With the end of 2011, Puerto Rico should complete its sixth-consecutive year of negative growth with a smaller contraction or, in a best-case scenario, with no (zero) or flat growth, according to local...
The Chinese building material market posted profits of 279.6 billion yuan (approx. US$44.4 billion) for the first 11 months of 2011, up 50.2 percent over the same period of a year ago, according...
French cement company Incehsa-Lafarge has begun a modernization and expansion of its Honduras plant over the next three years, reports Elfinancierocr.com (Jan. 11, 2012). Juan Martinez, director general of the cement company, said...
MANAVIGATOR-January 23, 2012-M&A Navigator: Deal pipeline - 23 January The following is a list of deals covered in detail by M&A Navigator this week: - CABOT CLOSES SALE OF SUPERMETALS UNIT TO GAM...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6123cf/assessment_of_chin) has announced the addition of the "Assessment of China's Market for Online Analyzers" report to their offering. The Chinese domestic online analyzers market is valued at approximately...
Building Products Veteran to Lead Masonry Manufacturer's Continued Innovation and Expansion CALEDONIA, Wis. -- Joel Rood, a 15-year veteran of the building products and materials industry, has joined CalStar Products as its CEO....
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5a2b3f/indian_hydraulic_c) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Indian Hydraulic Components Market" to their offering. Research Overview This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Indian...
Forms two new business areas to address the total Industrial Market GOTEBORG, Sweden -- SKF today announced that they have formed two new business areas to be better able to serve the needs...
DALLAS -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) will announce financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 ended December 31, 2011 in a news release to be issued Thursday, February 2, 2012...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Connected, "always-on" consumers are now the driving force in retail. The information they need to make a buying decision can be found in mere seconds and shapes what they buy,...
NORFOLK, Va. -- Officials at Roanoke Cement Company, a Titan America business, are pleased to announce that four of their cement distribution terminals have achieved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR[R] Challenge...
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) for Navistar International Corporation (NAV) and Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC) at 'BB'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full rating list is...
WARSAW, Ind. -- Biomet, Inc. announced today financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2011. The Company announced preliminary net sales results for the fiscal second quarter in its press...
MANAVIGATOR-January 9, 2012-M&A Navigator: Deal pipeline - 9 January The following is a list of deals covered in detail by M&A Navigator this week: - HSBC DROPS PLAN TO BID FOR DEXIA'S DENIZBANK...
New HPPO facility finalizes start-up with successful full capacity run as planned. MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:Dow) announced today that the SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and Siam...
Transport equipment is one of the key scctors for Indian exports and the country's principal players are increasingly looking to cement the success of their exports by establishing assembly plants in Africa. In...
HEADNOTE Keywords East Asian IT industry, production network structure, supply chain, Japanese firms CHANGES IN GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS Japanese manufacturing, under pressure from trade friction and a strong yen, has shifted...
HEADNOTE Looking ahead to 2012, industry experts weigh in on the construction market, with a special focus on federal highway funding With stimulus funds under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) coming...
BOLOGNA, ITALY Italy has long been known as one of the major fashion capitals of the world. So, it's no surprise that bath designers from all over the world showed up to get...
What is the status of Utah's commercial building construction industry today and, more importantly, what do you see down the road? MOORE: Some of us have been fortunate enough to pick up some...