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Wool-Rice Straw Blended Textile Appears to Have a Much Bigger Future

Dec 12, 2013

A new wool and rice straw blended upholstery fabric, which has been developed by a Wellington company, goes into commercial production next year with the potential to create significant demand for New Zealand crossbred wool, while helping ...

Tags: Wool-Rice Straw, Fabric

OPEC Crude Production Continued Its Downward Trend in November

Dec 12, 2013

OPEC crude production continued its downward trend in November as a new series of output disruptions took hold in Libya and lower volumes from other member countries outpaced an increase of 192,000 b/d in Iraq, monthly estimates from the ...

Tags: Crude Output, Metallurgy

Switzerland Uster Technologies AG Has Acquired Jossi Systems AG

Dec 12, 2013

Switzerland-based Uster Technologies AG — a manufacturer of instruments for quality measurement and certification of textile materials — has acquired Jossi Systems AG — a division of the Switzerland-based Jossi Group and a ...

Tags: Textile, Instruments, Meters

The US Will End 2013 with Projected Coal Exports of 118 Million St

Dec 12, 2013

The US will end 2013 with projected coal exports of 118 million st, down 6.3% from record exports of 126 million st in 2012, according to the Energy Information Administration's final Short Term Energy Outlook of the year. The report, ...

Tags: Coal Exports, Metallurgy

China Announced Revisions to It Subsidy Program

Dec 12, 2013

China announced revisions to it subsidy program for companies breaking old transport ships and single-hulled tankers Monday, but industry insiders said this would do little to cut restrictions on what ships could be broken. "This will ...

Tags: Ship Breakers, Subsidy Scheme

ATA Indicates Driver Turnover Rates Have Experienced a Slight Decline

Dec 12, 2013

The American Trucking Association (ATA) recently published a report that indicates driver turnover rates have experienced a slight decline. The latest edition of the ATA Trucking Activity Report shows that annualized driver turnover rates ...

Tags: Truckload, Transportation

The Recent Decline in Truck Sales Compared with The Same Period Last Year Is Continuing

Dec 12, 2013

The recent decline in truck sales compared with the same period last year is continuing. Official T-Mark figures just released for November show sales of 2,542 units, a whopping 16 per cent drop against November 2012. This latest result ...

Tags: Truck Sales, Heavy Truck

Chinese Truck Technology Improves with Sales Rise

Dec 12, 2013

With the fierce competition in Chinese logistics market, logistic companies need to transform to intensified operation in face of rising costs of vehicle operation. How to improve transportation efficiency and lower down costs, the truck, ...

Tags: Heavy Truck, High-Level Truck

Reliability Scores Be Issued in a White Paper Report by The American Trucking Association

Dec 12, 2013

Reliability scores from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in evaluating the safety of individual trucking companies has recently been issued in a white paper report by the ...

Tags: White Paper, CSA Scores

The Inaugural Top Fleet Employers Program Will Be Accepting Applications

Dec 12, 2013

The inaugural Top Fleet Employers program, administered by Trucking HR Canada, will be accepting applications beginning Jan. 1, organizers have announced. The national program recognizes fleets that offer the best workplaces in ...

Tags: Top Fleet, Transportation

FTR Has Reported The TCI Reading Still Remains High

Dec 12, 2013

Freight Transportation Research (FTR), an American source for logistic and transportation research and analysis, has reported the Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading still remains high due to capacity tightness from regulatory drag ...

Tags: Trucking Conditions Index, Transportation

EnerVest Have Entered in to a Binding Agreement to Sell Assets in The Permian Basin

Dec 12, 2013

EnerVest, Ltd., and its affiliates today announced they have entered in to a binding agreement to sell assets in the Permian Basin to QEP Energy Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of QEP Resources, Inc., for $950 million. The divestiture ...

Tags: EnerVest, Basin Sale

This Latest Machinery Delivers an Ovenable Polyethylene Quad Pack

Dec 12, 2013

The Nottinghamshire-based supplier of packaging equipment for the whole fresh bird wrapping market adapted a horizontal flowrapper, the Artic Q, to create an enhanced version of the pillow pack style bag, suitable for a whole chicken that ...

Tags: Poultry Wrapping Formula, Packaging

The Purchase Expands The Firm's Packaging Platform to Six Separate Operating Companies

Dec 12, 2013

The purchase expands the firm’s packaging platform to six separate operating companies. Using Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) technology, its machines use heat to convert plastic film into custom-formed cups that are filled then sealed within ...

Tags: Yogurt Packaging, Packaging

CEPI Said Vote in Strasbourg Will Save More Than 20000 Direct Green Jobs in Paper Industry

Dec 12, 2013

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) said the vote in Strasbourg will save more than 20,000 direct green jobs in the paper industry and an estimated additional 140,000 indirect jobs in Europe. “We are glad to see ...

Tags: Waste Paper Legislation, Packaging

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