Plastic packaging company RPC Group has acquired Maynard & Harris (M&H) for £103.5m. M&H, which employs about 700 people, will now operate as an independent business within RPC's Barmlage division. M&H supplies plastic packaging ...
Given the fast growing market demand for viscose staple fibre (VSF), a man-made, biodegradable fibre with characteristics akin to cotton, Hong Kong-listed specialty cellulose producer Sateria is trying to put the VSF fabric production ahead ...
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San’an announced on December 13th after market hours that the company’s subsidiary Fuzhou San’an received RMB 13.60 million (US $2.34 million) sapphire substrate subsidy under “three technology projects” from ...
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Fairchild Semiconductor announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company's common stock. Fairchild will repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately ...
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Garment orders from foreign buyers would decline by 30 percent owing to the turbulence prevailing in the country that is affecting the Bangladeshi garment industry, said Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association ...
Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) expects to invest between $2.8 billion and $3.1 billion in 2014, a 13% decrease when compared with the previous year. The company is focusing its capital on oil projects that are anticipated to ...
lululemon athletica inc announced financial results for the third quarter ended November 3, 2013. For the thirteen weeks ended November 3, 2013: Net revenue for the quarter increased 20% to $379.9 million from $316.5 million in the ...
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Specialty food products distributor Chefs' Warehouse has acquired Allen Brothers, a US-based meat processor and distributor, in a $29.9m deal. Allen Brothers caters to about 400 of restaurants, hotels, casinos and country clubs as well as ...
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Refond announced the establishment of a new holding subsidiary in Changzhou on December 10th, 2013 through joint investments with Li Yanpeng and Pan Hongmei. The holding subsidiary has a registered capital of RMB 1 million (US $164,000). Li ...
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Although the US coal industry's 2014 earnings are expected to decline modestly as more lucrative contracts roll off and metallurgical coal prices remain low, the outlook for producers remains stable, Moody's Investors Service said in a ...
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Earnings from FPSO will expect to add to bottomline from FY14. Group continues to realign resources to provide Project Management, engineering and construction services in fixed and floating production facilities sector EOC Limited ...
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Food and beverage company WhiteWave Foods is set to acquire Earthbound Farm from its shareholders and owners in an all-cash deal of $600m. Earthbound Farm is an organic produce brand in North America. It produces and markets organic fresh ...
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Sysco Corporation and US Foods today announced an agreement to merge, creating a world-class foodservice company. The total enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $8.2 billion and the combination has been approved by the Board ...
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Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced that in November this year its carbon steel sales volume amounted to 723,271 metric tons, down 15.2 percent compared to October, accounting for 65 percent of domestic ...
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For its fiscal second-quarter 2014 (ended 27 October 2013), fiber-optic communications component and subsystem maker Finisar Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA has reported a fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, to a record $290.7m. This is ...
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