-- 惠而浦（WHR）計劃投資6,000萬美元在俄亥俄州佩里斯堡新建一座生產設施，預計兩年內將創造100至150個工作機會。 該公司週五在聲明中表示，這筆投資將用於改造一座先前用於生產太陽能板的廠房。 該公司表示，該廠將生產洗衣機和烘乾機的家電零件及子組件，作為其美國業務中心，並為附近的俄亥俄州工廠提供支援。 該公司還表示，該投資項目尚需獲得相關激勵措施的最終批准，包括俄亥俄州就業促進機構（JobsOhio）的援助和州政府的稅收抵免。
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Huaqin Technology (HKG:3296, SHA:603296) set the offer price for its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$77.70 per share, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The China-based smart hardware products manufacturer is offering 58.5 million Hong Kong-listed shares, seeking to raise up to about HK$4.55 billion from the deal.The company expects to announce the results of the international offering and the Hong Kong public offering, along with allocation details, on Wednesday.Trading in the shares is scheduled to begin on Thursday, with shares to be traded in board lots of 100.
CITIC Metal's (SHA:601061) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter soared 141% year on year to 1.38 billion yuan, or 0.28 yuan per share, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Wednesday.Operating revenue jumped 53% to 43.2 billion yuan from 28.2 billion yuan in the previous year.The Chinese iron ore company's shares surged 10% in the morning trade.
Tokyo Electric Power (TYO:9501) (TEPCO) said it received 4.7 billion yen in grants from the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation under a revised business plan approved in March, according to a Wednesday filing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.The funding follows the company's latest request as compensation payments linked to the nuclear accident were set to exceed previously secured amounts by the end of May.TEPCO has received a cumulative 188.9 billion yen in indemnity payments and 11.5 trillion yen in grants from the NDF to date. The utility said the additional support will be used to continue compensation payouts to those affected by the disaster.