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DALLAS, February 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsnReports adds new market research report 'World Abrasives to 2015' to its store Demand for abrasives worldwide is projected to grow 6.1% annually, reaching $44.7 billion in 2015. Product sales will be fueled by increasing consumer demand for goods such as automobiles, appliances and electronics, and supported by an acceleration in fixed investment expenditures. The largest gains will be seen in nations such as China,...
Annual survey from Emergo Group finds growing international focus among manufacturers. Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 10, 2012 A new survey by medical device regulatory consultancy Emergo Group has found that medical device manufacturers’ international sales growth rates continued to outpace their domestic business in 2011, demonstrating the increasingly global nature of the industry. The survey of more than 2,600 medical device industry participants showed that more than 53% of...
MOSCOW, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mario Garnero, founder and chairman of Brasilinvest, Brazil's foremost merchant bank, expressed his conviction that a further emphasis on technology by the Russian Government in the near future would largely strengthen ties with Brazil and other Powerhouse Nations. The Brazilian business leader commented on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's speech during the Russia Forum 2012 held last week in Moscow with the participation of more than 800 corporate and...
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mario Garnero, Chairman of Brasilinvest, Brazil's pioneer merchant bank, stated that BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) can no longer be simply described as 'Emerging Markets'. Their economic, political and energy status make them 'Powerhouse Nations'. The Chairman of Brasilinvest addressed audiences last week at the Council on Foreign Relations, the US most important think-tank on global affairs. He further elaborated on the subject at...
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. manufacturing executives will use what they perceive as a pause in the economic growth cycle to prepare for the future, expressing a firmer commitment to spending on capital improvements and manufacturing research and development (R&D) in 2012, according to KPMG International's latest Global Business Outlook survey. These same executives, who in the spring had broadly anticipated improved business activity in the...
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2008 WISeKey has been working to bring Mobile Banking to millions of people with active projects targeting the BRIC countries. At the 2011 India Economic Summit, WISeKey announces it will be expanding efforts in India with new strategic partnerships in the coming months. WISeKey has a network of affiliates deploying this technology at the national level. As a result, WISeKey is offering Indian partners a platform...
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic uncertainty continues to mitigate the North American and European lubricant markets while the Asian market has remained resilient, claiming some 43% of global demand, according to latest study Global Lubricants 2010: Market Analysis and Assessment by international consulting and research firm Kline and Company. "However, within the overall Asian market, it's also important to distinguish what parts of the market are 'accessible' and...
SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the 10-year history of the Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings(TM), an Asian company has attained one of the top five spots on the prestigious financial performance-based list. Petrochina Company Limited, China's leading oil and gas company, moved into fourth place in 2011 from seventh place last year and 12th place in 2002, its ascent fueled by assets that quintupled over the decade from $52 billion to $255 billion....
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The majority (51%) of US private companies surveyed for PwC US' Private Company Trendsetter Barometer plan to do business abroad in the next one to two years, and 48% already have an international presence. The overwhelming reason for their foreign expansion, according to the surveyed companies, is to broaden their customer base (80%), whereas just roughly one-quarter of respondents (24%) are in international markets to lower their cost base. Other...
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Large mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global chemicals industry helped drive the total value of deals to over $14 billion in the second quarter of 2011, according to the second quarter edition of Chemical compounds, a quarterly analysis of M&A activity in the global chemicals industry by PwC US. The quarter recorded four mega deals, or deals worth $1 billion or more, for a combined total value of $10.6 billion - representing...
