced statutory profit after tax of $111 million and underlying profit before tax of $223 million for the six months ended 31 December 2012. This includes $125 ...
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Based on an industry study conducted by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, during the fourth quarter of 2012, the orders index for textile machinery rose by 22% compared to the previous quarter, for an ...
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Cotton trades moved at a slower pace in early February, and sellers were more flexible regarding asking prices, after significant price rises in January. The industry was indicating a slight interest for large batches and pressed down ...
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Tosoh Corporation is pleased to announce its consolidated results for the first nine months of its 2013 fiscal year. The company’s consolidated net sales for the period ended December 31, 2012, amounted to ¥474.4 billion (US$5.9 ...
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It is reported that China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest steelmaker in Taiwan has received more than 2.7 million tons of order volumes for the first quarter of this year, which is about 5%~8% higher than the received orders in the fourth ...
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It is reported that Tokyo Steel Manufacturing plans to lift its domestic steel prices in March 2013. The company hiked the prices for most long products by ¥3,000/ton for March contracts. Meanwhile, the company will also increase ...
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According to a company statement, in January this year the long steel division of Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) shipped around 110,000 mt of rebar, including 200 mt for export and the rest to the domestic market. In February ...
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The European Commission has called on the EU's 27 members states to test for horse DNA in beef products. Tonio Borg, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, has set out plans for tests to be carried out to see if food containing beef ...
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According to a forecast made by the Brazilian flats distributor group (INDA), Brazil’s imports of steel flats may slump by 50% in 2013; It’s known that Brazil’s imports of steel flats have showed a slowdown since last ...
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French retailer E. Leclerc today (12 February) claimed its share of the domestic market grew faster than its rivals in 2012. Leclerc said it had 18.6% of the French grocery market last year, up a full percentage point on 2011. The ...
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Based on an industry study conducted by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, during the fourth quarter of 2012, the orders index for textile machinery rose by 22% compared to the previous quarter, for an ...
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Indian apparel industry is hoping for the withdrawal of excise duty on clothing and elimination of distinction between branded and unbranded products in the Union Budget 2013-14, to be presented by the Finance Minister later this month. ...
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The Board of Directors of YOOX S.p.A, the global Internet retailing partner for leading fashion & design brands, examined the preliminary consolidated net revenues of the YOOX Group for the year ended 31 December 2012. Note that the annual ...
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Two upcoming Intertextile Home Textile shows continue to serve as the substantial trading platforms during China’s key sourcing season for home textile and furnishing products. Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring ...
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According to figures drawn up by the Gesamtverband Deutscher Holzhandel (GD Holz – General German Timber Trading Association) turnover generated by the German timber trade in 2012 showed year-on-year growth of 1.5% to a good ...
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