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August 22, 2011
Cologne Hardware Fair sees strength in power tools

Organizers of the Internationale Eisenwarenmesse -- or, International Hardware Fair -- are seeing growing industry demand in worldwide hand-held power tools.

According to Koelnmesse, the 2010 growth rates in Europe matched the ones in Asia with 8%. Europe is currently the world’s largest market for handheld power tools (EUR 3.2 billion) followed by North America (EUR 1.9 billion) and the Asia Pacific region (EUR 1.5 billion).

July 26, 2011
3M posts strong second quarter

St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M has reported second-quarter net income of $1.16 billion, up 3.6% from $1.12 billion in the second quarter of 2010. Net sales totaled $7.7 billion, up 14.1% from $6.7 billion in the year-ago period.

Sales increased in all regions: Europe was up 24.1%, Latin America/Canada was up 20.2%, Asia Pacific was up 11%, and the United States was up 8.7%.

October 5, 2008
In Shanghai, a closer look at the Chinese consumer

While the China International Hardware Show highlighted trends worldwide this fall, the event simmered with...

September 17, 2008
China International Hardware Show kicks off

The CIHA has seen exhibitor participation grow from around 1,800 in 2007 to well over...

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