The Top 10 Global Paint Makers in 2010 are listed below: 1.Company:Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOY) Country: The Netherlands 2010 Sales: $16.1 Billion 2.Company: PPG Industries Inc (PPG) Country: USA 2010 Sales:$13.7 Billion 3.Company:Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW) Country: 2010 Sales:$9.1 Billion 4.Company:DuPont Performance Coatings (DD) Country: USA 2010 Sales: $33.9 Billion 5.Company:BASF Coatings (BASFY) Country: Germany 2010 …
Global pharmaceutical companies are expanding big in China and other emerging markets. With a population of over 1.3 billion and growing middle-class, the Chinese healthcare market has lots of potential for growth. Following the strategy of these drug firms, investors may also want to gain exposure to the Chinese healthcare market by adding these companies …
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The New York-based think-tank The Ethisphere Institute has published its fifth annual list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. About 3,000 companies from more than 100 countries were evaluated and the winners were selected. From the think-tank’s site: The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business …
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The Fast Company magazine has published the list of the world’s 50 most innovative companies for 2011. Innovation is critical to the success of most businesses especially in this fast-changing highly competitive environment. The magazine mentioned the following with the introduction of the list: An artificial heart and its lightweight power drive. A better airline …
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This week oil driller Ensco plc(ESV) announced the acquisition of competitor Pride International (PDE) in a cash and stock deal valued at $7.3 billion. According to the deal, shareholders of Pride will receive a 0.4778 Ensco share and $15.60 in cash for each Pride share they own. This offer represents a 21% premium to Pride’s …
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