LPG prices in south and east China's wholesale markets slid this week, despite stronger crude oil futures at the end of the week, due to a rise in domestic inventories, trade sources said Friday. Many refineries and LPG import terminals ...
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The Valspar Corporation has reported fiscal third quarter 2015 net sales of $1.15 billion, a decrease of 7 percent over the prior year. Total volume was flat as growth in the Coatings segment was offset by the expected decline in the Paints ...
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India has become the fastest growing photovoltaic (PV) market and replaced the U.K. as one of the top three exports markets for Chinese modules, found EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. Based on EnergyTrend’s latest report, the ...
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UK's leading international fashion retailer, Karen Millen, has deployed the omnichannel supply chain solution, Merret, by Retail Assist, a leading retail IT solutions and services Company providing UK and international retailers with ...
Tags: tailoring, coats, eveningwear, women's clothing, Karen Millen
Foam product expert The Foam Company is calling for more transparency when it comes to the amount and quality of memory foam used in a mattress. Mike Nash, MD of The Foam Company, says: “With manufacturers competing on price in a ...
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Coles has reported a $1.78 billion profit before interest and tax for the financial year ended 30 June 2015, up 6.6 per cent on the 2014 financial year. Turnover revenue for Coles was $38.20 billion and return on capital was 11 per ...
Tags: hardware chain, Chemical
Roy Morgan Research has revealed most Australians are not actually obsessed with food despite a growing cafe culture and a large number of cooking shows currently airing on TV. After breaking up the nation into segments based on ...
Tags: cafe culture, Food Segments
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has bolstered its Roadmaster product lineup of commercial tires with new RM230 WH, capable of fitting the requirements of sanitation trucks. The new product is stated to be an all-position waste-haul tire in ...
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EShopbox, an on-demand ecommerce technology and services company, has launched its first-of-its-kind business intelligence platform, eShopbox Insights, exclusively for fashion brands, according to media reports. The platform has the ...
Mercedes-Benz has launched new S-Class Cabriolet stated to be following the tradition of the open-top S-Class model dating back to the period between 1961 and 1971. Daimler board member (Mercedes-Benz cars sales) Ola Kallenius said: ...
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Japanese automotive major Honda has unveiled its Honda BR-V Prototype, powered by a 1.5 liter i-VTEC engine with 6-speed manual transmission or a continuously variable transmission (CVT), at GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show ...
Tags: SUV, MPV, Honda BR-V
China's become the largest gold producer in the worldwide since 2007. Gold is throughout the country, mainly concentrated in Shandong, Henan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, etc. China also is the world's top consumer of gold - Chinese people love ...
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The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in the UK fell by 0.2 per cent between June and July 2015 compared to 0.3 per cent between corresponding months a year earlier, according to the CPI July 2015 report released by the country's Office for ...
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Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) is considering divesting its stake in American tuna brand Chicken of the Sea, a move that could clear the way for its planned $1.5bn acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods. TUF CEO Thiraphong Chansiri was quoted ...
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The biggest ever Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition, opens next week and will run from August 26-28, 2015 featuring over 1,400 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions. The fair has expanded and now also includes ...