Archive for the ‘profitable’ Category
July 28, 2010
Nexans Account return to profit on its overall performance, with a rebound expected sales in the second half after posting another loss during the first six months of the year. The group now expects an operating margin of 4.5% over the whole year after reaching its target of 4% ...
July 21, 2010
Accor announced Wednesday the creation of a hotel investment fund in India with InterGlobe to accelerate its development in the country. The fourth global hotel group has made India and China its main axes of development in Asia. The French group said in a statement that the agreement ...
July 15, 2010
Novartis AG Thursday unveiled figures slightly better than expected second quarter 2010 but has attracted attention in revising upward its forecasts for the current year. Thanks to strong sales of vaccines, the group now expects growth at constant exchange rates, its revenues would fall between the middle and upper ...
June 28, 2010
Saint-Gobain announces the sale of his division advanced to the American Ceramics CoorsTek for 245 million dollars (199 million euros). The world of production and distribution of building materials said that the transfer was done as part of its commitment to focus on businesses with high technological content and ...
March 24, 2010
General Motors unveiled Wednesday in China a new prototype electric car Smart cut for very large cities, in order to strengthen its image clean car manufacturer. The FR-V, or "Networked-Electric Vehicle," will be presented in a pavilion that GM shared with its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp. to the ...
March 24, 2010
Gas prices in France should increase by about 9.5% in early April, Reuters said a source familiar with the matter, confirming a report published the same day by the daily Le Figaro. The Regulatory Commission of Energy (CRE) will meet Thursday morning to discuss the proposed rate increase of ...
March 24, 2010
Alstom has announced an additional order for 23 regional trains Régiolis SNCF, for a total of about 135 million euros. This command, for regions Basse-Normandie (15 trains) and Haute-Normandie (eight trains) is part of the contract signed October 27 with the SNCF, financed by the French regions. The ...