Webb deVlam has worked with personal care firm Kimberly-Clark on a new range of swim-time accessories to be stocked alongside the Huggies Little Swimmers brand in supermarkets The first in the range is the Little Swimmers Hygiene Mat ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Webb deVlam, Huggies Little Swimmers
Every four years or so, text messages, church bells and sirens alert the Venetians to what they call an "Acqua Alta" or the imminent arrival of an exceptionally high tide. These are high waters of more than 140 cm, which cover around 54 ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Venice, Lagoon
Reportedly, Russian steel giant Mechel released its consolidate financial results for the first quarter of this year. Mechel posted a net loss of US$321 million for the first quarter of this year, slumping from a net profit of US$218 ...
Tags: Construction&Decoration, Russian, steel
World 2013/14 cotton production is forecast to decline 3 percent from a year ago to 117.2 million bales, as relatively higher expected crops in several major cotton countries are more than offset by declines in China and the United States. ...
Nucor, one of the major steel manufacturers in the US said that d its sales profits in the second quarter might be lower than the market analysts' forecast due to decreased steel melting sales in the given period of time. The company said ...
Tags: Construction, steel
Two of the most prestigious names in luxury packaging, Gmund and Dapy, have signed up to exhibit at easyFairs’ Luxury Packaging show in London in October The two firms will add to the growing Luxury Packaging show, which is ...
Personal care and pharmaceutical copacker UPL’s managing director Mike Peters has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List Peters is to receive an MBE in recognition of his services to industry in the North ...
Tags: MBE, Packaging, Mike Peters
Rio Tinto has sold $US3 billion ($3.1bn) in corporate bonds in the US market, making it the biggest high-grade deal since worries about the Federal Reserve pulling back on its bond-buying program stymied new issuance. Underwriters ...
Euratex held its General Assembly the 29th May in Brussels in presence of industrialists, Textile and Clothing (T&C) experts and EU officials under the theme “Textile and Clothing Industry in a changing economic environment”. ...
Tags: Euratex, Economic Environment
The Australian dollar slumped to a near three-year low during Asia trade after local economic data disappointed and Goldman Sachs warned the resource-rich country was at risk of a steep economic downturn. New government figures today ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, Service
Five milliners supported by the British Fashion Council’s Headonism scheme will have their work on sale at a pop-up on the first floor of Browns from the 5th – 17th June. The edit selected by Browns will include AW13 ...
Tags: Textile, Apparel&Accessories, Headonism
ACEA published Europe's commercial vehicle in April. It's reported that total sales was 122,826, increasing by 6.4%. It broke the sales of last year after 16 month. The increasing sales of LCV (vans) contributed to the rise of total ...
Tags: Commercial Vehicle, Transportation
Japanese media reported that World Steel Association published crude steel production ranking of 2012. According to the data, China ranked first with the production of 716.5 million tons, increasing by 3.1% Y-O-Y. Its market share was ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral
Rigid plastics specialist Spectra Packaging has added to its non-aerosol range with the new Azura The new pack has now been incorporated into Spectra’s extensive range of standard containers. The Azura non-aerosol, which is ...
Due to the decline in exports and investment decreases, Russia's economic growth will slow than expected in 2013. On Thursday (April 11), Russia's economy vice minister, Andrej Klepatsch said, Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) this year ...