Carr’s Milling Industries continues to benefit from the closure of Premier Food’s Glasgow mill last March, according to its second interim management statement for the year ending August 31 2013. Carr's new state-of-the-art ...
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Turkey processor Bernard Matthews has blamed the pressure of rising commodity prices for putting 55 jobs under threat at its cooked meats site in Great Witchingham, Norfolk. Rising input prices have put 55 jobs under threat at Bernard ...
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Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector hit a 14-month high in May but dairy purchasing costs increased, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The Purchasing Managers Index hit a 14-month high in ...
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A 12.81 percent year-on-year slump has been noted in Pakistan’s cotton output for the 2012-13 season, which stood at 12.915 million bales, against previous season’s output of 14.813 million bales, data released by the Pakistan ...
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After moderating in February, Australian manufacturing performance was marginally weaker in March, hit by a decline in exports and fall in new orders. This is the 14th consecutive month the sector has contracted, according to latest ...
The relentless rise in raw materials costs, which has been hitting European coatings producers over the last 2-3 years, has at last been easing. But the relief from the constant pressure of rising input prices may be short lived. The ...
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China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stayed at 50.6 percent in December, unchanged compared with November, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In November, the figure rose to ...
PTI quoted Uttam Galva Steels as saying that the steel demand is likely to grow by around 10% in the next financial year. Mr Ankit Miglani deputy MD of Uttam Galva said that "We are expecting a 10% growth in the steel demand in the ...
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Xinhua reported that China's Purchasing Managers'Index for manufacturing sector remained at 50.6%in December. China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said that this is the third consecutive month that the PMI figure has stayed above ...
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Kolkata-headquartered, container glass-maker, Hindusthan National Glass and Industries Ltd (HNG), expects its margins to be subdued for the next four-to-six quarters. For the latest quarter ended June 30, HNG's operating margin — ...
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British banking and financial services company Barclays may acquire 70%stake in the French poultry firm Doux,a move that could keep the debt-ridden company afloat and protect nearly 3,400 jobs. Doux,which entered into administration in ...
The cost of construction materials rose 0.9 percent in February, more than double the 0.4 percent rise in January, according information from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America in Arlington, Va. The unadjusted percent ...
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Klöckner Pentaplast Group’s owner is evaluating whether to realign KP’s balance sheet “in a precautionary and responsible manner,” a spokeswoman stated. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s recently ...
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