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Shell Future Energy Scenarios:Zone of Uncertainty Ahead
Dec 10, 2016“Signals & Signposts” updates our thinking by taking into account the impact of the global economic and financial crisis. Over the next four decades, the world’s energy system will see profound developments. Heightened ...
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Vetropack Reports Improved Revenue in First Half of 2016
Sep 6, 2016Vetropack Group significantly enhanced its revenue in the first half of 2016. Vetropack Italia, a member of the Group since early August 2015, making a major contribution of over 10%. Net sales from goods and services amounted to CHF ...
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Maxion Wheels Opens Light Vehicle Aluminum Wheel Plant in Brazil
Jun 27, 2016Maxion Wheels has opened a new light vehicle aluminum wheel plant in Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new plant, adjacent to the company's existing steel wheel plant, will add two million aluminum wheels per year in capacity and create an ...
Tags: Maxion Wheels, aluminum wheel
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Vegas Shows Reveal Stable, Fast-Changing Market
Jun 20, 2016As a bellwether for the U.S. jewelry market and global diamond industry, this year's Las Vegas shows met the trade's conservative expectations. While foot traffic and diamond trading were slightly slower than previous years, jewelry sales ...
Tags: jewelry market, Las Vegas
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China Not The Cause of Global Economic Crisis
Jan 22, 2016The world's stock markets are spiralling downwards. The U.S. equity market fell 10 percent last month. Investor terminology calls this a "correction" not a crash. But prospects don't look good. Big investors, banks and financial ...
Tags: Economic Crisis, investment banks
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China to Do More About People's Livelihoods: Report
Dec 29, 2015The Chinese government's leading think-tank has released a new study downplaying concerns about the level of debt being held by local governments, suggesting that more spending needs to take place to cope with social issues. On the heels ...
Tags: People's Livelihoods
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Cooke Seafood Initiates Offer to Acquire Fripur
Dec 24, 2015Cooke Seafood Group has initiated an offer to acquire Uruguayan seafood company Fripur S.A. Cooke's exclusive investment banking advisor for the deal is Antarctica Advisors. The acquisition offer was in line with the Court's ...
Tags: Cooke Seafood Group, Fripur S.A., Food
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an Artist and Poet Who Draws Inspiration From Business
Oct 29, 2015Fu Yiqing's life has many facets. She runs a successful interior decoration business, and travels to scores of countries to learn about local handicraft skills. Her installation art works have drawn huge crowds and more than 90,000 saw her ...
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Two Russian Breweries Are Closed Down
Feb 2, 2015Carlsberg is planning to shut two of its 10 breweries in Russia due to economic crisis and stringent market regulation, which have hit sales in the country. The closure of Baltika-Chelyabinsk in Chelyabinsk and Baltika-Pikra in ...
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One of The Big Benefits of The Sharp Fall in Oil Prices:a Drop in Raw Material Costs
Jan 21, 2015For coatings producers one of the big benefits of the sharp fall in oil prices in the second half of last year (2014) should be a drop in raw material costs. Some commentators are also predicting a rise in demand due to the effect of ...
Tags: Oil Prices, Raw materials, Construction
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Innovation Becomes a Personal Pursuit for Entrepreneurial Success
Jan 8, 2015China's economy will enter a new phase, as innovation becomes a personal pursuit for entrepreneurial success. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, China's absolute input in research and development was ...
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Kids Apparel Market in India Is Growing at a CAGR of 20 Per Cent
Dec 25, 2014Kids apparel market in India is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20 per cent, due to rising media exposure, high disposable income of the parents, peer pressure and brand consciousness among children, according to The ...
Tags: Apparel Market, Kids Apparel
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Local DLW Management Filed for Insolvency in Germany
Dec 15, 2014Armstrong World Industries has decided to exit its European flooring business and cease further funding of its DLW subsidiary effective immediately. As a result of this decision, local DLW management filed for insolvency in Germany. ...
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U.S. Adults Plan to Spend $720 on Gifts for The Christmas Season
Nov 25, 2014U.S. adults are planning to spend $720 on gifts for the Christmas season, according to Gallup's latest survey, representing a 3 percent increase from 2013, but a decrease of about 6 percent compared with 2012 and 2011. Forty-six percent of ...
Tags: Gallup, Christmas Gift
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Perceptions of a Country Can Have a Significant Influence on Consumer Behaviour
Nov 7, 2014Country of origin matters to consumers. Recent research carried out by Perception Research Services found that the perceptions of a country in consumers’ eyes can have a significant influence on consumer behaviour towards a product ...
Tags: Country of Origin