Bread and snack food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has announced it expects its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the 2014 financial year to be approximately 10 to 15 per cent lower than the previously expected $180 million. The ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Australia's governments should agree to cut the fuel tax and registration charges paid by trucking operators, the chairwoman of the Australian Trucking Association Noelene Watson said. The National Transport Commission (NTC) concluded in ...
The exports of garments and textiles from the Southeast Asian nation of Vietnam to Middle East and Africa have risen to US$ 117.4 million in 2013, about three times higher than the value in 2009, chinhphu.vn reported. According to the ...
Tags: Garment Exports, textiles, apparel products
The ferrous scrap market in eastern China remained quiet this week, keeping in step with the rebar market's trend. Demand from steelmakers has not fully recovered as the finished steel markets have remained sluggish. Media reports that ...
China is unlikely to reclaim its position as a major exporter of molybdenum oxide and ferromolybdenum despite the World Trade Organization ordering the country to remove export taxes and quota controls on the commodities, market sources ...
Democratic Republic of Congo aims to double tax revenues from minerals but investors warned that an overhaul of the mining code could remove incentives to invest there. Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo told a mining conference in the ...
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Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has announced plans to convert the No. 3 newsprint machine (D3) situated at its DeRidder, Louisiana mill, US, to containerboard, producing lightweight linerboard and medium. The machine is expected ...
US-based food brand Amy’s Kitchen will establish a new organic food manufacturing plant in Goshen, Orange County, New York with an investment of $100m, a move which will create about 700 jobs. Work on the 500,000ft2 plant, which is ...
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The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased in local currencies by 12 percent during the first quarter. Converted into SEK, sales excluding VAT amounted to SEK 32,143 m (28,392), an increase of 13 percent. Gross profit amounted ...
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lululemon athletica inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2014. For the fourth quarter ended February 2, 2014: Net revenue for the quarter increased 7% to $521.0 million from $485.5 ...
Leading specialist carpet and floor coverings retailer Carpetright plc today announced an update on trading for the eight weeks ending 22nd March 2014, and its expectations for the full year. It announced that, while its UK like-for-like ...
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The ferrous scrap market was stable in eastern China this week, in tandem with the finished steel and rebar futures markets, market participants said Friday. Most traders were bearish, expecting further price cuts in the short term. ...
Tags: Ferrous Scrap, Rebar, finished steel
According to JMC annual sales report 2013, it sells 230,006 units of complete vehicles, up by 15% year on year. The sales volume of JMC light truck is 79,936 units, JMC pickup 67,733 units (8,985 units are Yuhu pickups), Yusheng SUV 14,160 ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, vehicles
This year's Budget is a good one for manufacturers. Together with other leading trade associations, we argued the case for reducing the rising cost of energy and the Chancellor has responded with a £7bn support package. We have also ...
Tags: Office Supplies
Nike Inc. reported earnings rose 3.5 percent in the third quarter, to $685 million, or 76 cents a share. Revenues advanced 12.7 percent to $6.97 billion. Both earnings and revenues surpassed Wall Street targets. Nike Brand revenues grew ...
Tags: Nike, Sporting Goods, Apparel, Accessories