The company, which makes institutional furniture for niche industries, had done successful acquisitions in the past, including a turnaround.
In 2002, the fair drew more than 120, 000 visitors, a fifth of them from outside China, from the textiles, toy, furniture and electronics industries.
That makes sense since when those industries are healthy their good fortune pays forward to their suppliers and peripheral industries like furniture and appliance makers.
But after the recession ended, in 2010 and even more strongly in the first part of 2011, both the furniture and home furnishing industries have significantly improved.
Now it is shedding large shareholdings in such industries as computers, furniture and food.
The weak dollar has rendered American labour more competitive, but not enough to rejuvenate low-margin, labour-intensive manufacturing in industries such as textiles, furniture or paper products.
The arrival of auto, steel and petrochemical plants and, increasingly, the aerospace industry reflects a critical shift for the Southeast, which historically depended on lower-wage industries such as textiles and furniture.
These days Turkish firms are leading lights in many manufacturing industries, notably in construction, furniture, textiles, food-processing and carmaking.
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In late June, for example, PRVit had buys on JC Penney and Alcoa, even though their performance scores were down at the 29th and 39th percentiles, respectively, in their industries, and sells on Whole Foods and Furniture Brands, with performance scores at the 92nd and 77th percentiles.
Huntsman makes chemicals used in a variety of industries such as plastics, autos, footwear, paints, construction, furniture and packaging.
Those industries that serve mostly consumers, such as apparel, food processing and furniture, will grow their sales at a light-to-moderate pace.
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