1. Female condom maker reports 34 percent revenue growth
Chicago, Illinois – Female condom manufacturer Female Health Company announced a 34 percent increase in revenues for the first half of this year, putting the result to greater shipments of its contrac...
31 July 2006
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2. Quick-Med receives $770000 grant from US Army for dressing research
Gainesville, Florida – Quick-Med Technologies Inc. has announced that it had been awarded a grant of approximately $770000 by the US Army to develop a prototype wound dressing for speeding up healing ...
28 July 2006
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3. Graco 2nd quarter profit up 16 percent to $41.3 m
Minneapolis, Minnesota – Graco Inc., supplier of liquid dispensing equipment, has posted a 16 percent increase in second-quarter net profit of $41.3 million on the back of a 10 percent growth in sales...
27 July 2006
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4. Air Products reports 10 percent fall in chemical business income
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania – Air Products has reported a 10 percent drop in its chemical segment operating income for the second quarter of 2006 to $42 million.The result in the chemical operation, w...
27 July 2006
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5. Rhein Chemie appoints new VP of American polyurethanes and plastics division
Chardon, Ohio – Lanxess Corp. subsidiary Rhein Chemie Corp has appointed Brice Ernst as its first vice president of polyurethanes and plastics division for the Americas.The German company said in a st...
27 July 2006
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6. China to hold international chemical fibre convention
Beijing – The International Nylon/Spandex/Polypropylene Fibre Buyer-Seller Meeting will be this year be held at Hangzhou, China, from 24 Sep to 27 Sep.Organised by the Chinese Chemical Fibers Associat...
26 July 2006
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7. Iron Grip unveils new equipment worth $1.5 m
Santa Ana, California – Urethane weights manufacturer Iron Grip Barbell Company has completed the third stage of its long-term expansion plan which includes new automated manufacturing equipment worth...
26 July 2006
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8. Faurecia confirms part in bribery inquiry
Frankfurt, Germany – French automotive parts supplier Faurecia confirmed that it was part of an investigation currently under way in Germany into bribery allegations involving German car makers.''The ...
26 July 2006
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9. Lear Corp joint venture opens plant in Sunderland
Sunderland, UK – Tacle Seating UK Ltd, a joint venture between Lear Corp. and Japanese seating supplier Tachi-S, has set up a new facility in Sunderland to manufacture seats, sequence wire harnesses a...
26 July 2006
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10. Carlisle posts 61 percent rise in second quarter income to $56 m
Charlotte, North Carolina – Carlisle Companies Inc. has reported a net income of $56 million (€44.5 million) for the second quarter, marking a 61 percent increase from the same period last year.Net sa...
26 July 2006
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