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Headlines April 14th - April 18th
Qualceram Shires Prelims for 2007
Qualceram Shires plc has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2007. Turnover was €90 million, down from €102 million in 2006 and gross margin was down from 32.3% to 30.5%.Launching of Bangladesh Sanitaryware Range in Nepal
Bangladeshi sanitaryware was launched in the markets of Nepal in a ceremony held at Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza in Kathmandu recently, reports United News of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal, Imtiaz Ahmed, inaugurated the ceremony.Villeroy & Boch Takes Over Thai Sanitaryware Producer
Villeroy & Boch AG (Mettlach, Germany) is taking over an 80% interest in the Thai sanitaryware producer Nahm Sanitaryware Co Ltd, which is situated in Bangkok. Closing of the agreement is dependent on the approval of the Thai Board of Investment.Kenmare Resources Releases Preliminary Results
The Irish based company Kenmare Resources has released its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2007. In his Chairman’s Statement, Charles Carvill brought shareholders up to date on the situation at the Mozambique mine.Alcoa First Quarter Results
Alcoa (New York, USA) has announced first quarter 2008 income from continuing operations of US$303 million versus US$624 million in Q4 2007. Excluding restructuring and tax impacts, income from continuing operations was US$361 million, up 20% on a comparable basis from the prior quarter, which included a favourable restructuring adjustment and tax benefits totalling US$323 million.Direct On-Roller Roof Tile Extrusion; Innovative Plant Inaugurated
A new plant – described as the only one of its kind in the world – is now up and running at the Caribbean Rooftile Company.SITI–B&T Group Supplies New Plant to Cihan Seramik in Turkey
Turkey has been confirmed as a strategic market for SITI–B&T Group thanks to the supply of an absolutely new plant to Cihan Seramik, a company that is renowned above all as a retailer of ceramic material but that also boasts much experience as a producer.Siam Refractory Wins Thailand Quality Prize 2008
Mr Somkeat Suebthawilkul, Quality Assurance Manager of The Siam Refractory Industry Co Ltd (Siam Cement Group), together with the members of ‘Sam Leam Thong Kam’ Quality Control Circle, received the Golden QC Prize (Service Category) from Professor Dr Noriaki Kano, a world-renowned expert in Total Quality Management (TQM).Imerys North America Ceramics Announces Energy Surcharge On All Products
Imerys North America Ceramics (Atlanta, GA, USA) has announced an energy surcharge, subject to any provisions in individual contracts, across its entire product portfolio. The increase is effective 1 May 2008.