At the beginning of the reported week, the turnover in the German cotton market, developed as brisk as it had been the week before. Contracts were primarily closed for standard origins as well as for European varieties whose availability, ...
Tags: Cotton Market, staple cotton
Net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2013 at NASDAQ-listed Costco Wholesale Corporation totalled to $34.75 billion, up 9% from $31.77 billion in fiscal year ending August 31, 2013. Net sales for the full fiscal year ...
The spot alumina price in China's Henan was rangebound Wednesday at Yuan 2,860/mt ($465/mt) for 70:30 cash and credit payment terms, unchanged from September 30, as the market returned from an extended break from October 1-7 to celebrate ...
Tags: Spot alumina, Mineral
For Chinese solar manufacturers, the fourth quarter is the most important time for solar photovoltaic installations. It is then that Chinese vendors speed up deployment to meet the central government’s annual targets. The Chinese ...
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Chip suppliers are expected to begin to pull in orders for wafers in order to produce chips for non-Apple device vendors, a move which is likely to start a new round of competition for wafer capacity, according to industry sources. Most ...
Tags: Wafer, Chip suppliers
Irish paper-based packaging producer Smurfit Kappa has agreed to acquire corrugated packaging manufacturer Bates Container for an initial investment of $150m. Bates makes corrugated packaging and provides its services to the Texas region. ...
Specialty chemicals producer Clariant has signed a purchase agreement with VitaPac, the Chinese specialist for healthcare packaging, for an undisclosed amount. VitaPac produces innovative, technology-driven product lines that ensure ...
The CIF Bremen Index dropped considerably this week, influenced by movements of New York Cotton Futures. The latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report says basically good production conditions prevail in major cotton planting areas. In ...
Tags: CIF Bremen Index, Drop, Textile
Nobia (NOBI.ST) has received an offer to divest its French kitchen chain Hygena to Fournier SA, which manufactures and sells kitchens under the brands Mobalpa, Perene and SoCoo'c. Nobia intends to respond to the offer after consultation ...
Tags: Nobia, Fournier SA, Food
Two years after launching its first-generation 100G coherent transponder, CIVCOM of Petach Tikva, Israel (which provides high-end DWDM tunable transponders) claims to be first to release a line of second-generation 100G coherent ...
Tags: Clariphy DSP, Transponders
Packaging company Pro Mach will be acquired by the affiliates of AEA Investors from The Jordan Company for an undisclosed amount. Pro Mach manufactures packaging and processing equipment solutions and also provides training, installation, ...
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Delphi Automotive PLC (NYSE: DLPH) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Antaya Technologies Corp. (“Antaya”), a leading provider of proprietary on-glass connectors, enhancing the company’s portfolio in the rapidly ...
General Motors is planning to produce its high end rear-wheel-drive Cadillac at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant in the US from the fourth quarter of 2015. The unnamed car will be produced at the company's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, ...
Tags: General Motors, High End Rear-Wheel-Drive Cadillac, Accessories
The general trend in the German cotton market remained unchanged during the week. Purchasers enjoyed closing contracts at potentially lower quotations of the new crop, the latest Bremen Cotton Exchange report reveals. Thus, industry and ...
Tags: Trends, German Cotton Market, Textile
United Natural Foods reported fourth-quarter (Q4) net income of $33.4m, as against $32m in the corresponding period a year ago. Revenues for the quarter were up 7.4% at $1.76bn compared with $1.64bn in the prior year. Gross margin was ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Natural Foods