Westlake Chemical Corporation reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2012 of $95.3 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, compared to net income of $26.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, reported for the fourth ...
Australia-based iron ore miner Mount Gibson Iron has announced its financial results for the first six months ended December 31 of the financial year 2012-13. In the given period, the company's net profit declined by 71.4 percent year on ...
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The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) said that the country’s output of construction steel products totaled 360,000 tons in this January, falling by 9% from a month ago while rising by 26% year on year. In January, Vietnam’s ...
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Weak demand and lower prices in Australia impacted significantly on ACCO Brands' international results in the fourth quarter, ended December 31. The Illinois-based global office products supplier said net international sales increased to ...
Swiss meat processing company Bell Group has booked an increase in full-year profits, despite what it claims has been a "demanding" market environment. In the 12 months to the end of December, net profit climbed 5.9% to CHF75.8m ...
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Olam International has booked a jump in first-half sales, which were up by almost one quarter on strong growth from the Singapore group's food business. The company said sales in the six-month period rose 24.3% to S$9.6bn (US$7.72bn), on ...
Huntsman Corporation released its quarter four and full year 2012 results. Full Year 2012 Highlights -Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation increased to $363 million compared to $247 million in the prior year period. ...
Gildan Activewear Inc announced record results for the first quarter of a fiscal year, which was slightly in excess of the guidance range which it had previously provided, and reconfirmed its earnings guidance for fiscal 2013 which it had ...
Textured Jersey Lanka PLC (TJL), Sri Lanka's leading provider of knit fabric to major global brands such as Victoria's Secret, Marks & Spencer, Intimissimi and Decathlon, reported Rs. 365mn in net profit for the quarter ended 31st December ...
Cleveland, Ohio-based Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. reported Tuesday that for the full year 2012, Cliffs recorded a net loss attributable to Cliffs' common shareholders of $899 million, or $6.32 per diluted share, compared with net income ...
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based service center Metals USA reported Wednesday that net sales for Q4 2012 were $437.5 million, down from $455.7 million in Q4 2011. Q4 2012 shipments of 353,000 tons were 8 percent higher in the same quarter a ...
On January 31, Zhejiang Province-based Chinese steelmaker Kingland & Pipeline Technologies Co., Ltd has issued its preliminary financial results for 2012, indicating a net profit of RMB 104.4175 million ($16.84 million), up by 68.36 percent ...
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Shell said Thursday it remains on track to grow its oil and gas production by over 20% in the next five to six years, despite weak North American fuel prices continuing to dent the performance of its key upstream growth centre. ...
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Russia meat producer Cherkizovo has booked an increase in full-year sales volumes in two of its divisions. In the 12 months to the end of December, sales volumes in its poultry unit climbed 23% to around 319,210 tonnes of slaughter ...
Korea’s H beam sale volumes dropped in 2012 due to sluggish global economy. According to the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), Korea’s sales volumes of H beams totaled 3.206 million tons in 2012, down by 0.1% year on ...