Moody's Investors Service said that Bass Pro Group, LLC's Dec. 11, 2014 announcement that it has agreed to acquire fishing boat maker Fishing Holdings, LLC from Platinum Equity is a modest credit negative because leverage will increase ...
Tags: Debt Ratings, Sporting Goods
Amidst restricting food imports from various European countries, Russia is set to import food from Iran, starting January 2015. Citing Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor representative Alexey Alexeyenko, Russian news agency ...
Tags: fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, Agriculture
BASF and Gazprom have agreed that they will not complete an asset swap, which was planned for the end of the year. “We regret that the asset swap will not be concluded. We will continue our cooperation of over 20 years with Gazprom ...
Tags: targeted oil, gas-rich regions, Construction
China's State Council (central government) has ordered its subordinate agencies and local governments to stop offering subsidies and tax incentives for China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers because such offering has disrupted ...
Tags: LED industry, LED wafer
The National Silk Board (NSB), an industry body that aims to tighten regulations and boost investor confidence in Cambodia’s silk industry, is set to open by next year, the Phnom Penh Post reported. Speaking at a workshop aimed at ...
Tags: Silk Board, raw silk producers, Textile
Japanese automakers Honda Motor, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors are set to recall more than half a million cars worldwide over issues related with Takata made air bag inflators. This new recalls make the Takata-related recalls across ...
Tags: fuel leak, air bag inflators, Auto
AK Steel provided guidance for its fourth quarter 2014 financial results, indicating that, despite incurring approximately $31 million in costs associated with a planned Ashland Works blast furnace outage, the company expects to report ...
Tags: AK Steel, Furnace Outage
AK Steel provided guidance for its fourth quarter 2014 financial results, indicating that, despite incurring approximately $31 million in costs associated with a planned Ashland Works blast furnace outage, the company expects to report ...
Tags: expenses pertaining, shipment, Metallurgy
Eastman Chemical Company has announced a planned increase in its Eastman Texanol ester alcohol manufacturing capacity in Longview, Texas. The plant expansion is expected to be complete in the second half of 2016 and will increase capacity ...
Tags: ester alcohols, esters, glycol, Construction
BASF and Shell have reached an agreement for BASF to sell its share in the 50-50 joint venture ELLBA Eastern, Jurong Island, Singapore to Shell. The joint venture, which is operated by Shell, produces styrene monomer and propylene oxide. ...
Everything you need to know about the Sony Xperia Z4 With the Sony Xperia Z4 release date expected to be one of the early highlights of the 2015 tech calendar, we have already been afforded our first early look at the upcoming handset. ...
Tags: Sony, Consumer Electronics
China's plan to merge its two railway vehicle manufacturers CNR Corp and CSR Corp into one conglomerate will create an industrial giant which will provide a significant boost to the country's export sector.The planned marriage is expected ...
Tags: CNR Corp, CSR Corp, railway vehicle
The value retailer offering toys, hobby and games lines plans to open four stores in London and the Southeast in the first half of the year. Tiger, the Danish value, kids’ toys and hobby retailer, is preparing to open seven new ...
Tags: toys lines, hobby lines, games lines, Toys
Quarterly solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to reach the 10 gigawatt (GW) level for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2014. According to Solarbuzz, annual APAC PV demand in 2014 is forecast ...
Tags: APAC PV demand, global PV market, Lights
Skoda announced that its third-generation SKODA Superb has successfully completed the final test series in Southern Europe. The next generation Superb claimed to sport a new design language, innovative technology, driving dynamics, new ...
Tags: innovative technology, driving dynamics, new proportions, extra space