Cotton prices have increased significantly over the last eight months, a period when the harvesting is intensified and Brazilian cotton exports move up. The 2011/12 season (harvested in 2012) was the second highest in history, and ...
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The U.S. Census Bureau reports that nearly 600,000 Americans have "megacommutes" that have them working more than 50 miles from home or traveling more than 90 minutes each way. As a megacommuter myself, I can relate. Having given this much ...
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It ought to go without saying that with relatively few public chargers for electric cars, if you have an electric car you ought to be able to plug into any one of them. That wasn't the case last year, when highlighted the challenges EV ...
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Apparel brands from Marches Region of Italy are seeking enhanced cooperation with Dalian Piemont Garment Park. A delegation comprising of four representatives from the Marches Region paid a visit to the clothing R&D centre of Dalian ...
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Tom Dixon dives into uncharted waters in an unprecedented collaboration with sportswear company adidas, to be revealed this April at MOST at Salone del Mobile, in Milan. Premiering new typologies of bags and apparel, the base of the ...
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Foot Locker, Inc. the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year. The Company's fiscal year ended on February 2, 2013, reflecting a 14-week fourth quarter and 53-week year, ...
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Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a leading global provider of technology solutions and services, announced that Creative Apparel Concepts has chosen the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite to streamline all of their operations under one ...
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Hand-woven carpet exports from Iran have fetched US$ 400 million during March 20, 2012-February 18, 2013, Head of Iran's National Carpet Center Mohammad Baqer Alikhani has said. During the 11-month period, Iranian carpets were shipped ...
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The European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to evaluate the risk for consumers arising from the presence of residues of anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone in ...
LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity at the firm's Taiwan plant is likely to increase by 50,000 ...
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Taiwan-based solar firms have been seeing rising orders in February and March. Some firms believe the changes are due to the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based firms which has been pushing customers to ...
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The necessity of having nuclear power plants has been under debate recently in Taiwan. Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Gigastorage has suggested four ways that the government can take to address the country's energy issues: increase solar ...
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“We feel honoured for being accepted member of the world’s most prestigious association of pump industry manufacturers and becoming the first Latin-American member in its history. This milestone is one step forward on our ...
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This year's Pump Industry Awards has not only received a record number of nominations, but a record number of votes have also been cast to determine the 2013 winners. Taking place on Thursday 14 March 2013, at the St Johns Hotel in ...
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KSB promotes expertise and unveils Calio at ISH 2013 At ISH 2013 KSB plans to demonstrate that its customers stand to benefit from the company’s expertise for any application, large or small. Also, a new product, Calio, that will be ...
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