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Taiwan's Export Orders Continue Shrinking in May
Jun 23, 2016Taiwan’s overall export orders in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Taiwan's export orders received in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year to represent the ...
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Taiwanese Gardening Product Makers Pursue Sustainable Growth with Different Strategies--Makers Generally Resort to R&D as Means to Stay Competitive
Jun 20, 2016Gardening product production makes up a significant part of Taiwan's hardware industry.Garden tools along with related accessories, which totally generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average every year, are a major contributor ...
Tags: Gardening product, garden tools
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Lower Capacity Utilisation Drives Down Operating Earnings by 23% at Eastman
May 5, 2015Lower capacity utilisation drove down operating earnings by 23 per cent year over year at the fibre division of Eastman Chemical in the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. “First quarter of 2015 operating earnings dived to $90 ...
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The Impact of Foreign Currency Held Down Sales Growth in The Fourth Quarter Ended January
Jan 16, 2015Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 14, 2015 As the U.S. dollar strengthens amid global economic uncertainty, travelers aren’t the only ones affected. Major medtech companies including St. Jude Medical and ...
Tags: Medical Device, Health
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Consumers Are Continually Changing The Way They View, Interact with and Discard Packaging
Oct 22, 2013Consumers are continually changing the way they view, interact with and discard packaging. Whether you're a manufacturer or a product marketer, you know how important it is to reflect the changing needs of the consumer in your products. ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Consumer Packaging
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Taiwan's Plastic and Rubber Machine Industry Experienced Declining Exports
Sep 11, 2013Mainly due to uneven recovery and ongoing systemic problems in global economies along with depreciating Japanese yen against the greenback, Taiwan's plastic and rubber machine industry experienced declining exports during the first half of ...
Tags: Plastic Extruders
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Ever-Glory Group's Sales for The Quarter Were $59.1 Million, an Increase of 25.3%
Aug 20, 2013Ever-Glory International Group, a leading apparel supply chain manager and retailer based in China, reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Total sales for the quarter were $59.1 million, an increase of ...
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Worldwide Industrial Electronics Chip Revenue in The First Quarter Reached $7.71 Billion
Aug 16, 2013The market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications relished a better-than-expected first quarter as macroeconomic headwinds turned out to be less severe than initially feared, according to the latest Industrial ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, semiconductors
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SDI's Earnings Fall quickly But Rise slowly
Apr 22, 2013Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced late Wednesday Q1 2013 net income of $48 million on net sales of $1.8 billion. By comparison, prior year Q1 net income was $46 million on net sales of $2 billion and sequential Q4 ...
Tags: Steel Dynamics, Mineral
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2012 Was Still a Miserable Year for The Semiconductor Market and Suppliers
Apr 11, 2013Despite stronger-than-expected growth during the fourth quarter, 2012 was still a miserable year for the semiconductor market and suppliers, with only eight out of the Top 25 chipmakers managing to eke out revenue growth—but nine ...
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Pentair Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Sales
Feb 16, 2013Pentair Ltd. announced fourth quarter 2012 sales of $1.8 billion, an increase of 103 percent from the prior year quarter excluding 1 point of foreign exchange impact, reflecting the Flow Control acquisition. Adjusted fourth quarter 2012 ...
Tags: Pentair, Flow Control, company news
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Kumba Delivered Another Set of Outstanding Financial Results for 2011
Jan 8, 2013Kumba final results for the year ended 31 December 2011.Record safety,exports,earnings and dividends. Commenting on the results,Kumba Iron Ore("Kumba")CEO Chris Griffith said:"Driven by export volume growth and a 26%increase in iron ...
Tags: Kumba final results, operating, saftey, marketoutlook
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PPG Industries Has Appointed Eric Thiele as Its New Treasurer and a Company Officer
Dec 24, 2012PPG Industries has appointed Eric Thiele, assistant treasurer and credit director, as its new treasurer and a company officer. As of December 1 Thiele will be based at PPG's headquarters in Pittsburgh where he will report to David B. ...
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Gartner Released Its List of Technology Predictions and Trends for 2013
Dec 18, 2012Research and advisory firm, Gartner, has released its list of technology predictions and trends for the years 2013 and beyond. According to Gartner, its top predictions focus on economic risks, opportunities and innovations that will ...
Tags: CIO, Gartner, IT, predictions, research, technology
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Global Economic Uncertainty Is Negatively Impacting The Petrochemical Sector
Dec 18, 2012The continuing global economic uncertainty is negatively impacting the petrochemical sector of Saudi Arabia, according to a report released by NCB Capital, MENA Financial Network reported. The increase in prices of Saudi petrochemical ...
Tags: global economic uncertainty, petrochemical sector of Saudi Arabia