Sonoco-Alcore said that it will again increase prices by a further €50 per tonne (£40 / tonne) on all recycled paperboard grades sold in its European regions. The price change is effective with shipments on or after 17th July ...
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Technical laminates and protective packaging maker Walki will come up with a production line at its Valkeakoski plant in Finland, to meet the rising demand for multilayer laminates in the construction sector. The initiative comes in the ...
A study by German market intelligence firm GfK has found the situation for retail in crisis countries in Europe has improved. GfK has carried out a comprehensive analysis of the retail scene in 32 European countries. The study examined ...
Tags: European Economy, German market
The European economy is forecast to grow by circa 1.2% this year, given fresh impetus by the €60 billion a month of quantitative easing recently initiated by the ECB. This has caused a significant depreciation of the euro; we’ll ...
The following installment of MarketEYE offers the reader both an annualized summary and a month-by-month analysis of the global passive electronic component markets for calendar year 2014. Passive electronic components are defined for the ...
Tags: electronic components, Electrical
Sales of BASF Group grew by 3% compared with the previous third quarter, reaching €18.3 billion. A sharp rise in volumes in the Natural Gas Trading business sector was mainly responsible for this growth. Income from operations (EBIT) ...
Tags: BASF, Construction Coating
The GfK Consumer Climate Europe study for the third quarter of 2014 paints a gloomy outlook for the European economy, noting in particular that while there is a backdrop of growth in the UK, the Scottish referendum harmed consumer ...
Bridgestone Corp. reported net income of 142 billion yen on net sales of 1.7 trillion yen for the first half ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of 117 billion yen on sales of nearly 1.7 trillion yen for the same period last year. ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories
Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu said Monday it has seen a small upturn in stainless demand and is cautiously optimistic about forward prospects. CEO Mika Seitovirta told the company's annual general meeting of ...
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On April 14, Mika Seitovirta, CEO of Finland-based stainless steel producer Outokumpu, stated at the company's annual general meeting that in 2013 the weaker-than-expected market and the remedy requirement set by the European Commission ...
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The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has stated that 64 CEOs of European steel companies have urged the heads of state and governments in Europe to restore the balance between industrial, energy and climate policies in order to preserve ...
Tags: Steel, Mineral, Energy, industrial
Taiwan exported US$1.5 billion worth of machinery in January, down 4.4% from the same month of 2013 due chiefly to a 31.1% decline in exports to mainland China, the biggest overseas market for the island's machinery. The Taiwan ...
Tourism has been one of the strongholds of European economy during the economic crisis, and the positive trend will continue in 2014, with only11% of Europeans expect not to go away. According to the new Eurobarometer survey published ...
Tags: Service, Tourism Industry
Against the backdrop of weak demand in Europe, Italian apparels and footwear company Geox Spa witnessed a dip in sales revenue in the first nine months of the year 2013 as clothing sales declined. Geox Spa, which is a holding company ...
Tags: Clothing Sales, apparels, footwear
Amidst a backdrop of a weak economic scenario, Japanese apparel company Daidoh Limited witnessed a slight dip in its sales performance in H1 FY 2013-14. The company, which is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sales of yarns, woolen ...
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