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CeramicNews is an independent, commercial alert service designed to keep you up-to-date with news on company activities, new ventures, product launches, economic trends and market statistics.
In order to be highly competitive, organisations must be continually aware of the changing business environment. CeramicNews aims to create awareness, enabling your organisation to be up-to-date with any developments in the ceramics field and other materials based industries.
Updated on a weekly basis CeramicNews brings simple and convenient access to the latest industry news.
Going for Gujarat – Leading Asian Show Moves Up Country
Organisers Gattaca Communications report that the third Indian Ceramics exhibition enjoyed three successful days in Mumbai in March and attracted quality visitors from all manufacturing sectors. This well established event in the South Asian calendar now features key suppliers not only from India itself, but also from the UK, all over continental Europe and also China.Francis Ceramics to Exhibit at HD (Hospitality Design) Expo 2008
International Business Wales will be supporting a contingent of Welsh businesses attending the HD (Hospitality Design) Expo 2008 - taking place in Las Vegas from the 15th – 17th of May. One of the exhibiting companies will be Francis Ceramics which was established in 1980 and has since earned a reputation both in the UK and overseas for supplying high quality, hand-painted delft ceramics and tiles.Boral Announces Updated Guidance for FY2008
Boral Limited (Sydney, NSW, Australia) has advised that due to the deterioration in market conditions in the USA and poor weather in the Eastern States of Australia and the USA in the March quarter, it is revising its guidance for the FY2008 result.Metso Launches New Mobile Waste Crusher
Metso Minerals (Helsinki, Finland) has launched a new track-mounted, mobile device for on-site waste crushing. The prototype was launched at the IFAT 2008 waste management exhibition in Munich – the world’s largest environmental fair – which began on 5 May.Wilden Gets Plant Engineering's Product of the Year Award
Wilden Pump & Engineering LLC (Grand Terrace, CA, USA), an operating company within the Fluid Solutions platform of Dover Corporation's Fluid Management segment, and the industry leader in the manufacture of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps, has received Plant Engineering's Product of the Year award.bauma China 2008 Gears Up For New Exhibitor Record
As space allocation gets underway for bauma China 2008, it is already clear that a new record will be set for exhibitor numbers. In 2006, a total of 1,088 international exhibitors put on presentations in the SNIEC (Shanghai New International Expo Centre), but for this year’s event in November, bauma China is set to welcome at least 1,150 exhibitors thanks to the expansion in space.Syracuse China Sales Down But Libbey Sets Record Overall
Libbey Inc (Toledo, OH, USA) posted sales increased 4.3% to US$187.3 million in the first quarter of 2008 from US$179.5 million in Q1 2007. Libbey reported a net loss of US$3.5 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 31 2008, compared to a net loss of US$1.8 million in Q1 2007.RHI Group Raises EBIT Margin Again in Q1
RHI AG (Vienna, Austria), world market leader in refractories, raised its EBIT margin to 11.8% in the first quarter of 2008 despite the weak US dollar and ongoing high raw material and energy costs. This is primarily attributable to the exceptionally good business development in the Industrial Division.KEMET Announces Resignation of EVP/CFO
KEMET Corporation (Greenville, SC, USA) has announced that David Gable, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is resigning to pursue other interests. Mr Gable joined KEMET in 1998 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2003.
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